Rio Manilva with its lovely turquoise-blue colour
Surprisingly several birds were still singing into late morning: I heard Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, Common Nightingale, Turtle Dove, Sardinian Warbler and Golden Oriole.
It was quite busy with traffic (Sunday always is) along the track to the 'Roman Baths', nevertheless there was still plenty to see: Blue Rock Thrush, Woodchat Shrike, Goldfinches, Red-rumped Swallows, Pallid Swifts, Booted Eagles, Griffon Vultures as well as those mentioned above.
I concentrated on photgraphing the many species of Dragonflies along the river, not very sucessful but here are the results.
Epaulet Skimmer (female) Orthetrum chrysostigma
Epaulet Skimmer (male) Orthretrum chrysostigma
Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus
Copper Demoiselle Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis
Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi
Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi
Later in the afternoon Dawn and I sat on the top terrace reading and just chilling and also watching the hundreds of Pallid and Common Swifts weaving their way across the skyline, we also saw Red-billed Chough and a Booted Eagle making its 'chit', 'chit', 'chit' call, its a bit like a Kestrel and hardly 'man-enough; for an Eagle to utter!!!
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