SUNDAY- 10TH JULY - PICNIC BY THE RIVER

We spent a lovely afternoon taking a picnic besides the Rio Guadiaro at Estacion de Cortes with our good friends Jim & Alice. A light breeze kept the heat down as we set up our picnic below an ash tree.


yet another picture of a juvenile WOODCHAT SHRIKE, they are so obliging

During the afternoon we saw several nice bird species: the Common Kingfisher was busy darting to and fro across the surface of the water, it landed twice on a perch that I provided on the bank of the river but did not stay long enough for me to take a photograph.

We also had good views of: Woodchat Shrike, lots of White Wagtails, Turtle Dove, Bee-eater, Pallid Swift, Red-rumped Swallow, Bonelli's Warbler, Serin, Cirl Bunting and several parties of Little Ringed Plovers.

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
TURTLE DOVE
BLACK-EYED BLUE
And, Oh yes, the picnic was lovely too, thanks to Dawn & Alice!