Later in the afternoon we took a stroll along the Camino de Gibraltar where we saw lots of birds, many Blackcaps, Song Thrushes and Starling were singing! Can't blame them the weather is just fantastic.
A VIEW OF EL HACHO FROM THE GIB TRACK
Birds seen on the journey to Gib included these new ones for our year list:
27. White Stork- many on their nests already.
28. Cattle Egret
29. Collared Dove
At Palmones the tide was rising so not much mud was exposed in the river mouth and many waders were roosting on the sandspit. New Year listers were:
30. Osprey
31. Marsh Harrier
32. Common Sandpiper
33. Greenshank
34. Redshank
35. Whimbrel
36. Bar-tailed Godwit
37. Ringed Plover
38. Grey Plover
39. Kentish Plover
40. Sanderling
41. Dunlin
42. Curlew Sandpiper
43. Great Cormorant
44. Yellow-legged Gull
45. Lesser Black-backed gull
46. Black-headed Gull
47. Grey Heron
48. Little Egret
Birds seen on the return journey to Gaucin from palmones:
49. Common Kestrel
50. Common Buzzard
THE SAME TRACK BUT ON THE WAY BACK UP
During our walk in the afternoon we found both Brimstone and Large Tortoiseshell butterflies on the wing and added several new birds to the growing yearly tally:
51. Meadow Pipit
52. Corn Bunting
53. White Wagtail
54. Linnet
55. Cirl Bunting
I heard a Green Woodpecker drumming as well as a Great Spotted, Dawn said 'oh yes, I saw the Green Woodpecker just now"! The word "Supressor" comes to mind - I can't put Green Woody on the list until I have seen it! Dawn did remind me that it was she that found the Crested Tit and Firecrest yesterday- maybe I'll forgive her, humbug!
A view of the village the way back - uphill!
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