I
collected Mike from Malaga Airport at 12 noon for the start of his 5
day short break with us here in Andalucia. It was 25C when he got off
the plane. We set off for the mountains hoping for some cooler
temperatures and shade from the sun.
This Birds and Butterfly Tour
list started with Crested lark and Woodchat Shrike, both seen from the
car on the way up to the Park Natural Montes de Malaga. We also stopped
to look at a Short-toed Eagle that was perched on a pylon.
 |
| Bath White |
In
the woods it was really hot but we had a nice breeze. Many birds were
calling but it was hard to get onto them, we heard Crested Tit, Common
Crossbill and Coal Tit before we found Short-toed Treecreeper and a
couple of Coal Tits. During the next hour we walked down through a
narrow valley and added Blackcap, Robin, Melodious Warbler, Eurasian
Nuthatch, Subalpine Warbler and Great Tit.
 |
| Cardinal fritillery |
On the way back up to the car we found a good number of butterflies, the best of which were all photographed by MIKE.
 |
| Cleopatra |
 |
| Dusky Heath |
 |
| Tree Grayling |
 |
| A better picture of Dusky Heath |
 |
| Scarce Swallowtail |
No comments:
Post a Comment