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Red-throated Bee-eater

Red-throated Bee-eater
join us for a fantastic tour of The Gambia this November

Sunday, May 5, 2013

MAY 5TH - DAY 1 OF ANDALUCIA 7-DAY TOUR

MALAGA AIRPORT  TO GAUCIN  WITH STOPS AT GUADALMAR AND SIERRA CRESTELLINA

Today I returned to Spain in good time to collect a bus and my next group, four of which were arriving at Malaga Airport at midday. they all arrived on time so John & Penny, Eddy & Glenda joined me for the first birding excursion of the trip. Ian and Debra are joining us tomorrow.
Bee-eater



It took all of five minute to drive to Guadalmar where a large piece of waste ground lies next to the beach and in direct line to the main runway of the airport.

 Within a couple of minutes we had found a good number of Bee-eaters, several were very close and we found that they were digging nest holes in a low sandy bank. Next we saw Spotless Starling followed quickly by Eurasian Hoopoe, Serin, Monk Parakeet and Goldfinch. A short walk took us to a small stream lined with tall eucalyptus trees, in the trees we found Turtle Doves, a Bonelli's Warbler, Spotted and Pied Flycatchers and many Bee-eaters sat in the dead twigs at the top of the trees.

Monk Parakeets



Feeding on the banks of the stream we found a couple of pairs of Little Ringed Plovers and a Common Sandpiper. Under a bridge we noticed a pair of Red-rumped Swallows had made their nest, they were making regular soirees to and fro. In the sky a number of Yellow-legged Gulls joined Barn Swallows, House Martins, a Common Kestrel and a single Common Swift.

A brief stop was made just before we reached Casares, we looked over a valley covered in oak woodland and recorded our first Booted Eagle and Griffon Vultures.

Serin


At Sierra Crestellina we stopped to look at the Bonelli's Eagle's nest, a single chick could be seen standing on the nest, it is now well developed and must be about 3 weeks old, there was no sign of the adults. Good numbers of Griffon Vultures circled over the mountain ridge and to our great surprise we saw a Red Kite. in the distant we also saw Red-billed Chough, Crag Martin and many Pallid Swifts screamed above us.

Turtle Dove

In the fields, hedgerows and fences we found Stonechat, Greenfinch, Woodchat Shrike, Crested Lark, Goldfinch and another surprise, a small group of Rock Sparrows.

We made it to Gaucin at 5:30pm where the group settled into their rooms and later we ate a lovely dinner  cooked by my lovely wife Dawn. it's good to be back in Spain again.

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