Not so hot today, a cooling breeze stayed with us all day and kept temperatures just right. Mike and Lindsay came out for their forth day and were as wager as the first.
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| lunch at the river |
We headed for the coast stopping first at Rio Genal just below Gaucin. We hoped for Hawfinch or Golden Oriole but got neither, instead we saw a couple of Common Buzzards, several Honey Buzzards and a few Wagtails along the river.
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| The Rio Guadiaro |
Along the Secadero track we found a lot more species it was very good birding, lots of migrants and there were always raptors in the sky. Good numbers of Yellow Wagtails we found in a recently cropped alfalfa field and Woodchat Shrikes, Stonechats, Northern Wheatears and Spotted Flycatchers appeared on fences. A Peregrine Falcon sat on a pylon devouring some poor little birdie and both Booted and Short-toed Eagles were plentiful.
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| Yellow Wagtail |
The river held good numbers of White Wagtails, Little Ringed Plovers and Green Sandpipers but we also saw Common Kingfisher, Little Egret, Grey Heron and lots of Corn Buntings, Goldfinches, Linnets and Serins.
Our timing for the tidal salt marsh at Palmones was a little out but we arrived with enough time to see most species before they flew off to roost on a rising tide. A couple of nice surprises were: Glossy Ibis and Collared Pratincole (singles of both) but we also enjoyed a selection of waders: Oystercatcher, Grey Plover (some still sporting summer outfits), Redshank, Greenshank, Dunlin, Kentish Plover and over 50 White Storks.
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| Little Ringed Plover |
From Palmones we drove all the way back to Gaucin and turned down to El Colmenar where we sat by the Rio Guadiaro and ate a late picnic lunch. At the river we watched Eurasian Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blackcap and more Wagtails.
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| Violet Dropwing |
We logged some nice dragonflies and damselflies, Copper Demoiselle, Violet Dropwing, Scarlet Dropwing, Ringed Cascader and Common Winter Damsel.
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