An early morning walk at dawn (7:30am) brought a few sightings but not much. A Great spotted Woodpecker, several Chiffchaff sp. and a Spotted Flycatcher. Lots of Sardinain Warblers - they must be really struggling for food this year as the lentiscus bushes haven't produced many berries which is their main autumn food source. I expect there will be a lot more sightings of them in the village gardens this winter.
In the village today I saw two Blue Rock Thrushes a couple of Chiffchaff and my first Black Redstart of the Autumn. A flock of 10 Bee-eaters got me out of the house at 3:30pm and I saw 36 Black Kites and 6 Honey Buzzards circling extremely high above the village, they all drifted down the Genal Valley towards the coast.
Red-throated Bee-eater
join us for a fantastic tour of The Gambia this November
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