GUADALHORCE - MALAGA AIRPORT
After driving down from Extremadura yesterday, Mike and Lorna went off the their relatives holiday home whilst Bob and myself spent the night at a hotel near Malaga Airport.
Bob's flight was not due until later in the morning so we had a little time to kill, so we went to the superb Nature Reserve at the Rio Guadalhorce. We only had an hour so we stood on the west bank of the reserve and scanned from there. Bob hadn't seen Monk Parakeets on the trip until now, there were a couple of flocks with at least 100 birds flying around. We also saw a Mediterranean Gull sitting on the beach and 3 Booted Eagles were perched in the trees with over 30 Great Cormorants. Out at sea we found a single Common Scoter (female), several Northern Gannets and a pod of Bottle Nosed Dolphins. I also scoped a few Mediterranean Shearwaters which were gliding by but very far out to sea.
Other birds seen were Spotless Starling, Serin, Cetti's Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Common Sandpiper and
a Marsh Harrier.
The trip list finally finished at 175 with two other species heard (Tawny Owl & Water Rail).
Red-throated Bee-eater
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