
VISITS TO MARTIN'S HAVEN - MARLOES - DALE - TEIFI WETLANDS CENTRE - CARDIGAN I was a busy birder today with brief visits to many little birdy places and a prolonged afternoon at the Wetlands centre.
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VISITS TO MARTIN'S HAVEN - MARLOES - DALE - TEIFI WETLANDS CENTRE - CARDIGAN I was a busy birder today with brief visits to many little birdy places and a prolonged afternoon at the Wetlands centre.
Read ArticleThis was the first day of my 2-day pre-tour recce of South Pembrokeshire in preparation for the arrival of my group on Thursday 23rd unfortunately I never made into Pembrokeshire in time for any birding as I set out late in the day from Yeovil and I stopped in Gwent for a little ‘twitch’.
Read ArticleTRANSFER FROM PICOS DE EUROPA TO BILBAO WITH STOPS AT UNQUERA MARSHES – ST VINCENTE DE LA BARQUERA BAY Our final day had arrived but we had most of it out in the field as our flight was not until the early evening.
Read ArticlePICOS DE EUROPA - FUENTE DE – PEMBES We had a fabulous day today despite the dreadful weather, it rained most of the day but it never stopped us seeing some spectacular species.
Read ArticleTRANSFER FROM HECHO VALLEY, PYRENEES TO COSGAYA HOTEL, PICOS DE EUROPA. Before breakfast 8 of the group got up very early and made the journey to Garbadito for a second attempt to see the WALLCREEPER, they set out at 6:40am. It was a misty morning with little wind, cloud drifted down the valley. It was clear up at the rock face where only one of the group managed to see a WALLCREEPER!
Read ArticleSANTA CILIA AIRFIELD – MONESTERIO DE SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA – RIO GALLEGO VALLEY – AGŪERO – MALLOS DE RIGLOS Another bird-filled day as we visited areas with strange looking landscapes and dramatic panoramic scenery…….
Read ArticleANSO VALLEY – ZURIZA – RONÇAL VALLEY – BELAGUA PASS – PIERRE DE ST MARTIN – RONÇAL GORGE – RIO ARAGON AT BERDÛN We made a second attempt to see Rock Bunting and Treecreeper with our early morning walk, fewer members of the group made the effort to get out of bed and that was a wise decision!
Read ArticleRIO ARAGON – JACA – CANDANCHU & ASTUN SKI RESORTS Our pre-breakfast walk along the lane outside the hotel produced very little, the weather had turned, it was now windy, overcast and it threatened rain.
Read ArticleREFUGIO DE GARBADITO – UPPER HECHO VALLEY It was a good turn-out for our early morning walk with only one absentee.........................
Read ArticleFUENDETODOS AREA – EL PLANERON – QUINTO DE ERBO – LOS MONEGROS – VELLE SE HECHO VIA JACA What a fabulous day! Although it started a bit gloomy and there was a cold wind at Fuendetodos it turned out really nice and by mid-afternoon it was hot and sunny, the birding was excellent too!
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