July 24, 2016

A very busy day today in 3 stages - 1. a 2 hour walk 8am - 10am below the village 2. Afternoon by the river 3pm - 6pm and 3. A sunset walk to a mountain peak above Benalauria 7 - 10pm

July 22, 2016

GREAT WEATHER OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS ENTICED US OUT FOR SOME EARLY MORNING WALKS AND A VISIT TO OUR FAVOURITE RIVERSIDE SPOT NEAR CORTES

July 18, 2016

TRANSFER TO MALAGA AIRPORT AFTER BIRDING AT THE RIO GUADIARO (ESTACION CORTES), LLANOS DE LIBAR AND MONTEJAQUE CORK WOODS Well our last day had arrived at last and the weather was a little bit better. The wind had shifted round to the west and had reduced quite significantly so we were able to find sheltered areas. We set out at 9am and drove to the Guadiaro Valley at Cortes where we were out of the blustery wind.

July 17, 2016

LA JANDA – VEJER – BARBATE MARSHES The wind speed forecast was for much lower speeds today – what a joke! It was a total blow out at the coast, sometimes we couldn’t even open the car doors…………..

July 16, 2016

MARCHENILLA TRACK – RIO HOZGARGANTE – PRESA GUADARRANQUE – CASTILLO DE CASTELLAR – SAN ENRIQUE WOODS – LAGUNA TORREGUADIARO It was another beautiful day but again the strong wind spoilt the birding somewhat………….

July 15, 2016

GAUCIN SWEET CHESTNUT WOODS – ENCINAS BORRACHES TRACK – CUEVA DE GATO – RONDA It was a beautiful sunny day, clear sky and warm – but it was spoilt by a very strong easterly wind that blew all day!

July 14, 2016

TRANSFER FROM MALAGA AIRPORT TO GAUCIN WITH BIRDING STOPS AT GUADALMAR AND DESEMBOCADURA DE GUADALHORCE Today I collected Dave and Vanda from the Holiday Inn at Malaga Airport, they are regular clients and great company. This is a short-break to look for summer birds and butterflies but I have a feeling that the butterflies will take a back seat on this trip.

July 10, 2016

We spent just over a week back in the UK with our very good friends from Pennsylvania, USA, John and Mary. They were keen to see some cultural sites, the beauty of Somerset, Dorset and Devon as well as some good bird sightings - we tried our best on all counts.....................

July 1, 2016

AFTER 30 YEARS WITH 'KOWA POWER' I'VE FINALLY FLIPPED OVER TO USING SWAROVSKI SCOPES

June 26, 2016

NEWGALE – LOWER SOLVA – ST DAVIDS HEAD – TRANSFER TO SWANSEA Our last day was a bit of a wash-out, it rained persistently all day and we were often in the clouds! The rain was not heavy but it was very fine and very wet for most of the day. As the group were catching the 16:50 train from Swansea we had until 14:00 for birding and that is exactly what we did.