July 21, 2015

Another hot and sultry day, we recorded 46C in the car this afternoon as we set off for the river.........

July 20, 2015

The very hot weather continued, we recorded 49C in the car this afternoon!! So our birding was restricted to early morning with an early finish........nevertheless we saw over 50 species............

July 9, 2015

Whilst sitting at my wooden table in my courtyard I noticed this rather impressive but tiny spider...........

July 5, 2015

A late afternoon visit to the local river proved to be a good decision as there was a lovely breeze and shelter under our favourite tree, the bird life was good too............................

July 3, 2015

An unexpected break in the hot spell made this day out much more enjoyable than anticipated, plenty of birds were on show.......

July 1, 2015

We spent a late afternoon at our favourite spot down by the river with John and Mary, plenty of birdies were around............

June 28, 2015

Our final day, we had to travel to Madrid to catch our flights home but first we had a couple of birding places to visit along the way....

June 27, 2015

Our big day had arrived, we were going up into the peaks of the Picos using the 'Teleferico' cable car to look for Alpine species.......

June 26, 2015

Our transfer from the Pyrenees to the Picos de Europa took us through some terrific scenery and many changing landscapes, we ran parallel to the CAMINO DE SANTIAGO for many miles, few pilgrims were walking in the heat of the day. We recorded 42 species but not too many exciting sightings to report during this day-long trip..............

June 25, 2015

A great day out in the high peaks of the Pyrenees lots to see and perfect weather for it.......................