Trip Reports
Coto Donana & Extremadura April 2018
Spain did not escape the very cold, wet weather that the rest of Europe had suffered this spring, heavy snow still covered the mountains and a biting cold wind dominated our trip with two or three days of overcast skies and rain. The weather system had curtailed bird migration too, very little was moving, all migrants were arriving late, and I guess many will not breed successfully when they do eventually arrive.
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The Pyrenees, Zaragoza & Picos de Europa - June 2019 : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - Thursday, June 20, 2019
When you think a trip cannot get much better, it does. This Wingspan Tour was our tenth year in a row and proved every bit as good as all the previous tours. The scenery of the Pyrenees, in my opinion, cannot be beaten in Western Europe....
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EASTERN POLAND 2019 : Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Monday, June 10, 2019
This inaugural WINGSPAN TOUR of North Eastern Poland was run in conjunction with Wild Poland and Cheltenham Bird Club. Ten participants enjoyed a fabulous 9-day tour of two very contrasting habitats. We toured the vast marshes of the Bie...
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Extremadura & Gredos Mountains 2019 : Friday, May 24, 2019 - Friday, May 31, 2019
What a great trip this turned out to be! The weather was just perfect, the flowers and butterflies were magnificent which enhanced our birding excursions no end. All aspects exceeded our expectations and the scenery was out of this world...
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