June 21, 2016

This 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’.

June 18, 2016

TRANSFER 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.

June 17, 2016

PICOS 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.

June 16, 2016

TRANSFER 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!

June 15, 2016

SANTA 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…….

June 14, 2016

ANSO 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!

June 13, 2016

RIO 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.

June 12, 2016

REFUGIO DE GARBADITO – UPPER HECHO VALLEY It was a good turn-out for our early morning walk with only one absentee.........................

June 11, 2016

FUENDETODOS 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!

June 10, 2016

Flight UK to Madrid – Transfer to Fuendetodos Last night I caught a flight to Madrid in preparation for my last WINGSPAN tour of the spring season in Spain. The Spanish Pyrenees and Picos de Europa.