Frutos de majuelo
Avión roquero / Crag Martin
Ejemplar de merendera
Grillo de matorral
Pinzón vulgar / Chaffinch
Nacimiento del río Cuervo
Frutos de majuelo
Avión roquero / Crag Martin
Ejemplar de merendera
Grillo de matorral
Pinzón vulgar / Chaffinch
Nacimiento del río Cuervo
Culebrera europea / Short-toed Eagle
Inachis io / Peacock Butterfly
Papilio machaon / Swallowtail
Ochlodes sylvanus / Large Skipper
Melanargia galathea / Marbled White
Limenitis reducta / Southern White Admiral
Hipparchia alcyone / Rock Grayling

Cerambícido
Bisbita alpino / Water Pipit
Alcaudón dorsirrojo / Red-backed Shrike
Edelweiss / Leontopodium alpinum
Águila real / Golden Eagle
Verderón serrano / Citril Finch
Chovas piquigualdas / Alpine Choughs

Milano negro / Black Kite

Buitre leonado / Griffon Vulture
Lirio azul (Iris latifolia)

I promised to upload some of the pics taken during the trip into the Central Pyrenees that organized Spainbirds Nature Tours and SEO/BirdLife by the end of last july. Although unfortunately we missed wallcreeper in this occasion we had good views of some other alpine specialities such as Lammergeier, Red-back Shrike, Alpine Chough, Red-billed Chough, Citril Finch, Yellowhammer, Ringed Ouzel, Water Pipit and Golden Eagle. We also recorded Bullfinch, Marsh Tit, Egyptian Vulture, a flock of migrants Black Kites amongst many others. Butterflies provided some of the highlights with views of Spanish Swallowtail, Swallowtail and Apollo...

Gavilán pasando por el observatorio de Tráfico
Sparrowhawk passing near the watchpoint of Trafico

Joven de aguilucho cenizo en La Janda
Juvenile Montagu's Harrier at La Janda

Ejemplar de morito común en La Janda
An individual of Glossy Ibis at La Janda

I'm still watching the raptor migration at the Strait of Gibraltar. Strong Eastern winds made today to set down the Fundacion Migres counting at Cazalla. This morning at El Algarrobo at least 4000 Honey Buzzards cross southwards but unfortunatly I missed them. Since I arrived into the watchpoint I recorded a young Rüppell's Vulture at the distance and quite a few Booted and Short-toed Eagles. Yesterday at La Janda rice paddies good numbers of juveniles Montagu's Harriers plus around 200 Glossy Ibis. A flock of about 50 Black Kites were seen comming into roost as well as hundreds of Barn Swallows and Yellow Wagtails. A beautiful Sparrowhawk seen at Trafico watchpoint near Tarifa...

Macho adulto de abejero

Bisbita campestre en Los Lances
Tawny Pipit at Los Lances beach
As usual in the last years I'm visiting the Strait of Gibraltar area in the hope to see some interesting movements of migrants. Yesterday we had a terrific day recording several hundreds of Honey Buzzards and Black Kites while good numbers of Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed and Booted Eagles were also present. Egyptian Vultures showing different age pattern, Marsh and Montagu's Harrier and a female Long-legged Buzzard were the most interesting highlights, besides flock of Bee-eaters, Pallid Swifts and White Storks have been seen in the last two days. At Los Lances beach interesting movements of Tawny Pipits and Short-toed Larks plus some few waders such as Whimbrel, Kentish Plover and Dunlin. No sign of Dotterels yet!

Piha Oliváceo (Paz de las Aves)

Coronita Pechicastaña (Guango Lodge)
Silfo Colilargo (Guango Lodge)
Tangara Dorada (San Miguel de los Bancos)
Guácharos (Cueva de los Tayos)
Gallito de la Peña (Paz de las Aves)
Tucán del Chocó (Reserva Ecológica de Milpe)
Colibrí picoespada (Guango Lodge)
Gralaria Gigante (Paz de las Aves)
Amalizia Andina (Valle de Tandayapa)
Ninfa Coroniverde (Alambi - Tandayapa)