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29/09/2011 16:02

Monday 12th of September trips to Virgen de La Sierra and Lugana De Tiscar.(Cordoba Province the latter.

Once again the area around Verga De La Sierra proved well worth a visit with at least 70 Chough circling over the Granite quarry on our arrival. 2 Spectacled Warblers were again in the quarry and at least 100 House Martins were wheeling around in the company of 3 Alpine Swifts and 4 Pallid...

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29/09/2011 15:38

Sunday 11th of September a walk up Rute Alte the mountain overlooking Rute

With the company of local birder Antonio as a guide we set off mid afternoon on a slow but purposeful walk up the steep hillside overlooking Rute maily in the hope of seeing any raptor movement that may be happening.The wind was coming from the East so we were optomistic. As we found on...

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28/09/2011 19:20

Saturday 10th of September (cont) afternoon session at Virgen de la Sierra

We arrived at the base of the site at 14:30 hours. A single Woodchat Shrike was on the wires behind the restraunt on the main road near the entrance.8 Crested Larks were in the first field at the first stop over layby along with 2 Northern Wheatear 4 Stonechat and 2 Winchat.2 Common Kestrels...

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28/09/2011 13:40

Saturday 10th of September a trip to CIZNEHA a more lush and greener habitat

Cizneha dam presents a much more wooded and riverside lind of habitat than we have birded so far and we hoped to ad many new species on this trip. As we had experienced so far on this trip species were again difficult to come across with much of the woodland beig silent. A White rumped Swift...

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27/09/2011 17:15

Friday 9th of September Rio Guasdalhorce (the bird reserve at Malaga

We arrived in Malaga with great anticipationas my partner on this trip had enjoyed some good birding experiences at this site.The site of 3 Purple Herons near the entrance of the site promised much. There was 3 Great White Heron,1 Greenshank and 12 Goldfinches on the first small pool. The...

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27/09/2011 16:57

Thursday 8th of September cont Rute sewage ponds and Alto Rute a walk up the hill overlooking Rute

After returning from Laguna De Fuenta De Pedro we made a quick check on the sewage ponds at Rute to see if anything new had arrived on the site. There was 3 Green Sandpipers,1 Common Sandpipers,1 Little Ringed Plover,2 Black Winged Stilts and 2 White Wagtails.Otherwise the site was very...

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24/09/2011 15:13

Thursday 8th of September Laguna De Fuente De Piedra

As we arrived in the car park to the reserve at Fuenta De Piedra we were lucky enough to see a Black Shouldered Kite flying through the car park. Ziittng Cisticolata could be heard singing all over the area around the visitors centre(which was closed throughout our stay at the reserve.2 Spectacled...

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24/09/2011 14:45

Laguna de Zonar (afternoon trip on Wednesday 7th of September.

As with most of the visitor centres we visited during this trip the visitor centre at Laguna de Zonar was in the process of closing just as we arrived though we were just allowed in for the quick purchase ofa car sticker. This is the largest of the Cordoba lagoons and is quite picturesque the...

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22/09/2011 17:23

Day 3 after visiting El Torcal

We decided to head back towards Rute in the early hours of the afternoon as we had not visited the Sewage Ponds that morning. As we embarked from our cars a superb female Goshawk left the copse containing the Bee Hives and glided away slowly over the low scrub towards Rute centre. 12...

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22/09/2011 16:56

Day 3 an early morning trip to El Torcal

The journey to El Torca( Malaga Province) is one of the most beautifull and spectacular one is ever likely to experience.The town of Antequera itself is a very beatifull,picturesque and photogenic place with its castle and other historic buildings. The road leading up to El Torcal is surrounded...

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