La Janda

Over the past few weeks we have visited La Janda 3 times, and all 3 have been successful and enjoyable trips.

On all occasions we have managed to get good views of 3 different Eagles found at La Janda, the Bonelli's, Spanish Imperial and Golden Eagles. We've seen several birds of the same species, as their are quite a number of juvenile birds at this time. We have also seen the adult form of all 3 Eagles.

Here is a list of all the birds we have seen along with the photos we managed to take...

Grey Heron

Lapwing

Red-Legged Partridge

Meadow pipit
White wagtail
Redstart
Black redstart
Corn bunting
Goldfinch
Fantailed warbler
House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Stonechat
Lapwing
Magpie

Kingfisher

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Stonechat

Common Sandpiper
Crested Lark
Red-Legged Partridge
Mallard
Little egret
Cattle egret
Great white egret
Grey heron
White stork
Common crane

Bonelli's Eagle

Bonelli's Eagle

Common Buzzard

Peregrine Falcon (juv)

Kestrel

Bonelli's Eagle (juv)

Marsh harrier
Common buzzard
Kestrel
Peregrine falcon
Griffon vulture

Meadow Pipit

Fantailed Warbler

Goldfinch

Linnet

Red-Legged Partridge

Linnet
Snipe
Purple Swamphen
Bonelli’s Eagle (Adult & Juv)
Spanish Imperial Eagle (Adult & Juv)
Golden Eagle
Little Owl

Little Owl

Little Owl

Little Owl

Short-Eared Owl
Pallid Harrier
Great-Spotted Cuckoo
Kingfisher


We managed to catch some photos of Pallid Harriers. It is a very rare bird round this area so we are very happy that we got some good shots of them. 

Pallid Harrier

Pallid Harrier (female)

Pallid Harrier

Pallid Harrier (female)

Pallid Harrier (juv)

Pallid Harrier (juv)

Pallid Harrier (juv)

Pallid Harrier (juv)

Pallid Harrier (juv)

Pallid Harrier (juv)

The Pallid Harrier is very similar to the Montagu's and Hen Harrier, which can be very confusing. We managed to identify these as Pallid Harriers by their markings, but most notably their distinct wing-beat whilst hunting which is Kestrel-like.


We have spent long days at La Janda hoping to catch the Short-Eared Owls at sunset and here are the photos we managed to take...

Short-Eared Owl

Short-Eared Owl

Short-Eared Owl

Short-Eared Owl

Short-Eared Owl

Hope you enjoy the photos, and until our next outing.