Los Lances Beach & La Janda

Our first stop was at Los Lances Beach in Tarifa which produced; two Oystercatchers, Grey Plover, Ringed Plover, Audouin Gulls, Sandwich Terns, and Northern Gannets.

Then we had a short drive over to La Janda and on entering the area we could already hear Common Cranes calling out in the distant fields. A good start we thought, and so it was...

Here are a few photos and a list of birds we saw on this particular outing:

• Lapwings 
• Meadow pipits 
• Black storks 
• Common cranes

White Wagtail

Red legged partridge

Meadow pipit

Oystercatcher

• Common buzzard 
• Montagu's harrier 
• Marsh harrier 
• Blackwinged Kite

Blackwinged Kite

Blackwinged Kite

Booted eagle

Black stork

Marsh harrier

Marsh harrier

We were so excited when we saw three Bonellis eagles with three Spanish imperial eagles! What a sight that was! Such beautiful birds... 

We will definitely be back for more so keep posted on any updates by subscribing to our news feeds on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

La Janda

A few months had passed since we had last been down to La Janda, so on Sunday

morning we decided to head that way.

Here are a few images we managed to capture of some of the birds that we saw in the area.

Stonechat

Fan-tailed Warbler

Marsh Harrier

Corn Bunting

We also saw the following birds:

• Booted Eagle 
• Marsh Harrier 
• Kestrel 
• Lapwings 
• Common Sandpiper 
• Ruppels Vulture

Bonellis Eagle

Bonellis Eagle

Bonellis Eagle

Bonellis Eagle

• Bonellis Eagle 
• Spainish Imperial Eagle (JUV) 
• Short-toed Eagle 
• Common Buzzard 
• Griffon Vulture 
• Montagus Harrier

Short-toed Eagle

Spanish Imperial Eagle

Common Crane

Black Stork

Short-toed Eagle

Enjoy the photos! 

We had great Sunday morning and hopefully it won't be too long

before we can get out birdwatching once again...

Guadalhorce

For our next outing we decided to vist Guadalhorce, so at 7am we were already on our way. After a relatively short drive of just over an hour, we parked up and we were raring to go. And what a fantastic day we had.... 

Below are a few photos that we managed to take, and a complete list of all the birds that we were fortunate enough to spot in the area.

Northern Shoveler

Grey heron

White-headed duck

Northern shoveler

Little Grebe
Cormorant
Greater Flamingo
Northern Shoveler
Common Pochard
White-headed Duck
Booted Eagle
Common Buzzard
Marsh Harrier

White-headed duck

White-headed duck

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Common Snipe
Moorhen
Avocet
Oystercatcher
Black-winged Stilt
Kentish Plover

Greater Flamingo

Dunlin

Greater Flamingo

Sanderling

Black-winged Stilt

Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
Serin
Goldfinch

Moorhen

Common Pochard

White-headed Duck

Avocet

Kingfisher
Crested Lark
Fantailed Warbler
Cettis Warbler

Little Grebe

Oystercatcher

Black-tailed Godwit

Overall, yet another fantastic day spent birdwatching, and enjoying what nature has to offer.

Raptors... Flying south!

For this post we have a few photos of some Raptors that are now flying south on their migration over Gibraltar. There are of course the smaller birds that are moving south too, but these are a lot harder to spot, and to be able take photo of them in flight is an arduous task.

Honey Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

Black Kite

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Honey Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

Honey Buzzard

We hope you enjoy these photos!

It is most certainly a privilege for us to be able to observe them flying overhead, and by mid October it will all come to an end. Nevertheless by that time we will have seen thousands of Raptors, and that is just fantastic. 

We will update on the migration as soon as we can spend a few hours on the Upper Rock and capture some new photos.