As I write this I'm still buzzing from a fantastic trip to Southern Spain the other week with Wes Attridge, David Campbell, Robin Stride and Ed Stubbs. Ever since I first took up birding I've had a particular interest in visible migration and, as such, a foreign trip to watch some raptor migration has always been high on my wishlist. So, when Ed first mooted the idea of a long weekend in Andalucia towards the end of last year I didn't need too much persuading!
Unsurprisingly it turned out to be an incredible four days, with a little under 160 species seen cumulatively by the whole group. Everyone got at least one lifer and, as it was unchartered territory for me, I managed to clock up a whopping 26 new species.
For a more comprehensive round-up of what we saw, when and where, do check out Ed's excellent trip report, but here's just a selection of some of my own photos from the trip.
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| Short-toed Eagle |
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| Griffon Vulture (and Robin Stride!), Casares |
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| Barn Swallow, El Cuarton |
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| Crested Lark, Tarifa beach |
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| Yellow Wagtail, Tarifa beach |
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| Great Reed Warbler, Bonanza Pools |
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| Great Reed Warbler, Bonanza Pools |
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| Black-crowned Night-heron, Bonanza Pools |
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| Glossy Ibises, Bonanza Pools |
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| Greater Flamingos, Bonanza Pools |
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| Tree Pipit, Bonanza Pools |
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| White-headed Duck, Bonanza Pools |
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| Purple Swamphen, Bonanza Pools |
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| Red-crested Pochard, Bonanza Pools |
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| Kentish Plover, Bonanza Saltpans |
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| Booted Eagle, Bonanza Saltpans |
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| Booted Eagle |
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Black-eared Wheatear, Whinchat and hepatic Common Cuckoo, Guadalquivir marshes.
This same stretch of fence also held a Northern Wheatear and a Woodchat Shrike!
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| White Stork, near Benalup |
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| Little Bustard, near Benalup |
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| Montagu's Harrier, near Benalup |
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| Honey-buzzard, El Cuarton |
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| Booted Eagle, El Cuarton |
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| Egyptian Vulture, El Cuarton |
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| Griffon Vulture, El Cuarton |
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| Osprey, El Cuarton |
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| Bee-eaters, El Cuarton |
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| Black Storks, El Cuarton |
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| Montagu's Harrier, El Cuarton |
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| Little Owl, Punta Camorro |
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| Spanish Festoon, Punta Camorro |
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| Bald Ibises, La Barca de Vejer |
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| Lesser Kestrel, Vejer |
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| Griffon Vulture, Bolonia |
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| Griffon Vulture, Bolonia |
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| Blue Rock Thrush, Bolonia |
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| Little Owl, Punta Camorro |
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| Black Kite, Tarifa beach |
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| Honey-buzzards, Tarifa beach |
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| Honey-buzzard, Tarifa beach |
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| Black Kites, Tarifa beach |
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| More Black Kites! |
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| Booted Eagle, Tarifa beach |
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| Crested Lark, Tarifa beach |
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| Northern Wheatear, Tarifa beach |
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| Speckled Wood (southern race), Tarifa beach |
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| Black Kite, Tarifa beach |
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| Black Kites, Tarifa beach |
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| Woodchat Shrike, Tarifa beach |
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| Chough, Grazalema Natural Park |
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| Black Wheatear, Grazalema Natural Park |
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| Bonelli's Eagle on nest, Grazalema Natural Park |
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| The (in)Famous Five in a rare and not at all posed group shot |
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| La Janda - trying to work out a route involving fewer potholes! |
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| The view from Punta Camorro - Morocco in the distance |
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| Looking for Bonelli's Eagle! |
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