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| Author: | Freddy Johnson [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Andalusia |
I have recently returned from a week's holiday in Andalusia (9-16 October) mainly devoted to butterfly and plant hunting, but also including birds. I stayed in the peaceful and charming Andalusian mountain village of Albanchez (465m :c 1500 ft ASL) some 3 hours' drive from Alicante Airport and where Peter Cawdell, Chairman of the Lincs Butterfly Branch of Butterfly Conservation, has a family villa. The weather remained fine all week (eg 32°C on 15 October). We concentrated on 3 mountain chains: Sierra de los Filabres (highest point - 2168m c. 7900ft ASL which we actually reached (minus a few metres or so) to see the impressive Observatorio del Calar Alto Sierra Cabrera - highest point 960m c. 3500ft ASL Sierra Maria - highest point 2045m c. 7500ft ASL plus some coastal areas. We identified some 30+ species and forms of butterfly plus 60+ species of birds, with highlights including; Griffon Vulture - group of 10 Chough - group of c. 50 Marsh Harrier - 2 cc together at a mountain pass on migration Golden Eagle Spotless Starling - large flocks of up to 150 in the villages Red-rumped Swallow Black Wheatear Blue Rock Thrush Ring Ouzel - group of 6 Serin Hoopoe Sardinian Warbler Black Redstart Crossbill Thekla Lark Crested Lark Fan-tailed Warbler (Zitting Cisticola) Cetti's Warbler Crag Martin Rock Bunting Audouin's Gull Yellow-legged Gull Ruddy Duck (presumably on the look-out for White-headed Duck) I have put some butterfly notes on the LBC Butterfly sub site. Regards Freddy |
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| Author: | Roy Harvey [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Andalusia |
A lovely selection there Freddy! Regards, Roy |
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