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| Author: | Andy Sims [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Granada, Andalucia 16th to 20th April. |
Spent a pleasant 5 day break in Granada with Alison. Despite being a "non-birding" trip and not going out of the city I saw 40 species, the highlights being:- c15 pairs of Lesser Kestrels nesting in a tower in La Alhambra 4 or 5 Pallid Swifts with the 1000's of Common Swifts 1 Hoopoe Crag Martins, common Red-rumped Swallows, common 1 Nightingale 1 Wheatear 3 Blue Rock Thrushes on walls of La Alhambra 4 Cetti's Warblers 1 Subalpine Warbler Sardinian Warblers, common 2 Western Bonelli's Warblers 2 Firecrests 1 Pied Flycatcher 1 Woodchat Shrike Spotless Starlings, common Serins, common Just shows, never go out without your bins! |
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| Author: | Freddy Johnson [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:49 pm ] |
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Andy, Having lived in Granada's neighbouring province of Almeria from 1999 to 2002, your post brings back many happy birding memories for me. I often visited Granada city and province on birding trips and I can vouch for the interesting variety of birdlife throughout the year. Apart from the magnificent Moorish La Alhambra itself- which should be on everyone's list of "must-see places before I die"-the nearby La Alpujarra mountain range (re Chris Stewart's "Driving over lemons")is a wonderful and underwatched birding area. If your trip to Granada had been a few weeks later,you could well have enjoyed Bee-eater,Roller,Golden Oriole,Black-eared Wheatear,Alpine Swift and other migrants.The April butterfly list in the area is in excess of 30 species. Once again,thanks for the memory. Regards, Freddy |
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