lmSA84 - Big Year 2018 (Part Deux)

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202. Grey Wagtail, Alajar, Spain, June

 

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203. Booted Eagle, Alajar, Spain, June

 

Unfortunately, only seen once an absolute country mile in the air.

 

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204. Great Tit, Alajar, Spain, June

 

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205. Common Nightingale, Alajar, Spain, June

 

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206. Melodious Warbler, Alajar, Spain, June

 

I'm never 100% sure on these warblers but this is my guess. The close looking Icterine is not found in this part of Spain. 

 

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207. Short-toed Treecreeper, Cabo Roche, Spain, June

 

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208. Common Waxbill, Alajar, Spain, June

 

I ummed and arred about using this as my 200 because whilst I'm highly familiar with it - I really didn't expect to find it in Europe. There is now though an established population in Portugal which clearly has started spreading into Spain. 

 

[Galana]

1 hour ago, lmSA84 said:

I doubt I'll make 300

99 to go and over five months to do it in.

Nice Serin.

[xelas]

Push harder and 300 should come! And last photos are all beauties!

[Galana]

10 hours ago, Galana said:

99 to go and over five months to do it in.

92 now in less time than I could type it.

[lmSA84]

@xelas and @Galana - thanks for the encouragement - maybe you could slip me a couple of your rejects  and I'll make it across - no one will ever know

[Galana]

4 minutes ago, lmSA84 said:

no one will ever know

Try a few EBCs. As long as you don't try to pass off a duck as an Ostrich all should be well.

[xelas]

2 hours ago, Galana said:

Try a few EBCs. As long as you don't try to pass off a duck as an Ostrich all should be well.

Only if @Galana will turn two blind eyes away ?

[lmSA84]

On 7/24/2018 at 11:57 AM, xelas said:

Only if @Galana will turn two blind eyes away ?

 

I'm sure that can be arranged! 

[lmSA84]

209. Little Owl, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

Breaking out the old polaroid again! I did two early morning birding trips whilst we were on holiday at the Costa de la Luz and whilst the weather was typically brilliant it was heavily overcast on both mornings that I went out.

 

On a side note if anyone ever visits Cadiz and the surrounding area there is a brilliant free birding guide online, compiled by John Cantelo, with detailed routes and potential sightings. I was restricted to only going out between 6-9am so I only visited Los Naveros, but the route provided was excellent. 

 

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210. Black Kite, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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211. Black-shouldered Kite, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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212. Glossy Ibis, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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213. Eurasian Hoopoe, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

Despite my best efforts I just couldn't get a half decent shot of a Hoopoe

 

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214. Common Buzzard, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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215. European Turtle Dove, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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216. Red-Legged Partridge, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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217. Common Stonechat, Los Naveros, Spain, June

 

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218. Corn Bunting, Loz Naveros, Spain, June

 

 

 

[Galana]

Worth a day out.

Do you have a link to that free guide?

 

Are you comfortable with the Kite in 210?