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  1. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Sorry to see this thread largely abandoned! Had 10 days in Jimena de la Frontera a couple of weeks back. It was still hot - 29 degrees most days and 32 on a few. But that's nothing compared to the 44 degrees in the summer. Some small rain a few days before I arrived did little to relieve the...
  2. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    I've never seen Alpine Accentor in 15 years of visiting SW Spain! Can you let me know where? Was it up at Montejaque? That's where I mostly look! We had to go round again when landing in Gib. Fortunately he popped it in nicely second attempt. Malaga airport had been closed for much of the day...
  3. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Just back from a short weekend in southern Spain. We spent a few wet hours driving to and across La Janda last Friday. The weather was too foul to attempt the walk to the beach at Los Lances. On the plus side the track into La Janda has just recently been regraded and is now as smooth as the...
  4. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    We've recently started flying into Gibraltar (instead of Malaga) and walking over the border to get a hire car - it's just over the road. In January the pilots made two attempts to land into a full gale, but we then went to Malaga instead. The hire car company phoned me when the plane was on the...
  5. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Hmmm... It does say birds migrating through at the top of the page, but I suppose birds could circle back and end up being recounted. I've always found the Spanish (and other Nationalities) doing the counts to be pretty accurate.
  6. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Good selection there. 12 Ruppell's is good news. Lesser Spotted Eagle - not a satellite tagged one? Would make interesting tracking.
  7. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Pictures of some of the birds seen on Friday.
  8. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Visited La Janda yesterday. Slow going, but oddly productive! 4 Swamphens in various places 5 Spoonbills dotted about. About a million Cattle Egrets mostly in the colony along with a few nesting Gossy Ibis, of which more were in the now flooded fields. Several pairs of Blck-winged Stilts...
  9. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Leave some for me! I arrive next Sunday for a fortnight!
  10. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Good stuff. That wind can be a b..... Did you look in at the Laguna Dulce at Campillos? It's near Teba and often has good birds in winter. I stopped there once when there was NO water at all and a flock of 150 or so Little Bustards circled in to roost! This was at about 4pm as dusk was setting in.
  11. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Car Hire..... That story beggar's belief. In my very early visits I used Europcar, but got fed up with them when they insisted on the car returning with a full tank, trying to charge me €40 when it was clearly over half full once, I demanded the keys and went off to fill it up, cost €16. In...
  12. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Also: try checking the website. Rarebirdsspain. It keeps abreast of all the national rarities, and any Lesser Flamingos will be reported there.
  13. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Hmm. Probably John C's info will be helpful with this. Marbled Duck - on the saltpans around Trebujena on the Guadalqivir. Long drive. Not sure about January. Little Swift - may be resident at the mouth of the Guadalqivir around the town (John?) Lesser Flamingo - Fuente de Piedra? Saltpans...
  14. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    This might work too John. http://birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com/2---tarifa.html
  15. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    The entrances from Zahara and Vejer were both fine when I was there last month, and I drove most of the way to Benalup. The track along the main channel is generally kept in reasonable condition because of all the agricultural vehicles. They were just starting the rice harvest and those fields...
  16. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    He says to try googling migres fundacion or fundacion migres. They do publish the sightings from the various watchpoints. Unfortunately, he is in the UK at present and not near his computer!
  17. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Hi John, thought someone would have answered this by now. I'll email a birding friend in Estepona and see if he can find out!
  18. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Had a drive across La Janda yesterday. Slightly alarmed that the Guardia Civil were stopping and searching EVERY vehicle just at the entry opposite the turn to Zahara. Didn't seem interested in me so I drove on in! Along the embankment I found a few skulking Bluethroats, Marsh and Hen Harriers...
  19. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Last day today, but stayed local. Delighted to see some Bee-eaters after hearing them for a couple of days. Flat calm day so nothing much moving. Willow Warblers in song, Cuckoos also calling. Saw two Hoopoes and 3 Woodchat Shrikes today, so some new stuff arriving. Anyway, leaving it up to you...
  20. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Very much reciprocated Birdman! Slack day today - ony18 Black Kites and a few Eagles over Jimena all day. A few Willow Warblers out in the country.
  21. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    So today I returned to Punto Carnero at 10.15. Stayed about 1.5 hours saw: 33 Booted Eagle 1 Montagu's Harrier 5 Short-toed Eagle 3 Sparrowhawk 8 Black Kite So to La Janda: Met Andrew Fortuna! Saw: 2 Egyptian Vultures 3 Great White Egrets 27 Spoonbill 1 Spanish Sparrow! 1 Calandra Lark 1 Black...
  22. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Yesterday over Jimena: 280 Black Kites 1 Short-toed Eagle 4 Booted Eagles 5 Black Storks Then at 4pm went to a lecture at Huertagrande all about the reintroduction of Osprey into Spain. In Spanish. Got the gist - things are improving! Then stopped off at Punto Carnero for a quick watch. Mostly...
  23. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    No-one else out and about? Clear blue skies all day today, not good for finding birds of prey! Only saw a few each of Black Kite and Booted Eagle, one STE. However, while in the cork-oak forest, I did see 2 male Marsh Harriers go north. And a Spanish tick when I disturbed 3 Tree Pipits! Later in...
  24. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Strong Northerly wind here today. Despite that an early bunch of 300+ Black Kites with a few Eagles headed high but west of Jimena this morning an hour or so later lots more ( another 300 or so) flew over, again high this time east of Los Angeles. A few Alpine and Common Swifts. Saw a...
  25. Jon Turner

    Birdwatching in Straits of Gibraltar & La Janda

    Quiet here today. 5 ST Eagles over this morning. One sub-song of Nightingale by the river. BSK again.
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