Category Archives: Spain Birding
Hoopoe Happy
The bird I most wanted to see this Spain trip is the Eurasian Hoopoe, one of the most striking and distinctive birds of the region. Last year, I missed a couple that were beside the road – and while our … Continue reading
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Birds Loving Water
I mentioned earlier that the little preserve that we visit is the largest wetlands on the Granada coast and is tucked into an 18 hectare plot in Motril. The birds love it, as do we. Yesterday, we saw a number … Continue reading
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Meet the Common Kingfisher
Kingfishers are perhaps our favorite bird – we see them all summer on the river in Vermont, have been delighted by them in Texas and Ecuador, and as I noted a couple of post ago, caught a glimpse of one … Continue reading
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Little Egret
Several birds here in Spain – Rock Doves, Mallards and Northern Shovelers come to mind – seem to be about the same as in the U.S. The Little Egret is just like its close relative, the Snowy Egret, that we … Continue reading
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Birding Charca de Suarez
This morning, we went over to a small park in the neighboring town – Charca de Suarez – which is the largest wetland along the Granada coast. It is a challenge to identify birds we’ve never seen but we had a great … Continue reading
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Learning Spanish Birds – 2
Southern Spain is a desert and reminds me of parts of California the Southwest US where birds congregate around nearly any body of fresh or brackish water. The salt lagoons were packed with bids, some resident, and some starting their … Continue reading
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Learning Spanish Birds – 1
We are in southern Spain for several weeks and learning a little more Spanish and some new birds. We hired a guide yesterday and he brought us to one of the great spots in the area: Cabo de Gata Natural … Continue reading
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