May 3, 2016

EASTERN KALLONI SALT PANS - MESA MARSH - ACHLADERI - POLICHNITOS SALT PANS - VATERA - WESTERN KALLONI SALT PANS It was another lovely, warm, sunny May day, tee-shirt and shorts birding, oh such fun!

May 2, 2016

POTAMIA RESERVOIR - SIGRI VIA AGRA TO ERESOS COAST ROAD AND COAST TRACK TO SIGRI THEN SIGRI FIELDS AND UPPER FORD Glorious weather all day, lots of sunshine and little wind. Five Buntings are the birding headliners with Roller, Icterine Warbler and Eleonora's Falcon.

May 1, 2016

METOCHI LAKE - POTAMIA VALLEY AND RESERVOIR - PETRA RESERVOIR - KALLONI SALT PANS - TSIKNIAS RIVER A superb first day with wall to wall sunshine, temperatures in the 20's and some great sightings of Lesvos specialities.

April 30, 2016

LONDON TO MYTILINE - TRANSFER TO SKALA KALLONI with a stop at Mesa Marshes. Late afternoon trip to Tsiknias River and Kalloni Salt Pans. Despite a two hour delay in our departure from London to Mytiline we had time for great birding once we arrived.

April 29, 2016

Rio Guadiaro at Estacion Cortes - Cueva de Gato - Llanos de Libar - Montejaque Gorge We visited a variety of habitats in the mountains north/east of Gaucin with some great sightings, another ROCK THRUSH sighting added to our enjoyment.

April 26, 2016

MARCHENILLA TRACK SAN PABLO - PUNTA CANERA - LOS LANCES BEACH TARIFA - BARBATE MARSH - VEJER - MONTENMEDIO GOLF COMPLEX - MIRADOR DE ESTRECHO Another cracking day with plenty of sunshine, a bit windy in the morning at Tarifa but very clear later.

April 25, 2016

LAGUNA MEDINA – LAGUNAS DE SANLUCAR – BONANZA SALT PANS – LAGUNA TARELO - CHIPIONA Another beautiful clear sunny day with a nice cooling breeze, top temperature was 29C. Bird of the day - LITTLE SWIFT

April 24, 2016

GAUCIN WOODS – DOLMEN DEL PUERTO DE ENCINAS BORRACHAS TRACK NEAR RONDA – SIERRA DE LAS NIEVES A cracking day birding in the mountains and valleys near Ronda with some exciting finds and excellent weather. ROCK THRUSH topped the list of local celebs.

April 23, 2016

RIO GENAL AND RIO GUADIARO VALLEYS – ENRIQUE WOODS – LAGUNA TORREGUADIARO – PALMONES SALT MARSH – SIERRA CRESTELLINA A stark contrast to yesterday as far as the birding was concerned, nowhere near as exciting but some nice species were added to our list.

April 22, 2016

MALAGA AIRPORT TO GAUCIN WITH STOPS AT FUENTE DE PIERDA AND TEBA BIRD OBSERVATORY What a great start to our 7-day migration tour, WHITE-WINGED TERN & BLACK TERN on the list !