12 June 2008 - Spain Birding: June 2008 update
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A trip out around Barcelona on the 11th with two Australian clients, Jack and Alan, saw the sun break through the rain and shining on almost 100 species including Collared Pratincole, Gull-billed Tern, Squacco Heron and Little Bittern at the LLOBREGAT DELTA.
But the GARRAF delighted as usual with a surprise early-morning sub-adult male Montagu's Harrier skimming the vines of all places as well as Thekla Lark, Tawny Pipit, great views of their two target species, Hoopoe and Bee-eater and, my personal highlight, a male Rock Thrush remaining and breeding in a much more accessible place than last year. We were also afforded a brief view of a Bonelli's Eagle from above, two Peregrines perched out in the open and a Hobby picking apart an insect snack on the wing.
Details of further trips to the PYRENEES, the STEPPES and the EBRO DELTA are to follow but here are a few photos to whet the appetite.
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I now spend my life birding in Spain, taking every opportunity to head out on my own even when not working as a professional bird guide.
Most of the birding trip reports and photos will be from my local patch, The Garraf Massif and Llobregat Delta around Barcelona, but I also visit The Ebro Delta, The Steppes of Lleida, Los Monegros, The Pyrenees, Cap de Creus and Aiguamolls de L'Emporda.
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