Extremadura
TUB Tour Report. Extremadura Autumn 2017
The team had arrived promptly by midday at Madrid airport and so, ahead of schedule, we set off around the Madrid ring road before heading onto the motorway towards Extremadura...
Sierra Grande de Hornachos
One of the great things about birding in Extremadura, Spain is the incredible number of different sites within which to spend hours birding. It is a region the size of Wales that...
Waiting for spring in Mérida
So far, I have been spending a fair amount of time in Extremadura, Spain and in particular it's capital city, Mérida. I have a lot of familiarity with the city...
Marsh Harrier on my Mérida patch
Yesterday, I discovered a Marsh Harrier harrassing the local Black-headed Gulls and Coots whilst I stood on the Roman Bridge...
Bat Patch – Mérida, Extremadura
Every day I seem to be seeing additions to my growing Mérida list. But I wasn't expecting to see a bat hunting in broad daylight...
Pied Wagtail in Mérida
Whilst birding from the Roman Bridge I came across a Pied Wagtail feeding around a floating island of debris vegetation. Then two things struck...
Merry Christmas from Extremadura
Merry christmas all!!
Urban birding Mérida, Extremadura
For the next few weeks I have switched location from Wormwood Scrubs, West London to Mérida, the...