Open Friday8th April we decided to give the area around the village of Montnegre another go. We have had a real soaking but it now seems that we are back into Spanish weather. We wanted to check on any warblers that could be there.
In Gran Alacant a male Black Wheatear - Collalba Negre was giving it full volume from the roof tops. Full view, full light and in full voice and so close. It was said ‘we hope that it is not a bird of the day’?
We did our usual route upwards without seeing much. We located another four Subalpine Warblers - Curruca Carrasquena and with not one being accommodations. So, no pictures again, but good fun trying to get a clear view of one.
The area around Rio Monnegre will be good but it appears we are a tad early. On a our way through and up we had our last views of Black Restarts - Colirrojo Tizon before they all go north. Such a smart bird and it will be autumn until they return. We located one Black-eared Wheatear - Collalba Rubia that was yet to be a full summer plumage and we have yet to see a Northern one.
We had one solitary Rock Sparrow - Gorrión Chillón where the Trumpeters - Camachuela Trompetero can be but. It today. At one location a large shadow turned out to be a Grey Heron - Garza Real descending to the river.
Still not a raptor anywhere until we got to the top. There were three Griffons - Buitre Leonado and with Bryans incredible eyes there was a Peregrine Falcon - Halcón Peregrino parked high on the ridge. It was confirmed with a facial marking. And that was that. We searched took our time and enjoyed the mountain.
The full sun will bring out more flowers and with it butterflies. We had four today - a Scarce Swallow-tail, one we could not identify , a Skipper? And one or two small whites. Crossing the road, to soon disappear, was one snake. About a metre long and our thinking was a Bastardo - Montpelier snake. They don’t hang around for long.
We will have a look at Maigmo but where to next?
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