Spain 2013

In the absence of any birds locally I've decided to post some birds and butterflies highlights of this summer's family camping trip to central Spain and the Picos mountains in the north. What little birding was done was mainly around the campsites early in the mornings but I did manage a couple trips into the wonderful Monfrague Park for white-rumped swift. The last time I was there in March 2005 it was way too early for them. The avian highlight, apart from the white-rumped swifts, was my very first alpine accentor at Fuente De in the Picos de Europa.

                               black kite

                               azure-winged magpie

                               western subalpine warbler

                               long-tailed blue

                               spanish gatekeeper

                               iberian marbled white

                               spotless starling

                               juv black vulture

                               griffon vulture

                               short-toed eagle

                               spanish imperial eagle

                               white-rumped swift - honestly!

                               booted eagle

                               juv black stork

                               lang's short-tailed blue

                               iberian grey shrike

                               nightingale

                               alpine chough  

                               alpine accentor