I've just posted a very brief update on my blog regarding access to La Janda (Andalucia) after the floods 🪶 birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com/cadiz-birdin...
A day enjoying the bars and sunshine in Almeria city. Last pic is Casa Puga,best bar by a mile. If ever you find yourself in Almeria, go.
Perfect weather for birding this morning at Charches (Granada) and yes there were birds. Gt Spotted Cuckoo (pic),Black bellied Sandgrouse, Chough,Raven,Little Owl,Calandra Lark,Spanish Sparrow . Maravilloso.
Perfect weather for birding this morning at Rambla Morales but hardly any birds. First Swifts of the year(welcome back)a few White headed Ducks and 2 Gt Northern Diver on the sea but very little else. Oh well, hope for better tomorrow on the steppe.
Almeria rare bird news......2 Gt Skuas off Cabo de Gata, Sun 8 March.
Not really much to say about the #lufc game today, job done in so many ways, but here are a few of my thoughts on it on the link below. What do you reckon? Who do you fancy next?
www.davidwatkinslufc.com/norwich-city...
Espero que disfrutes la visita.
Almeria rare bird news......2 Gt Northern Divers on the sea off Cabo de Gata village.
A huge day for brass bands in Yorkshire today. Huddersfield town hall a great venue and the national finals this year are in York.Come on Knottingley!!!
My patch visit last week was so quiet I didn't bother posting here but this morning much better. Cirl Bunting, Green Sandpiper, Black Redstart, Gt Spot and more.
Yep,not that far from Wheldrake.
There are some 'firsts' you never forget. I remember my first BNG at Thorne Moors very clearly. Wonderful moment.
“You can’t respond to one illegality with another because that’s how humanity’s great disasters begin.”
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All you #lufc fans will be in bed no doubt, but, as usual, I can't sleep after that, so here's my take on the game on the link below. Have a read and let's hear your thoughts on it. Who'd want to watch @SunderlandAFC every week? Meh! I'm hitting the malt.
www.davidwatkinslufc.com/sunderland-h...
Well deserved.👍
Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, said Madrid would not permit the use of Spanish bases for attacks on Iran. The installations, while jointly operated by Spain and the United States, remain under Spanish sovereignty.
Spain has strongly condemned the strikes.
Sadly not yet,we're stuck with what we've got for now. Always a bit of Yorkshire humour though.
Read my take on the #lufc defeat to City on the link. The result is not too important, it was the performance that counted & that was just fine, fine enough to give confidence we can secure the points we need from some winnable games. How did you see it?
www.davidwatkinslufc.com/manchester-c...
Fascinating visit to the Observatorio de Calar Alto with the village cultural association. The largest telescope in continental Europe. Studying stars,exoplanets,galaxies, comets etc.
I've just finished my 2026 update to my 300+pp "Birding Cadiz" guide. I don't charge for it but ask for donations via my Just Giving page to @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social in my wife's memory. The generosity of birders has helped me raise £6,500+. Message me with your email address for a copy 1/2🪶
It's a paper one with fireworks attached.
Feliz Dia de Andalucía to one and all.
We'll get a point.
GO GREENS!!!!!
The kitchen garden is going a bit wild at the moment so it's the priority over birding this week. Lots of weeding to do but the flower bed is looking well and some early veg to harvest. The damn grasshoppers are already active and it's only February 🤨
Escribano palustre.
A Cetti's Warbler belting out his call from reeds by the river.
