26th May: for a number of years we have enjoyed the Gorge walk from the house. Getting up early and completing the majority of the walk before the heat sets in has always been a highlight of our time in Aracena. Part of the walk takes you through an area that has always been packed with Bee-eaters, Nuthatch and Woodback Shrike. I've always wanted to spend sometime in this area and with Peter Jan's help we were able to work out the location and a way of getting in. So on the evening of the 26th, Debbie and I set off on a 25 minute drive to the area I'm calling St Eulalia after the nearest settlement.
Within a short period of time we had located a group of 22
Bee-eater hunting and resting. Using my newly replaced
Tonta DA-1 Butterfly Adaptor I was able to capture some good shots.
Woodchat Shrike were also showing well as well as giving the local Buzzard a bad time, along with good numbers of Azure-Winged Magpie and Nightingale.
The elusive (in terms of trying to get a photo) Hoopoe was present but never still enough to get a snap.
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