We were ready for a little shade by midday with an inland temperature of 23C and not a breath of wind. Walking among the gnarled cork oaks and tall pines, the still weather was excellent for seeing the slightest movement on a tree trunk, or a small bird flitting from tree to tree. Today held quite a few nice surprises, the first after flushing an Iberian Woodpecker ahead of us, was seeing a distant Wryneck sitting motionless in a small tree. I didn't expect a Wryneck even though I was in suitable woodland and this bird was my first since Autumn and, the first in 2020! Blue and Great Tits were in small numbers and two Long-tailed Tits were also seen. More unusually, a single Crested Tit was feeding busily, hanging upside down at times and, not in a conifer for a change. The only problem I had this morning was that I was walking into the strong sunlight whenever I found a bird and had great difficulty obtaining better pictures. A particular case was when I came across some Bullfinches which were not only in thick bushes but there was no way to get the sun behind me. There were some superb crimson males flying which were more flighty than the females, those sat a little longer in the tree. A Firecrest was heard singing and two Nuthatches passed through the trees A Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen but still no Lesser Spot! In the undergrowth, a Dartford Warbler was a good find among several Sardinian Warblers seen. Another small bird was calling and I wasn't at all sure of it. Was it one of the many Great Tit calls, it was even slightly Nuthatch? I was hoping it would turn out to be a Coal Tit which would be a great woodland find. Eventually, I traced it to a Chiffchaff-type warbler and it dawned on me, it might be an Iberian Chiffchaff. I know the Iberian Chiffchaff's 'see-o' call and heard it a few times during the Autumn, particularly at Sagres. Collins Bird Guide describes the song very accurately as a - chief chief chief tr-tr-tr-tr which was exactly what I was hearing. An Iberian Chiffchaff is a migrant so this must be a new arrival. On the same subject, what I thought would be a Crag Martin flying towards me soon identified itself as Red-rumped Swallow. Two birds flew around the area for ten minutes or so. I was so pleased to see the return of these colourful swallows.
The best surprise without doubt was a flyover adult Bonelli's Eagle, with a Common Buzzard attempting to harass it occasionally. 10/8/2022 04:27:24 am
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