A few more shots from the last couple of days. Iberian Magpie, Perez’s Frog, mating Lesser Kestrels, and Meadow Pipit. #Birds #Birding #BirdingSpain #WildlifePhotography #Extremadura

Black (Cinerous) Vulture, Bonelli’s Eagle, Short-toed Eagle, and Griffon Vulture from Monfrgüe NP yesterday! #Birds #Birding #Extremadura #BirdingSpain #AvesDeEspaña

Eurasian Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, and Western Cattle Egrets.

Western Cattle Egret.

Eurasian Spoonbill.

Western Cattle Egrets.

A few from the heronry in the middle of Merida yesterday. #Birds #Birding #Extremadura #BirdingSpain

Went on a very scenic hike this morning which ended up producing a lot of good birds! They included Black Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, Rock Bunting, Thekla’s Lark, and Alpine Swift. #Birds #Birding #BirdingSpain #Extremadura #AvesDeEspaña

What an awesome day! Great Bustards, Black-bellied & Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, mating Spanish Eagles, Long-eared Owl, Hen Harriers, Wild Boar, and Ladder Snake (moved safely off the road) among other things. #Birding #AvesDeEapaña #Extremadura #BirdingSpain

I spent this morning around the wetlands where there was plenty of interesting wildlife. Great Spotted Cuckoos, Bluethroat, B-W Kite, Squacco Heron, Iberian Grey Shrikes, Merlin, Otter, and lots more White Storks! #Birding #AvesDeEspaña #BirdingExtremadura #BirdingSpain

What an awesome first full-day in Extremadura! Black, Egyptian, & Griffon Vultures, Spanish Eagles, Black Stork, Cranes, Hawfinches, and Otter among other things. #Extremadura #BirdingSpain #AvesDeEspaña #Birding

A few shots from Trujillo Castle in Extremadura this evening! Absolute heaven. #Birds #Birding #Extremadura #BirdingSpain #Aves #AvesDeEspaña

European Robin (Erythacus rubecula) on the pole. Shot with Canon 1Ds Ii.
#wildlifephotography #birdingspain #nature #birds

Red-knobbed Coot bathing in dawn light. #birdsatdawn #birding #birdingspain #costablancabirding #wildlife

14 Spoonbills at Saladar lagoon El Hondo including this bird ringed in France I think.
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Red-knobbed Coot. Good numbers at Parque Natural El Hondo.
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One Temminck's Stint remains at the visitor centre at El Hondo from the 7 present on Thursday. A Little Ringed Plover just sneaks into shot.

Also of note, another late Common Reed Warbler and a distant Greater Spotted Eagle.
#birdingSpain #birding #waders

Western Swamphen standing in reedy water in sunshine

Red-knobbed Coot standing in reedy water in sunshine

Bluethroat bird standing on fallen reeds

Red-veined Darter dragonfly female head on

First morning at Parque Natural El Hondo getting reacquainted with the locals. Best birds were 7 Temminck's Stints and a late Common Reed Warbler.
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This close-up photograph features a Hoopoe (Upupa epops), easily recognized by its distinctive cinnamon-colored plumage, long, slender, down-curved bill, and the partially visible, striking orange-tipped crest that is often fanned out.

A few hours this morning watching the pair of hoopoes catching insects near the hotel. #birds🪶🦉

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#birdingspain #birdwatching
#birdphotography #hoopoe
#NatureTherapy🇪🇸

This close-up photograph captures a crested lark with a distinctive, pointed crest standing on rough, light-colored ground. The bird, is facing left but has its head turned to look back over its shoulder, showing its dark eye and the intricate pattern of its feathering.

This close-up photograph captures a Crested Lark standing on dry, sandy ground interspersed with sparse, dead vegetation. The bird is facing slightly to the right, showing off its distinctive, spiky crest and streaked, brownish-buff plumage.

Crested lark. las salinas mirador 🇪🇸10/10/25
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#birdwatching
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#NatureTherapy

This image features a pair of Hoopoes perched amongst the dry, drooping fronds of a palm tree. These strikingly beautiful birds are instantly recognizable by their salmon-orange heads, necks, and erectile crests, which are tipped with black.

What's better than a hoopoe?
2 hoopoes 😁
#Twosday

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#birdingspain #birdwatching
#Naturephotography
#NatureTherapy🇪🇸

This image shows a Monk Parakeet (also known as a Quaker Parrot) perched on a branch against a bright blue, clear sky. The bird has a vibrant green body and tail, a distinctive pale grayish-white face and chest, and a bright orange beak. You can also see hints of blue on the edges of its flight feathers near the rump.

Invasive but still beautiful.
Monk parakeet almeria Spain.
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#birdwatching #birding
#birdphotography
#Naturephotography

This image is a close-up photograph of a House Sparrow perched on the top edge of a dark mesh fence. The bird is facing slightly to the right but has its head turned to look back towards the viewer.

A Spanish house sparrow for
#SparrowSunday
Almeria Spain.

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#NatureTherapy

Mediterranean Flycatcher, balearica, Mallorca July 2025.

Widely abundant in the Cami de Es Ratxo.

#birding #mallorca #birdingmallorca #birdingspain

Iberian Lynx tracks

Great day out in #DoñanaNationalPark dipped Iberian Lynx, only paw prints 🐾 but saw a fantastic array of birdlife including Marbled Ducks, Collared Pratincoles, Bee-eaters, Short-toed Eagles and endless Black Kites! #birdingspain

Male Sardinian Warbler with its characteristic black head and red eye-ring, perched on a branch with a grub in his beak.

Sardinian Warbler, s'Albufera de Mallorca. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingSpain

Just had stunning views of a pair of Short-toad Eagles displaying over the Villa #mijas #andalusia #birdingspain

Spring migration is starting to build up now the sun is shining at #fuentedepiedra Andalusia Spain 🇪🇸 with lots of Gull-billed Terns arriving and such a treat to see both Alpine Swift and Collared Pratincole over the reserve today! #birdingspain

Purple Swamphen

Sqaucco Heron

Purple Heron

Kentish Plover

Some more birding highlights from a trip to Doñana. A fantastic place despite the clear degradation and intense agricultural pressures. #birding #birdingspain

My main focus on our long weekend to Spain was to look for things with Iberian in their name, including the spectacular Magpie, Green Woodpecker and Grey Shrike. Spanish Eagle also gave good views and is endemic to the region. @S_Barrell #BirdingSpain