Flying High!

Monday, 17 October 2016

A few of the remaining September 2016 Algarvian images.

Images taken at Lagoa dos Salgados

Sea Daffodil

The Gulls were after the figs growing on the trees. A tasty meal if you like figs!

Bottoms up

That's better!

Clouded Yellow butterfly

Lang's Short-tailed Blue butterfly

Long-tailed Blue butterfly

Common Darter dragonfly

Emperor dragonfly

Long Skimmer

Wheatears on typical perches.

Stonechat

Quinta do Lago

Purple Swamphens and Pond Turtles

Little Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Moorish Gecko

One of many stunning sunsets seen during the holiday. This one was taken overlooking

Galé .

Finally my Star find of the holiday! An Iberian Grey Shrike. A distant sighting but nonetheless an exciting one!

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Bird sightings, Algarve , Portugal. September 2016.

I have sorted a few images to post, a few more will be added when time allows. :-)

Wheatear, such a smart looking bird!

Black-headed Weaver, seen at Quinta do Lago. A little ray of sunshine!

Black-winged Stilts (the leading Stilt is a juvenile) and a Glossy Ibis at Lagoa dos Salgados.

Gadwall.

White Storks and Glossy Ibis. Both species were seen in good numbers.

A lonesome Golden Plover!

Hoopoe! A little beauty!

Little Bittern on the lookout for a meal!

Digging and delving!

Practising the splits?

Purple Swamphen.

Purple Swamphens enjoying a walk about, they are regularly seen on the lake at Quinta do Lago and appear to be more confiding

Common Snipe and Black-winged stilts.

Crested Lark enjoying the sunshine.

Spoonbills, another species seen in good numbers.

This Coot had just been thrown some bread and was immediately harassed by the Gulls!

All for now. Thank you for viewing.

Sunday, 9 October 2016

Bird Ringing in Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. 27/09/2016

During our Algarve holiday we enjoyed a splendid days guided birding with June and Peter of http://jupiterbirding.blogspot.co.uk/

A visit to Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura was a real treat as a team of British Bird Ringers had arrived to ring the birds in the Parque. The birds were not at all distressed and were released very quickly after being weighed and rung etc! As we watched the ringing a Booted Eagle and Marsh Harrier passed overhead and the sun shone brightly!

A Spotted Flycatcher was perched in a tree close by us and was unsuccessfully trying to catch the Monarch Butterfly that was chancing it luck by repeatedly flying in the vicinity of the Flycatcher and a Swallowtail was also a welcome sighting though it did not hang around to tease the Flycatcher!

A few images taken on an interesting and informative morning with the friendly and welcoming British Ringers.

Black-headed Weaver