Ebro Delta, Spain, 23rd - 26th April, 2014

Day, 2        25th April


We are at the Punta de la Banya at just after dawn !

Any repeat of yesterday is completely out the window !

The wind is blowing, fairly constant, into our face, waves breaking on the bay,
A few Slender-bill distant, always facing away !
No photography this morning !

Move on !  We leave the Delta and head for Els Ports de Beseit, Tortosa, then took the road up Mont Cara.

Very scenic but very few birds !

Griffin Vulture, 5
Black Kite
Eagle, suspect Booted
Coal Tit and a Mistle Thrush


16.00 hours, we returned to the fishing harbour at Sant Carles de Rapida

Cormorant

Yellow-legged Gull,          2c / 1st s

Yellow-legged Gull,          3c / 2nd s

Audouin's Gull

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Day 3

We are at the Punta de la Banya at just after dawn !

Today, it is a bit windy !

                         Yellow-legged Gull, adult

Slender-billed Gull

Little Egret

Slender-billed Gull

about 11.00 hours, we headed off towards a steppe region near Lleida

We spent the afternoon checking out between Aspa, Alfes and Artesa de Lleida

nothing close for a photo !

Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting
Reed Bunting

Greenfinch,
Serin
Linnet
Red-legged Partridge

Jackdaw
Chough, 2

Calandra Lark, lots

then on to The Panta d'Utkesa and Embassament d e Utxesa, a big reedbed, near Lleida

Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier

Great Reed Warbler
Reed Warbler

Coot, 1
Mute Swan

                         Night Heron

on route back to Sant Carles de la Rapida,

to finish and make our day, a Short-toed Eagle circled the car, a quick stop and a grab shot

                         Short-toed Eagle