Mediterranean birds
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I would argue that birds make the Mediterranean for a natural historian, especially in southern Spain. Here, the pinch-point of the Straits of Gibraltar focus migrant birds through a narrow channel, so that during the Spring and Autumn the diversity of species is unparalleled in western Europe. Species range from vultures and eagles to warblers and hirundines, and a visit to this area is a must for anyone interested in wildlife. My personal favourites are the griffon vultures, just for sheer, impressive size.
There are images here of:
Cory's shearwater
Serin
Osprey
Audouin's gull
Black-winged stilt
Greater flamingo
Pied avocet
Sardinian warbler
Chough
Lesser kestrel
Corn bunting
Barn swallow
Booted eagle
Griffon vulture
Yellow-legged gull
Crested lark
Thekla lark
White stork
Black kite
Woodchat shrike
House bunting
Stonechat
I would argue that birds make the Mediterranean for a natural historian, especially in southern Spain. Here, the pinch-point of the Straits of Gibraltar focus migrant birds through a narrow channel, so that during the Spring and Autumn the diversity of species is unparalleled in western Europe. Species range from vultures and eagles to warblers and hirundines, and a visit to this area is a must for anyone interested in wildlife. My personal favourites are the griffon vultures, just for sheer, impressive size.
There are images here of:
Cory's shearwater
Serin
Osprey
Audouin's gull
Black-winged stilt
Greater flamingo
Pied avocet
Sardinian warbler
Chough
Lesser kestrel
Corn bunting
Barn swallow
Booted eagle
Griffon vulture
Yellow-legged gull
Crested lark
Thekla lark
White stork
Black kite
Woodchat shrike
House bunting
Stonechat