This mornings aim was to visit El Hondo (as we never made it yesterday) and try to photograph the Montagu's Harriers which are usually seen by the North Gate. Once again we were waylaid by the sight of several flooded fields en-route. We were determined to make it to Hondo, and so forced ourselves to give each field a quick scan and move on.
The field that these pictures were taken in was just too good to miss. The water had reached the middle by the time we passed it and it was alive with birds. Monty's were instantly put on hold as we parked up enjoyed a couple of hours photographing and watching these birds.
There is a narrow canal to the right of the field where the Night Heron and Great Egret sat on the wall (at different times of course). To the left and in front of the flooded field are smaller areas of land with low growth vegetation. Around the fields there are telegraph wires and mature palm trees, which provided such a mixed environment, we had the opportunity to see different species of birds without moving from the car. Full list of species below the pictures.
Night Heron
Southern Grey Shrike
Common Sandpiper
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
and again ............
and one more ...........
Purple Heron
Med Gull
Collared Pratincole
This field is about the size of a football pitch and was flooded yesterday morning. With so many good vantage points we were able to watch the birds for 2 hours totally undisturbed.
Species List
Purple Heron
Cattle Egret
Night Heron
Grey Heron
Great Egret
Little Egret
Glossy Ibis 12
Yellow Legged Gull
Med Gull
Gull Billed Tern
Little Tern
Whiskered Tern
Common Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper 2
Ringed Plover
Black Winged Stilt
Collared Pratincole
Southern Grey Shrike
Great Reed Warbler
Fan Tailed Warbler
Moustached Warbler
Sardinian Warbler
Golden Oriole
Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Bee eater
Spotless Starling
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