Spent the rest of yesterday afternoon at the villa! With the temperatures soaring to 40C in the late afternoon it was far to uncomfortable to be out and about.
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| Kestrel - Not happy with a Booted Eagle which just arrived over his patch! |
So Dave and I just relaxed in the shade watching the many
Common Swift overhead, plus a couple of
Red-rumped Swallow, which drift around the place for most of the day, likely nesting nearby.
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| Booted Eagle over the villa.. |
Sky watching is always a treat here, with the mountains to the west and the Mediterranean just down below, we're never disappointed. First a
Short-toed Eagle drifted over, followed not long after by a
Booted Eagle. A local
Kestrel perching up to keep an eye on what he was up too.
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| Booted Eagle on the lookout! |
The Booty hung around for a while, possibly the same bird which we saw earlier in the day with a huge prey before dropping down out of view. Other birds of note:
Sardinian Warbler,
Common Crossbill,
Serin and
Blackcap. In the evening
Scops Owl and
Tawny Owl!
