A VERY quiet month as all the summer visitors left by the end of the first week. The most common birds remaining are Grey and Yellow Wagtails searching for tasty morsels at the waters edge and large flocks of Goldfinch feasting on the thistle seed heads which abound on the flat flood plain at the valley bottom.

Obviously there are a great number of species of LBT’s ever present because of the diversity of habitats but it would take too long to identify all of them here. Worthy of mention are the daily sightings of Griffon Vultures which usually pass by at high altitude as they scan the entire Grazalema countryside for food.

On the 18th we had a spectacular view of 50 plus Vultures flying at tree top height around the flood plain. Pretty un-nerving when you consider these birds stand about 4 feet high and have a wingspan of 10 feet. The answer was a dead sheep which had met its demise overnight.

I am expecting the autumn migration to begin near the months end so my eyes are on the sky for the spectacle. Update in November.

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Andalucia Birdwatching - October 2009
Friday, 30 October 2009
A VERY quiet month as all the summer visitors left by the end of the first week. The most common birds remaining are Grey and Yellow Wagtails...

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