After a busy first few days to our trip, we fancied our fourth day being a bit more relaxed. We spent the morning at Faro de Toston just north of our apartment in El Cotillo.
It was the most productive site for waders we visited during the week, with over 60
Ringed Plover and 20
Kentish Plover on the various small beaches. Other waders were 3
Whimbrel, a
Grey Plover, 2
Turnstone, 5
Common Sandpiper and 3
Dunlin. Some showy
Berthelot's Pipits were around the point, along with 2
Trumpeter Finches and 4
Sandwich Terns.
For the afternoon we drove to the Fimapaire Valley, just east of La Oliva. We didn't expect very much here but had a nice surprise when I found a
Yellow-browed Warbler in a small patch of willows in the west end of the valley. A flock of 40+
Spanish Sparrows and several
Hoopoes were also in the willows.
The valley was good for
Laughing Doves with several flying around the various goat farms.
Southern Grey Shrikes were easy to see and flyovers included an
Egyptian Vulture,
Ruddy Shelduck and a group of 11
Pallid Swifts.
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| Yellow-browed Warbler |
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| Southern Grey Shrikes - adult and juvenile |
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| Berthelot's Pipit |
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| Kentish Plover |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Laughing Dove |
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| Barbary Ground Squirrel |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler habitat |
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