Day 2, AM - Hoya de Linares
Our second day of the trip and this morning we are spending some time with a Lesser kestrels breeding colony. Lesser Kestrels visually not unlike the Kestrels seen in the UK the main difference being that are migratory and summer visitors to Europe and breed in colonies rather than solitary.
El Taray Map
Our location this morning is a raised tower overlook a traditional Spanish farm building roof with red and orange terracotta roll tiles which the Kestrels breed under, to the side there are are a few branched that Roller and Hoopoe breeding in the far end of the building land on from time to time.
Also present are quite a few jackdaws that hang around waiting for the kestrels to bring back food for the young which they promptly mug, bit like gulls mugging the Puffins on the Farn's.
Unfortunately we've only been present for about 30 minuets with the session brought to a close pretty quickly as about ten cars park up below the tower, it's a local bird ringing meeting !
We manage a few image shots before all the Kestrels depart off into the countryside...hey ho !
Lesser kestrel
Spotless Starling
The most common Starling on the visit in the region with literally thousands sat on wires or flocks in fields
Day 2, PM - Hide de Mochuelo
After a few hours rest up we are back out this this with Little Owls !...Little owls I can do these back home . The location is a farm ruin building which a pair of Little Owls have taken up residence, although it's passed 5.0pm the light is still harsh so quite challenging, still you have tho make the best of the situation.
Little Owl
Occasionally other visitors turn up, a Hoopoe and a couple of Rollers neither making for good images so I won't post any other than this portrait of the Roller.
European Roller
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