9:00
A walk this morning produced much of the usuals, with plenty of Spotless Starling, Goldfinch, Serin, Sardinian Warblers, Spotted Flycatcher, at least two Turtle Doves, and a few Thekla Lark. The Serin and Sardinan Warblers showed very well allowing for some slightly better photos.
14:00
A shopping trip down in Torrox produced plenty of Swifts, along with a single Monk Parakeet.
18:10
A Booted Eagle was flying around in the valley, being mobbed by a Kestrel, before flying north out of view.
20:00
A walk this evening produced some well showing Spotted Flycatchers, a few Turtle Doves, plenty of Serin, Sardinian Warbler, and a distant bird which I am pretty certain was Eleanor's Falcon, but I haven't made my mind up yet- it had relatively long, slim wings, and seemed too large, and wrong wing shape for Kestrel, and too slim for a stocky Peregrine.
And with that, the third day comes to a close. Another day, another great birding experience, with plenty of rare British birds- that are delightfully common here- and a probable lifer on the front of Eleanor's Falcon, just need to make my mind up on whether I have enough to count it or not!
Update- upon review, I have decided to count the Eleonora's Falcon due to the simple fact that it can't really be anything else!I
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