7:50
A very early start to arrive at Desembocadura del Guadalhorce before the heat hit was a great success, with some great species seen including Bee-eater, Slender-billed Gull, Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover, Flamingos, Hoopoe, Zitting Cisticola, some very cute Rosy-faced Lovebirds (escapees I believe). The best however, were a pair of Black-necked Grebes (year-tick), a single Black-crowned Night-heron (lifer), Great Reed Warbler (another lifer), and my favourite of all, the bird I was most hoping to see this holiday, the White-headed Duck, a third lifer of the excellent, and very successful, trip.
17:30
A Bonelli's Eagle briefly circling around the villa this afternoon added another lifer to this already brilliant day.
20:00
Dinner on the seafront this evening produced a massive number of Balearic Shearwaters, with a huge flock offshore. The highlight of the evening, was two Audioun's Gulls that flew past, a fifth lifer of the day.
What a day, 5 lifers, and 6 year ticks. Seeing the White Headed Ducks was brilliant, as I had really hoped to see them. The Bonelli's Eagle was also a great surprise, along with the Great Reed Warbler, which I hadn't expected to see.
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