2020-07-20 08:33
The early morning air is cold, very cold and the clouds are sweeping over the mountain tops, filling the valleys and ravines below. It felt wild as Griffon Vultures swirled in the thermals a… Read More
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A blog about traveling and birding across Europe. A must blog for Motor home travellers birdwatchers and lovers of nature and the wild.
2019-04-15 05:34
Back in, 2014 we made an excursion to try and find Bald-Headed Ibis sometimes referred to as a Waldrapp. This would entail a visit Vejer de la Frontera, in the Cadiz province of Sp… Read More
2018-03-19 20:56
The Bassin d'Arcachon, affectionately known by the locals as "le Bassin" situated south of Bordeaux, in the département of the Gironde on the Atlantic Southwest coast of France&n&hell…Read More
2018-03-11 16:56
One of the most enthralling wildlife experiences in Europe and the World is taking place. The Crane migration is underway, they are passing North back to their breeding grounds.Their deep tr… Read More
2018-03-04 22:59
Early Sunday morning and it was trying hard to snow, the "Rooster has sung" and the rising sun flooding light across the Laguna de Gallocanta and the Ermita del Buen Acuerdo.We wer… Read More
2018-02-27 20:24
The Hawfinch, a strikingly large and charismatic bird but shy and elusive spending much of its time high in the treetops of broad-leafed woodland and avoiding the open groun… Read More
2018-02-27 20:13
We are still in Spain and on our way to see a giant, the alluring Sierra de Cazorla which is Spains largest protected area.Having spent the weekend in Sta Elena high in the Desfiladero de De… Read More
2018-02-22 21:56
You could say that we had “entered Sierra de Andújar through the back door.” From the former coal-mining town of Puertollano, we climbed slowly higher, the open cast minin… Read More
2018-02-21 14:48
It was January and the Winter days were short, we had left Zaragoza later than planned heading West towards Madrid where we would be turning South. As the road climbed higher and fresh… Read More
2018-02-20 09:38
With the Portuguese hilltop town of Marvão high above us, our road turned left and we soon passed seamlessly into Spain, heading towards Valencia de Alcántara, Shortly after th… Read More
2018-02-11 21:02
The Hawfinch, a strikingly large and charismatic bird but shy and elusive spending much of its time high in the treetops of broad-leafed woodland and avoiding the open groun… Read More
2017-09-07 21:32
Puebla de Sanabria is a small town in the North Eastern area of Zamora province in Spain, it is also one of Zamora's oldest settlements. It is here that we had been Wolf watching a… Read More
2017-07-03 21:42
We had driven north from Vila Velha de Ródão with its towering cliffs known as the Portas do Ródão, where we had spent the night. The following morning we dr… Read More
2017-07-03 10:29
The sky had started to turn into a wonderful vermillion glow, it was getting late and time for us to leave our road and rest for the night.We were in the North of Castilla y León… Read More
2017-06-24 18:13
Travelling North we had left the heavy rains of Spain and Portugal's Algarve behind us. With no hurry to our journey, we passed along the many small and winding roads enjoying the scen… Read More
2017-04-30 16:32
Leaving Veja de Frontera and the Bald-Headed Ibises, we started out in the direction of Cadiz, stopping for lunch at the small port of Sancti Petri. The view and weather were fabulous.We by… Read More
2017-04-27 17:54
It was mid-February, the weather had been beautiful in our region, in the Southwest of Franceand time for us to get back on the road! The morning was hazy sun, and low mist, time for a… Read More
2017-04-20 11:20
Back in, 2014 we made an excursion to try and find Bald-Headed Ibis at Vejer de la Frontera in Cadiz province in Spain, with impetus on first trying to find some, and then photogra… Read More
2017-04-17 09:04
Playa de Los Lances or better known as Tarifa beach, this huge width of beach stretching some three kilometres along the Southernmost coast on the Costa de la Luz. Mainland Africa just acros… Read More
2017-04-16 21:45
It was mid-February, the weather had been beautiful in our region, in the Southwest of Franceand time for us to get back on the road! The morning was hazy sun, and low mist, time for a… Read More
2017-01-17 20:50
As we have said before, this is a great place to spent some time. With the weather looking good, albeit the morning fog we set off for a days birdwatching. http://www.reserve-ornitholog… Read More
2017-01-13 23:02
We parted company with the Rio Douro at Barca d'Alva and climbed up on to theplanalto - tableland - of the Beira Alto. This area of Portugal is strewn with boulders and feels… Read More
2017-01-11 23:01
This is a super place for a few days of birdwatching, situated in the municipality ofMiranda do Douro, in North East Portugal. The park was set up to preserve the landscape along w… Read More
2017-01-10 21:35
Sometimes good comes from bad, our planned visit, to the Parque natural Somiedo had to be curtailed, this being due to the rotten weather that arrived shortly after us. We had a lunch o… Read More
2016-12-29 10:20
By the following lunch time, we hand made it to the Castillo de Los Rojas.The road had become, very narrow, and steep, we had to evaluate our onward journey. We decided, over… Read More
2016-12-21 23:03
Today was the shortest day, the Winter Solstice, and we had a very strange sunrise. It came in a week that had seen beautiful sunrises, and misty starts to the days.When I took the phot… Read More
2016-12-19 14:46
Having seen an Iberian Wolf, we had felt on a high, but we also realised, a Brown Bear would not be walking out in front of us anytime soon!We had headed on for a night stop at Aguilar… Read More
2016-12-17 22:54
By the following lunch time, we hand made it to the Castillo de Los Rojas.The morning's journey, had found us winding ever higher, and higher, on a very narrow road.The Castillo, m… Read More
2016-12-15 23:30
We continued, across La Rioja headed for Vincente de Sonsierra, and our night stop.From there we would head on towards the Puerto del Paramo de Masa.We are going to look for Iberian Wol… Read More
2016-12-13 23:13
Purple Herons behind us, from beautiful sunshine to pouring rain, everything had changed as we headed out to find Sotos along the río Ebro.Sotos, are areas of the river where Popular… Read More
2016-12-02 21:27
Late March, perfect Spring weather, another visit to the Laguna de Pitallas, this time our hope of seeing Eurasian Bitterns. A few years before, Pitallas had produced two flying Bitterns on… Read More
2016-11-18 23:18
Standing like a Space Rocket, as it dwarfed the Portsmouth skyline, the Emirates Spinnaker tower.Caught in the early morning light.Watching over this busy Port.All manner of ferries com… Read More
2016-11-18 23:15
A glance at Winter.A collection of photographs captured throughout January and early February.Sunrise over the Dronne river valley.The mist concentrated as the sun warms the air.The sun had… Read More
2016-11-18 23:05
The end of February sees thousands of Common Cranes flying North through our area of France. The Skeins filling the skies, and their wonderful verbal calls (the call of lost souls)… Read More
2016-01-19 23:55
Following our memorable time spent in the high Pyrenees with the wonderful Lammergeier Vultures, the weather had thrown rain, sleet and snow at us. We had spent time exploring Ainsa before c… Read More
2016-01-18 23:07
We were recently asked if we planned our trips, or did we just set off? Well yes, we do plan them and usually they have a habit of diversifying as we travel. This Autumn trip below was… Read More
2016-01-05 16:18
“Where”! we hear you call. Lübeck is minutes from the former Eastern Germany, today of course there is no border just a roadside information board marking… Read More
2016-01-05 16:17
We had arrived in Schleswig-Holstein the most Northern of sixteen German states.The town of Schleswig was our destination for the next two day’s. The Hed… Read More
2016-01-04 16:02
We had come to the end of our journey through Sweden. We had decided on visiting Ale's Stones at Kåsehuvud, high above the tiny fishing harbour of Kåseberga. A piercin… Read More
2015-10-12 19:37
From our night stop at Grüsgard harbour, we are close to the roosting site of thousands of Barnacle Geese.As the evening light fades, they start to arrive.All day we have seen huge floc… Read More
2015-10-12 19:06
It was another glorious morning out on the Island of Öland. The road takes us north through avenues of Birch trees. The route kept us close to the shore line. Öland has the be… Read More
2015-10-06 18:27
Making our way south we stop at the delightful town of Kalmar Here we find, standing alone on its own island the beautiful Kalmar Slott (Kalmar Castle). Built in the 14th century i… Read More
2015-08-23 20:29
Before arriving at Oxelösund we made a long trip down the eastern coast of Sweden passing Stockholm, enjoying the peace of the countryside and the change in weather conditions.Hooper sw… Read More
2015-08-06 11:47
As evening draws down on Monday, it looked like there maybe a welcome relief from the heat humidity and burning sun. It is now official that this is the longest period of drought across our… Read More
2015-07-31 21:13
Friday the 20th of March we have just watched the partial eclipse of the sun through the swirling grey clouds. Three days later and five countries behind us we are in Denmark. First we trave… Read More
2015-06-01 21:27
The Gulf of Roses, stretches from L'Escala around to Roses, halfway around you find the Parc Natural Dels Aiguamolls de L'Emporda. It is a important wetland reserve that was set up in 1983 t… Read More
2015-03-20 10:24
Captured these pics a few minutes ago. I guess they need no further explanation.Now starting our road trip for the Arctic Circle Read More
2015-03-20 09:31
Early morning walking through the salt pans towards the sea, bird song fills the fresh morning air. High above another aeroplane full of tourists descends into Faro airport, the moon i… Read More
2015-03-19 00:33
Throughout the length of coastline that forms Pais Valencia and Murcia, there are many important wetland sites, shallow lagoons (albuferes). Today they have declined hugely, due to tour… Read More
2015-03-14 21:50
Having left the Donana late in the day we head South to Chipiona, on the Costa de Luz (the windy coast). Here we know a small beach where we can stop for the night. The wind blows in true fo… Read More
2015-03-14 21:50
Having left the Donana late in the day we head South to Chipiona, on the Costa de Luz (the windy coast). Here we know a small beach where we can stop for the night. The wind blows in true fo… Read More
2015-03-12 20:51
The Donana National park, occasionally referred to as the Marismas del Guadalquivir, situated in Spain's Andalusia, sharing the provinces of Huelva and Seville. The highest point above sea l… Read More
2015-03-11 20:33
The Ria Formosa natural park covers a area of 170 km square. It is made up by a system of barrier islands, with outlets to the open sea. In the Spring and Autumn this area makes a very impor… Read More
2015-03-06 20:41
A walk along the wide sandy beach of Altura on the Eastern Algarve is always rewarding, especially following a storm, today there has been no storm but there is a interesting sky and light.S… Read More
2015-03-05 19:20
Our journey to Castro Verde out on the cereal growing steppe land of the Alentejo, will need a night stop, we decide to head for the Barragem (reservoir) Monte da Rocha.For many a year we ha… Read More
2015-02-25 21:00
The storms of yesterday seem to have abated, the morning bright, we take an early morning walk across the cliffs. The scrub bushes are full of Sardinian Warblers as the breeding season is un… Read More
2015-02-20 23:13
We have visited friends in Lagos on Portugal's Algarve coast, the time spent with our friends was great, but now it is time to get back to nature. We have not visited the west coast of Portu… Read More
2015-02-20 09:27
It is time to start the journey home. Our Autumn trip nearly behind us but we have such good memories of Switzerland, Italy and Spain, not to be forgotten, also our journey through southern… Read More
2015-02-09 20:04
The Gulf of Roses, stretches from L'Escala around to Roses, halfway around you find the Parc Natural Dels Aiguamolls de L'Emporda. It is a important wetland reserve that was set up in 1983 t… Read More
2015-02-09 19:35
The alarm clock has us up and on the road early. By breakfast time we have passed between Turin and Milan. Far out to our right we have had amazing views of the snow capped Alps, especially… Read More
2015-02-08 12:22
I had read that Mantua between Verona and Venice was the most romantic city in the World, according to Aldous Huxley, with it's skyline of domes, towers and surrounded by three lakes. We arr… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We had arrived in Schleswig-Holstein the most Northern of sixteen German states.The town of Schleswig was our destination for the next two day’s. The Hed… Read More
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