A day out and about in the fog, cloud and rain with Jayne, Santi and Howard.
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A view over Sad Hill.
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As usual I started the day with a walk with Patch and picked up a few species including Iberian Green (Pito Real / Picus sharpei) and Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Rock (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia) and Cirl Bunting (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus) and Great Tits (Carbonera Común / Parus major) as well as two very smart Roe Deer (Corzo / Capreolus capreolus) out on the fields.
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Sad Hill.
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After the walk we went up to the Sad Hill Cemetery where 51 years ago they filmed the classic movie the Good, the Bad and the Ugly a film I have always enjoyed. The area was wet and there was lots of low cloud but it was a great spot and with all the ancient Juniper trees surround the site it was very atmospheric.
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Santi and Patch.
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Later we went to a wood gorge where Santi showed us some cliffs with lots of
Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) and on the track there and back we also saw a
Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius),
Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) and a group of
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa).
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The entrance to Sad Hill.
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We then went to out second Good, the Bad and the Ugly location which was at the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza but unfortunately it was closed so we had a quick look around outside as it had started to drizzle.
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Sad Hill.
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Our next stop was in the village of Covarrubias, a very nice place on the river Arlanza where we had a very nice lunch, did some shopping and had a walk along the river.
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Patch having a sniff at Sad Hill.
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Later we went back to Santi's and had a quiet afternoon and a very nice evening meal.
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Sad Hill.
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Sad Hill.
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Ancient Juniper tree with Santi and Howard sheltering.
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| San Pedro de Arlanza Monastery. |
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| Covarrubias. |
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