La Janda, Barbate, Vejer de la Frontera, La Janda in Cadiz Province and Finca Molina in Malaga Province, Spain.

A windy days birding with John, 81 species in difficult conditions.

Ebird List for La Janda, 48 species.

Ebird List for Barbate, 41 species.

Ebird List for Vejer, 2 species.

Ebird List for La Janda again, 41 species.

Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia).

After breakfast we headed off down to the coast, then up the motorway passed Los Barios, across to Benalup where we entered the La Janda area via a track in the North bu we were not confident that we would see much as the wind was extremely strong and gusty.

Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta).

On the way there we saw Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia).

Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus).

Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus).

On the track in we picked up Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), 6x Eurasian Spoonbills (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia), Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), 3x Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus), Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius), Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago), Meadow (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) and Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta).

Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita).

Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita).

Passed the turning up to the wild Olives woods and continued on towards Finicas, on the way we picked up Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra) and Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata).

Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita).

Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita).

We returned to the turning up to the Olive fields, on our way over to the road along the main canal we saw Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus), 2x Common Buzzards (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Spotless (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and 5x Common Starlings (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and Serins (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).

Friar's Cowl (Arisarum vulgare).

It was quiet along the canal as the wind was at it's strongest there but we still managed to pick up Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita) and masses of Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus).

Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis).

We left La Janda at the Southern entrance and headed up to the Marismas de Barbate, on the way we saw quite a few more Barn Swallows and as some as we arrived at the Lagoons more Crag Martin's along with House Martin's (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) and 2x Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus) which flew inland quickly.

Stitchwort species?????

Out on the Lagoons we added Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta), Ruff (Combatiente / Philomachus pugnax), Grey Plover (Chorlito Gris / Pluvialis squatarola), Kentish (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus) and Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula), Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa), Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres), Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba), Little Stint (Correlimos Menudo / Calidris minuta), Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina), Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus), Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia), Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos), 2x Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna), Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis) and 2x Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba).

Southern Blue (Polyommatus celina).

Around the margins we also saw Calandra (Calandria / Melanocorypha calandra) and Thekla Larks (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae), Friar's Cowl (Arisarum vulgare) and Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis) before we had something to eat at a nearby bar and then went for a walk out onto the beach, on the way out we saw a rather worn Southern Blue (Polyommatus celina) and several Northern Gannets (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus).

Barbate Beach.

Barbate Beach.

Next we headed off to the cliffs below the town of Vejer de la Frontera where we saw 4 of the Northern Bald Ibis (Ibis Eremita / Geronticus eremita) from the reintroduction scheme.

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

We dropped back down to La Janda and went back along the main canal from the Northern end and then retraced our way back across the site to Benalup finishing the list for the off the patch birds with Pheasant (Faisán Vulgar / Phaisanus colchicus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus), Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus) and an immature Golden Eagle (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos).

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

Back at Finca Molina we finished the day list off with Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus).