El Estrecho Park Natural, Tráfico and La Janda, Cadiz Province, Spain.

Watching some amazing visible Migration before visiting La Janda.

Ebird List for Trafico, 30 Species.

Ebird List for La Janda, 44 Species.

Ricky and Derek at Tráfico.

Derek and I headed off down to La Linea where we picked up Ricky and said hello to his wife Sonia before heading to the watch point at Trafico, which was busy when we arrived at 09:30 but had thinned out to just us and Alejandro the Official recorder at the site for the day.

Our view for the day.

Whilst there we had and amazing time seeing huge amounts of European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus) with an absolute minimum of 4500 passing over us but I suspect the number was much closer to the 6700 official count by Alejandro.

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

Other species of Raptor included Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus), Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) and Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus), Short-toed Snake (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus) and Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas), Montagu's (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) and Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Red (Milano Real / Milvus milvus) and Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

Other species included Alpine (Vencejo Real / Apus melba), Common (Vencejo Común / Apus apus) and Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster) x500+, Northern Raven (Cuervo grande / Corvus corax), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Sand Martin (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Tawny Pipit (Bisbita Camprstre / Anthus campestris), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator) and at least 740 White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia).

Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).

Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).

Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).

Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).

Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).

Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus).

During the day we also saw Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x3, Iberian Scarce (Iphiclides feisthameli) and Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera), Southern Gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia) and Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus).

Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas).

Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus).

White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia).

At just after 17:00 we decided to move on to the north La Janda so after saying thanks and goodbye to Alejandro as he was the only person still there we headed off and Derek soon had us at the southern end of the road along the main Canal, during the drive along the track we saw White Storks, Little (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta) and Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus), good numbers of European Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur), Montagu's Harrier, Great Reed (Carricero Tordal / Acrocephalus arundinaceus) and Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), European Stonechat, Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Common Kestrel, Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia), Common Swift, Barn Swallow and Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum).

Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis).

Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis).

After several KM we turned right and took the track up to the farm a few more KMs on and then across the area of wild Olives and down to the Benalup road, during this part of the drive we had a very nice Short-toed Snake Eagle which was sat up on a Pylon, Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Western Marsh Harrier, Black Kite, Booted Eagle, Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), European Bee-eater, Woodchat Shrike, Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula) and European Goldfinch.

European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster).

Once we were out on the Benalup road we parked and spent some time checking the area adding Sardinian and Western Orphean Warbler (Curruca Mirlona Occidental / Curruca hortensis), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius) and Common Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago).

Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus).

During our visit to the area we also saw Banded Groundling (Brachythemis leucosticta) x15+, Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)  x30+ and a Large Psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus).

We made our way to a friend John's house where we had some food and a Beer/Cider or three and whilst we were sat on the terrace we heard a calling Tawny Owl (Cárabo Común / Strix aluco) before turning in.