Heading back to Britain.

Early start for my trip back to Britain.

Ebird List for Pinos de Alhaurín.

UK, Day One. 

 

I was up at 03:30 and soon down in Alhaurín de la Torre where I was met by good friends Barbara and Derek Etherton at there House where I was leaving my car for the time I was back in the UK.

Derek was on the roadside when I arrived and told me to listen as he was had a couple of Tawny Owls (Cárabo Común / Strix aluco) calling to each other, a good start to the day.

Sunrise at 30,000+ feet.

After parking Derek kindly dropped me down to Malaga Airport and I was soon through security and the flight took off on time meaning I was in Birmingham Airport just after 0915 local time. The flight went by quickly as I chatted to a very nice lady in the seat next to me quite a bit of it, my first bird in the UK was a Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone) at the side of the runway as we taxied in.

There was no queue at passport control so I got to Birmingham International in time to get the train into Birmingham New Street an hour earlier than expected, which gave me lots of time to get a Pastie for breakfast and a much needed coffee from the Cornish Pasty shop, I enjoyed the Pasty down on the platform (the Coffee was garbage but it is the UK😟😟😟😟 and its nothing like the Coffee is at home 😋😋😋😋), before getting on the train to Albrighton and hour earlier as well.

The Pasty was a very nice breakfast but the Coffee was, well crap.

During the trip to Albrighton I saw Feral (Paloma Bravía / Columba livia) and Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus) and House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).

Mom and John were at the Station to meet me so I was soon settled into their place and chilled out for the rest of the day seeing Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis), Coal Tit  (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater) and Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii) in the garden.