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Extremadura May 2010 a report in .pdf format (783kB) by Niels Riis

In fields at the start of the road, we spotted a group of Great Bustards, 22 in total, some of which flew across the road giving good views...Alan Jack reports.

Madrid Province (pdf file) March 2008, Jan van der Laan

There were many highlights: excellent views of Spanish Imperial and Bonelli’s Eagles, Black Storks, Eagle Owls and three species of vulture amid the superb scenery of Monfrague; both bustards and both sandgrouse on the plains and, of course, White-rumped Swift...Ian Kinley reports.

We drove a little further and found a Purple Swamp-Hen in the reeds and an obliging Zitting Cisticola, which uncharacteristically posed for a few minutes in front of us...Ken Reeves & Neil Glenn report.

From the visitor centre we saw only a small group of about 200 Greater Flamingo’s. But in that small group 2 Lesser Flamingo’s were picked out easily! What a start of the holidays!...Sander Bot reports

Extremadura July-August 2006

Ok is it just me or does anyone else hate these guides that say birding in July and August is useless? Isn’t this the only time to go for people who are tied to school holidays?...Michael Binns reports.

Some Great bustards may be only 200 m from the road....Sitting unobtrusively in the county for hours is often more rewarding than zigzagging around for a new tick. (I DID see the eye colour of a Black-shouldered Kite and a Spanish Imperial Eagle!) Lutz Lücker reports

Central Spain 28-30 May 2005

I have had an ambition for some time to try to see all the regularly breeding and wintering birds in Europe, and over the years I have whittled down the number I have left to see to just 11. I therefore decided to make a short trip over to Central Spain in order to try to tick off two of these, namely Little Bustard and Western Orphean Warbler....Gruff Dodd reports

I decided to attempt a two area trip in a very short space of time (six days) first birding the typical Extremadura areas followed by a brief visit to the Donana area in Andalucia. Hopefully this report provides some up-to-date 'gen' and shows what the independent birder can achieve with only a limited time-frame...Nigel Voaden reports

Extremadura 24th March-April 1st 2005

Having nothing special to "tick" off in the Extremadura area, my main aim was to get GOOD views of certain raptors and steppe birds. As 99% of the area is fenced in, many birds have a very short flight distance. Some Great Bustards were only 200 m from the road...Lutz Lücker reports

In a boom moment of activity of Sandgrouse and Bustards, nine Dotterels flew past very fast, and we heard several Collared Pratincoles....Cristian Jensen reports for Birdseekers tours.

Extramadura, Spain 18 May until 25 May 2004

This report covers my short trip to Spain to do some easy birding with my girlfriend Susanne Jacops. I could see 3 new birds which are Western Olivaceous warbler, Rufous-tailed Bushrobin and Dupont's Lark. We succeeded in the last species but the 2 former are not so easy in the Extramadura....Tom Goossens reports.

Our first stop was Embalse de Arroyocampo. In the reed-bed east of the road we easily found 1 Purple Swamphen, and heard a Savi's Warbler singing. A group of Vultures overhead included 5 Black Vultures. Many other birds around this good site included 2 Gull-billed Terns, Booted Eagle and Egyptian Vulture...Ben Miller reports

Extremadura April 16th-26th 2003

Having nothing special to "tick" off in the Extremadura area, my main aim was to get GOOD views of certain raptors and steppe birds. As 99% of the area is fenced in, many birds have a very short flight distance. Some Great bustards were only 150 m from the road.... Sitting unobtrusively in the county for hours is often more rewarding than zigzagging around for a new tick...Lutz Lücker reports

Extremadura 28th May to 7th June 2001

We found everything in Monfrague very easy to see and could easily have left the area after three or four days, though we had pre-booked seven nights at Torrejon and, in any case, did not fancy travelling any great distance to a new location. Other birders would doubtless have done it differently. Almaraz would have provided a suitable base to explore all the sites we visited, entering Monfrague from the other end of the park, though Torrejon undoubtedly had more character...Ian Kinley reports

Extremadura April 11th-19th 2001

Having nothing special to "tick" off in the Extremadura area, my main aim was to get GOOD views of certain raptors and steppe birds. As 99% of the area is fenced in, many birds have a very short flight distance. Some Great bustards were only 100 m from the road. Sitting unobtrusively in the county for hours is often more rewarding than zigzagging around for a new tick. (I DID see the sparkle in an Imperial Eagle's eye AND the eye colour of a Black-shouldered Kite!)...Lutz Lücker reports

Extremadura, Spain 29 January – 4 February 2001

The first main stop was at Embalse de Arrocampo (Arroyocampo in Muddeman), in glorious afternoon sunshine. Here the group were treated to extremely close views of Purple Gallinule, accompanied by their unusual calls, plus those of Water Rail. A low Black Vulture gave superb views, and the first Hoopoeof the trip put in an appearance. Disturbance amongst the Lapwings, Golden Plover and starling flocks led to the sighting of a Peregrine, while two separate Marsh Harriers also flew over...Steve Rowland reports

This short birding trip to the Madrid area of Central Spain and to Extremadura was made by Mike Ball and Stephen Mawby with the express intention of each seeing up to six needed species for their Western Palearctic lists.

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