Update from Spain in Autumn

Oli has just returned from our inaugural Spain in Autumn tour. In total we recorded 200 species on our tour, a great number for this time of year.  

Highlights included 18 species of birds of prey, plenty of visible migration including thousands of seabirds and even a group of Greater Flamingo migrating over the sea. We also scored a great number of iconic Iberian species including Marbled Duck, White-headed Duck, Great Bustard, Little Bustard, Little Swift, Northern Bald Ibis, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Iberian Grey Shrike, Iberian Magpie, Mediterranean Short-toed Lark, Western Orphean Warbler, and Black Wheatear. 

It was also a great tour for rarities with Elegant Tern and Ruppell's Vulture both seen and we also enjoyed multiple Cetacean species on our trip out into the Strait of Gibraltar. Of course we also sampled the finest cuisine in the area all under glorious sunny skies and warm evenings. 

Check out the eBird trip report here: https://ebird.org/tripreport/274039