Lanzarote, a round up Friday 25th May 2018
Just returned from a "family" holiday on the Spanish Island of Lanzarote. A really interesting location and some good birds and volcanoes The weather was mixed with a constant NE wind (the trade winds) and heavy cloud cover for most if not all of every day - the weather at home was much better as I kept hearing... A respectable bird list of 22 birds with the specialities discovered on a tour with a local Eco guiding company. New birds for me included, HOUBARA BUSTARD, CREAM COLOURED COURSER, LESSER SHORT TOED LARK AND SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE. I also had good views of BARBARY FALCON, ( an adult and a well grown chick) A selection of "record shots" below. Houbara Bustard Cream Coloured Courser Southern Grey Shrike Barbary Falcon chick The scenery is amazing with over 200 inactive volcano cones, [the whole of the Canary Islands complex is still considered volcanically active] and extensive lava fields as well as an interesting "desert