Spent a lovely 3 days with family in Italy, got a lovely speeding ticket in France, and birded for a few days in Spain.  Below are a few of the new birds I’d seen.

Audouin’s Gull

Azure-winged Magpie

Black Redstart

Eurasian Hopoe

Little Stint

Pied Avocet

Stonechat

Spotless Starling

Eurasian Flamingo

Slender-billed Gull

Common Sandpiper

Spotted Eagle

Common Crane

Booted Eagle

Grey Wagtail

Fan-tailed Warbler

Marsh Harrier

Black Stork

White/Pied Wagtail

Chiffchaff

Griffon Vulture

Rock Pipit

Grey Heron

Eurasian Jay

Special Thanks are in order to John Edwards, who was nice enough to bird with me for two days in the Benidorm area.

One thing I realized birding in Spain is that ALL BIRDS ARE AFRAID OF YOU, GETTING CLOSE IS TOUGH.

Ciao for now