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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Tarifa, August '23 - big stuff

European Honey-buzzard 

Big stuff? There was a lot of it, especially concerning raptors - as well as huge numbers of Black Kites (see last post) and masses of Griffon Vultures (see next), there were a great many Booted and Short-toed Eagles, plenty of Egyptian Vultures, a good showing of Montagu's Harriers, a Rüppell's Vulture, multiple Bonelli's Eagles, Ospreys, Black-winged Kite, Marsh Harriers, lots of Honey-buzzards, an interesting cirtensis-type Buzzard.....
Pale-morph Booted Eagle and Honey-buzzard 

 ... and not forgetting the storks, of course; huge, swirling masses of Whites, dramatically materialising from nowhere and regularly attempting crossings, and a good scattering of Blacks, often mixed with raptors in kettles rising above the land.
White (above) and Black (below) Storks
Greater Flamingos
Booted Eagle and Honey-buzzard
Honey-buzzard
Short-toed Eagle
Black Storks
Osprey
Egyptian Vulture