There is a pond to the north of Daimiel not far from the Tablas de Daimiel National Park called the Laguna de Navaseca. It’s not very big but is always full of life. It is a delightful place for any birder, or even one not so interested, who loves to […]
Tablas de Daimiel
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Garganey (Anas querquedula) A visit to the Tablas of Daimiel is a must for those interested in wetlands. It is one of the most unique and important wetlands of Europe and holds a special place for us here in La Mancha. Even though our wetlands are continuously under threat from […]
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) Recently in Hampshire, England a Spanish Sparrow has appeared and causing quite a stir. A twitch it´s called. Twitching is a term used to describe the “pursuit of a previously located bird” according to Wikipedia. Basically when someone sees a bird not normally seen in an […]
It was a fantastic week last week. I visited Cabañeros to see the Berrea, or deer rut, and also Fuencaliente where the hills were alive with their bellows. At the Laguna de Navaseca there were four Ruff, one of which was in an unusual breeding to non-breeding plumage, six Black-tailed […]
I´m talking about birds and people. Las Saturday I had the pleasure of a trip around las Tablas with Darío from DestinosManchegos, a tour operator in Daimiel. I was brought along to see how they give their tours as they have asked me to give one in English later in […]
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. The call the Squacco Heron the Garcilla Cangrejera in Spanish, which means the Crabbing Little Heron, more or less. In the Tablas at the moment there is an abundance of fish and crustaceans which have proliferated due to […]
Las Tablas, a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Recently it has emerged that the waters entering the National Park of the Tablas of Daimiel are contaminated from untreated urban waste water causing widespread destruction of the aquatic plants within the park. Both the WWF and CSIC (the Higher […]
Me getting interviewed for the telly. We´ll see if I get aired as I´m a bit rustic looking but I had a pretty good spiel about the Red-knobbed Coots in the park. Now I just need to improve my fluency. Update 04 Sep. 2012: Here’s the video clip.
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Well after last Fridays tragic accident involving the paralysis of my 40D I bought a 7D and took it to the Tablas yesterday. What a great day. There were White-headed ducks, the Crested Coots, a Moustached Warbler which […]