{"id":1955,"date":"2026-05-14T00:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2026-05-14T00:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:48:13","slug":"one-week-birding-in-early-may-3rd-10th-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/one-week-birding-in-early-may-3rd-10th-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"One Week Birding in Early May  3rd -10th May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured Photograph: <strong>Western Bonelli\u2019s Warbler<\/strong><br><br>We spent one week in early May staying at the apartment and also near Cadiz. We had mixed weather with wind and rain showers later in the week. Winds were predominantly from the west for much of the time which meant that migrating raptors were mainly visible east of Algeciras and frequently visible from the balcony!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>European Honey Buzzard<\/strong> migration was exceptional for the first few days with nearly 1,000 individuals recorded and several flying close to the apartment and up the river. A total of 142 bird species were recorded as well as a number of butterflies and orchids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights of the trip included a fantastic array of species. We saw a number of butterflies, including many <strong>Painted Ladies, Provence Orange Tips<\/strong>, <strong>Wall Browns, Speckled Woods, Spanish Festoons, Clouded Yellows, Meadow Browns, Bath Whites, Cleopatras,<\/strong> and <strong>Knapweed Fritillaries<\/strong>. We also recorded <strong>Yellow Bee Orchids<\/strong>. We recorded notable sightings such as <strong>Rufous Bushchat, 11 Marbled Ducks, White-headed Duck, Turtle Doves,<\/strong> and <strong>Red-necked Nightjar<\/strong>. Waterbirds and seabirds were well represented with <strong>Audouin\u2019s Gull, Gull-billed Terns, Whiskered Tern, Cory\u2019s Shearwaters, Balearic Shearwaters, Squacco Heron<\/strong>, and <strong>Purple<\/strong> <strong>Heron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raptors were a major feature of the week, with an incredible <strong>969 European Honey Buzzards, 46 Booted Eagles, 7 Short-toed Snake Eagles, 3 Bonelli\u2019s Eagles, 389 Black Kites, 13 Lesser Kestrels<\/strong>, and 2 <strong>Osprey<\/strong>. Other exciting highlights included <strong>2 Eurasian Eagle-Owls, 40 European Bee-eaters, 2 Golden Orioles,<\/strong> and <strong>8 Woodchat Shrikes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passerines and smaller birds were also plentiful, featuring <strong>7 Crested Tits, 3 Thekla Larks, Western Olivaceous Warbler, 4 Western Bonelli\u2019s Warblers, 2 Western Subalpine Warblers, 4 Blue Rock Thrushes, 2 Black Wheatears, 4 Rock Sparrows, 2 Rock Buntings,<\/strong> and <strong>3 Cirl Buntings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03625.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1959\" width=\"2393\" height=\"1595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03625.webp 2393w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03625-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03625-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03625-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2393px) 100vw, 2393px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Curlew Sandpiper and Sanderling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Sightings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Date: Sunday, 3rd May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Balcony (late afternoon) and Alcaidesa Ridge (6:30 to 8:30 PM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balcony (late afternoon):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Common Dolphin - 15\n\u2022   Cory\u2019s Shearwater - 6\n\u2022   Balearic Shearwater - 12\n\u2022   Common Sandpiper - 1\n\u2022   Redshank - 7\n\u2022   Sandwich Tern - 5\n\u2022   Common Tern - 8\n\u2022   Yellow-legged Gull - 40\n\u2022   200+ European Honey Buzzards\n\u2022   Spotless Starling - 1\n\u2022   Common Swift - 30<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Alcaidesa Ridge (6:30 to 8:30 PM):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   European Honey Buzzard - 350\n\u2022   Black Kite - 40\n\u2022   Marsh Harrier - 2\n\u2022   Lesser Kestrel - 2\n\u2022   Common Buzzard - 4\n\u2022   Griffon Vulture - 2\n\u2022   Eurasian Sparrowhawk - 2\n\u2022   Short-toed Snake Eagle - 1\n\u2022   European Bee-eater - 10\n\u2022   Woodchat Shrike - 1\n\u2022   Crested Lark - 2\n\u2022   Sardinian Warbler - 2\n\u2022   Common Nightingale - 6\n\u2022   Zitting Cisticola - 1\n\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Monday, 4th May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Balcony and Secret Plain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balcony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   European Honey Buzzard - 195\n\u2022   Marsh Harrier - 1\n\u2022   Audouin\u2019s Gull - 19\n\u2022   Sandwich Tern - 1\n\u2022   Northern Gannet - 1\n\u2022   Balearic Shearwater - 33<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Secret Plain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Northern Wheatear - 1\n\u2022   European Bee-eater - 20\n\u2022   Woodlark - 1\n\u2022   Short-toed Snake Eagle - 1\n\u2022   White Stork - 18<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Tuesday, 5th May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Balcony and the Reserve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balcony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   European Honey Buzzard - 19\n\u2022   Osprey - 1\n\u2022   Balearic Shearwater - 4\n\u2022   Common Dolphin - 2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk to the Reserve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Little Ringed Plover - 2\n\u2022   Red-rumped Swallow - 1\n\u2022   Marsh Harrier - 1\n\u2022   Short-toed Treecreeper - 1\n\u2022   Eurasian Reed Warbler - 6\n\u2022   Grey Heron - 5\n\u2022   Purple Heron - 1\n\u2022   Glossy Ibis - 1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Thursday, 7th May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Balcony and Punta Secretera (North of Algeciras)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balcony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Balearic Shearwater - 38\n\u2022   Caspian Tern - 1\n\u2022   Grey Plover - 1\n\u2022   Common Ringed Plover - 3\n\u2022   Northern Gannet - 5<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Punta Secretera (North of Algeciras, 11:40 a.m.):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Mediterranean Shag - 4\n\u2022   Booted Eagle - 38\n\u2022   Black Kite - 175\n\u2022   Eurasian Sparrowhawk - 1\n\u2022   Griffon Vulture - 61\n\u2022   European Honey Buzzard - 12\n\u2022   Pallid Swift - 4\n\u2022   Audouin\u2019s Gull - 7<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03132.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1961\" width=\"1379\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03132.webp 1379w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03132-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03698.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1962\" width=\"994\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03698.webp 994w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03698-768x537.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0237.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1963\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0237.webp 1954w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0237-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0237-1536x1152.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0234-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0234-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0234-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0234-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0234-2048x1536.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03575.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1965\" width=\"1720\" height=\"1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03575.webp 1720w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03575-768x537.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03575-1536x1073.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Friday, 8th May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Laguna de Medina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Red-crested Pochard - 18\n\u2022   White-headed Duck - 2\n\u2022   European Turtle Dove - 4\n\u2022   Yellow-legged Gull - 12\n\u2022   Gull-billed Tern - 5\n\u2022   Black-necked Grebe - 47\n\u2022   White Stork - 1\n\u2022   Glossy Ibis - 3\n\u2022   Great White Egret - 1\n\u2022   Booted Eagle - 1\n\u2022   Western Marsh Harrier - 3\n\u2022   Eurasian Hoopoe - 1\n\u2022   European Bee-eater - 2\n\u2022   Melodious Warbler - 1\n\u2022   Garden Warbler - 1\n\u2022   Spotless Starling - 2\n\u2022   Common Waxbill - 2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Saturday, 9th May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Trebujena<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trebujena (first visit):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Pallid Swift - 2\n\u2022   Glossy Ibis - 1\n\u2022   Black Kite - 2\n\u2022   Lesser Kestrel - 1\n\u2022   Woodchat Shrike - 1\n\u2022   Zitting Cisticola - 3\n\u2022   Red-rumped Swallow - 2\n\u2022   Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin - 1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Trebujena (second visit):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Marbled Duck - 4\n\u2022   Common Swift - 1\n\u2022   Black-winged Stilt - 20\n\u2022   Pied Avocet - 4\n\u2022   Grey Plover - 61\n\u2022   Common Ringed Plover - 10\n\u2022   Little Stint - 3\n\u2022   Little Tern - 7\n\u2022   Greater Flamingo - 24\n\u2022   Eurasian Spoonbill - 4\n\u2022   Black Kite - 3<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Sunday, 10th May 2026<br>Site(s) Visited: Desembocadura del Guadalhorce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Marbled Duck - 7\n\u2022   Red-crested Pochard - 2\n\u2022   White-headed Duck - 4\n\u2022   Pallid Swift - 15\n\u2022   Black-winged Stilt - 19\n\u2022   Pied Avocet - 11\n\u2022   Common Ringed Plover - 16\n\u2022   Little Ringed Plover - 2\n\u2022   Kentish Plover - 2\n\u2022   Common Sandpiper - 1\n\u2022   Common Redshank - 3\n\u2022   Sanderling - 10\n\u2022   Dunlin - 2\n\u2022   Little Stint - 1\n\u2022   Slender-billed Gull - 17\n\u2022   Little Tern - 4\n\u2022   Whiskered Tern - 5\n\u2022   Greater Flamingo - 18\n\u2022   Black-necked Grebe - 2\n\u2022   Squacco Heron - 1\n\u2022   Eurasian Hoopoe - 1\n\u2022   Monk Parakeet - 19\n\u2022   Sand Martin - 1\n\u2022   Iberian Chiffchaff - 2\n\u2022   Sardinian Warbler - 5\n\u2022   Common Nightingale - 4\n\u2022   European Serin - 16<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0230-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1967\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0230-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0230-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0230-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0230-2048x1536.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03184.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1968\" width=\"1212\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03184.webp 1212w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03184-768x536.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03661-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1969\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03661-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03661-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03661-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03661-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03393-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1970\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03393-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03393-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03393-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03393-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0250-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1971\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0250-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0250-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0250-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bushchat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0250-2048x1536.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Photograph: Western Bonelli\u2019s Warbler We spent one week in early May staying at the apartment and also near Cadiz. 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