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Over the course of the
trip I managed to visit all of the sites in the Clarke/Collins book,
most lived up to the reports held within except the lagoon at Catalina
Garcia which was dry and El Cotillo, a long early morning search here
failed to produce the close views (photos) of Houbara that I so wanted,
I did get some nice views of a flock of Black-bellied Sandgrouse and two
Barbary Partridge though, and Los Molinos produced Coot Moorhen and
Little Egret.
Barbary partridge
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For the most part of the
trip I spent a good deal of time in the area that formed a triangle
between Los Alares, Antigua and Trinquivijate, this was a very productive
place, not well covered by the book. The cultivations at the Antigua end
being especially good early morning with very many Hoopoe, Spectacled
Warbler, Chiffchaff, Spanish Sparrow, Goldfinch, Linnet and Corn
Bunting, the walls were alive with Barbary Ground Squirrel, and there
were a few flocks of Black-bellied Sandgrouse, generally seen in flight.
On the last morning of the trip I finally found a very close Houbara, I
was shaking with excitement as I blasted off about 50 pictures before it
slinked off into the scrub.
Houbara Bustard
above
Hoopoe below
Spectacled Warbler
below
Spanish Sparrow
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