22nd September 2023 – Isla Cristina, Spain

This morning we had a break from birding activities and visited the pretty town of Tavira and the the beautiful village of Cacela Velha on the Algarve just across the border in Portugal.

A taste of Tavira

Tavira

Tavira

View of the Algarve from Cacela Velha

Cacela Velha

This evening we went back to visit the salt pans just north of Isla Cristina.

Little stint, I guess

Common ringed plover

Common redshank

White stork

2 of a dozen white storks flying above us

Flamingos

Salt pans

Whimbrel

No, its not the arctic – gulls on the salt pans

Spotless starlings on the way back to the hotel

A welcome rest on the balcony of our hotel

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    paula graham

    Spain in pretty stunning for wildlife and amazing scenes

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