23rd September 2023 – Isla Cristina, Spain

This morning we had a trip across the river by ferry from Isla Cristina to Isla Canela but decided it was just holiday properties there and without any great interest.

On the way back to the hotel we spent an hour birdwatching on the tidal lagoon in front of the hotel. At first it seemed like there were more people searching for shellfish than birds but then we were pleasantly surprised as we had close up views of whimbrel, sanderlings, grey plover, common redshank, common ringed plover, Kentish plover, turnstone, white storks and bar-tailed godwit.

The tide was very low

The locals have a sort of pump to push out the shellfish

Sanderling

Grey plover and common redshank

Common ringed plover

Kentish plover

Whimbrel

Sanderling

White stork

White stork

White stork

White stork

Bar-tailed godwit

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