Saturday 12th May (Not Many Birds but a Number of Reptiles)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window to see a crested lark walking on the path.

Later in the morning Mr. Kite cycled down the ex100 for a few miles stopping on a bridge over a small river. Three warblers could be heard; cetti's fan-tailed and reed. Only the cetti's was spotted. But in the water viperines were have a morning of swimming, climbing trees and sitting on rocks. The odd adder appeared with a ladder snake for good measure.

One group of viperines was sat on by a European pond terrapin but they did not seem to mind. One viperine swam into the water to catch a fish whose progress down the snake could be clearly seen and watched by a passing crayfish.

In the heat Mr. Kite made his way into more open spaces looking for 'birds of the plain' but none were found; so that is for next time. In the late afternoon Mr. Kite returned to the camper to enjoy a Negra Modelo. Cheers from Caceres in warm sunny Spain.