Sunday  2oth May (A Cool Day in Guadalupe)

Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window into a line of trees. As usual the dawn chorus was the golden oriole.

Full of energy Mr. Kite jumped on his Dawes Galaxy and headed to Ermita del Humilladero.  As he climbed the hill Mr. Kite noticed the big black clouds that surrounded him and the approaching rain. Not wishing to be soaked and wet his new bicycle Mr. Kite returned to The Joint for a cup of tea. Then the rain started.

However some sunshine appeared and Mr. Kite went for a walk to The Viaduct passing a new corpse of an Egyptian mongoose. Blackcaps sang in the bushes and two griffon vultures flew overhead. When Mr. Kite stopped to watch the Spanish sparrow colony he was joined by a green woodpecker that gave a short drum on the eucalyptus tree before heading off.

In a bush a Spanish version of a chiffchaff sat with a more yellowish breast that could not match the numerous yellow serins that fluttered about. The warming air brought out the eagles. The booted ones flew low and were easily identified but higher up four other large eagles were watched. Their height and speed made identification difficult but Mr. Kite view is that one was probably bonelli’s and another a golden eagle. However disappointing it is not to be positive their aerial displays were impressive as the sped across the sky and dived out of view.

So Mr. Kite enjoyed a casual stroll and stopped to inspect a fig tree on his return.

Later in the afternoon Mr. Kite went for a short stroll along the camino stopping to watch a sardinian warbler. This little bird was flitting in a bush 'ticking' merrily. With more clouds approaching Mr. Kite returned to The Joint for a Tetley tea. Cheers.