Today was the start
of my birding adventure to Spain. I was awake and on my way to Gatwick airport
at stupid o clock and before I had closed my eyes during the Easyjet flight I
was in Madrid. I bottled conversing in Spanish over upgrading the hire car to
unlimited mileage (I had worked out I was going to notch up considerably more
miles than the 2300km allocation) full CDW and a tank of fuel was thrown in as
part of the deal and off I went!
The first species on
my trip list went once again to the House Sparrow they are everywhere! Second
up was a Chiffchaff that was singing in a tree at the back of the hire car
centre and a Magpie took the bronze medal soon after!
Once on the main
highway the first thing that struck me was the enormity of the landscape and
how picturesque it was. I likened the journey to my Scottish adventure which
also took place on clear roads allowing time to appreciate my surroundings.
I saw a good few
Kites as I made my way to my accommodation. I stopped off a couple of times en
route to take in a few birds which included Spotless Starling, Red Chough,
Calandra Lark, Green Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover.
I arrived at the Hosteria
del Mudejar in Velayos and was greeted by Christina which proved to be a testing time for my Spanish but she was patient with me! I took the opportunity to get fed and
watered and to take in the nesting White Stork on the Church roof before taking a drive
to Avila.
I am not a great one
for touring historical sites but the sight of the Castle Walls as I approached
Avila was truly spectacular. Unfortunately there were not many places to stop
but I took a quick picture break but this photo does not do the place justice!
Note to self: Spend an hour there before I leave for Trujillo!
Travel days are
always tiring but I have had a taste of what is to come in this amazing
country!
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