A few scenery shots from northern Spain

The scenery in the Picos de Europa is stunning. Here are a few examples.


Two of our intrepid team at Fuente de, still naively believing that they can make it to the 1000ft cliff 3/4 mile in the distance behind them, and that when they get there they will be able to pick out a Wallcreeper. Sadly, one of them has gone so insane due to snow blindness that he still confidently expects to find a snake in this habitat......


Wow!

Only one team member remains alive. Can he dig the snake catcher out of the avalanche?

Pride of Bilbao

We did actually have some nice weather, ironically on both days that we crossed the Bay of Biscay on the wonderful P&O ferry "Pride of Bilbao". Dolphin and whale watching wasn't quite as good as we had hoped for, but we did at least see three dolphin species and 3 Fin Whales (the second largest living creature ever to inhabit the Earth).

Eccleston Mere

Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling
Whitethroat 6 inc. 4 singing males
Swift 10
House Martin 15

Rainford Mosslands

Yellow Wagtail 1 Old Coach Road near Brown Birch Farm
Wheatear 1 male Berringtons Lane, 1 female Dairy Farm Road
Whitethroat 1 Inglenook Farm, 1 Old Coach Road, 2 Berringtons Lane
Curlew 1 Old Coach Road
Shelduck 1 Old Caoch Road
Grey Partridge 2 Old Coach Road

Havannah Flashes, Sankey Valley

Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling on Engine pub side of the bridge
Reed Warbler 3 singing males

Rainford Mosslands

Wheatear 7 Green Lane, Catchdale Moss, 3 Old Coach Road, 1 Dairy Farm Road, 1 Berringtons Lane
Golden Plover 8 Green Lane, Catchdale Moss

Eccleston Mere

Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling
Whitethroat 2 singing males
Swift 1