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Stilts drive off a Fox
September 27 2016
Nordic Waders at the Guadalhorce
September 27 2016
Playful Grey heron frightens away Gulls
September 10 2016
La Janda
August 31 2016
Viperine snake takes sunbath
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La Janda
August 19 2016
Steinbocks
April 08 2016
Guadalhorce-Mouth
November 08 2015
General assembly of Waders
November 08 2015
Turnstones fighting against the flow
October 15 2015
Guadalhorce Mouth
April 03 - 05 - 22 2015
Marsh landscapes of the Guadalquivir
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Salines of Bonanza
February 20 - 22 2015
Salines of Bonanza
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Doñana - Part IV
January 23 -26 2015
Doñana - Part III
January 23 -26 2015
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November 05 2014
Mallard chicks in November
November 05 2014
Young Purple Heron catches a rat
November 05 2014
Young Purple Heron catching prey
November 05 2014
Young Purple Heron trying to fish
November 05 2014
Young Purple Heron preening his plumage
November 05 2014
Young Purple Heron catches fishes with the help of bread
October 17 2014
Guadalhorce-Mouth
October 08 2014
Guadalhorce-Mouth
October 05 2014
La Janda
September 15 - 19 2014
Corrales de Montijo
Oystercatcher and Whimbrel
September 15 - 19 2014
Corrales de Montijo
September 15 - 19 2014
Salines of Bonanza
Slender-billed Gull
September 15 - 19 2014
Salines of Bonanza
September 10 2014
Guadalhorce-Mouth
June 27 2014
Ferruginous Duck and
Avocet chicks
Guadalhorce-Mouth
June 10 -17 2014
Lake de Steinhude
Great Crested Grebe
June 10 -17 2014
Lake de Steinhude
April 30 2014
Waders at Fuente de Piedra
March 27 2014
Glossy Ibis 37R in its wedding dress
Dezember 08 2013
Fight between Mire Crows
Dezember 07 2013
Mediterranean Gull, Crested Coot and more
Dezember 05 2013
Clash of the Common Moorhen
Dezember 02 2013
Crested Coot and its friends
Dezember 02 2013
Mallard-mating
Dezember 02 2013
Bathing fun of a young Yellow-legged Gull
November 29 2013
Crested Coot at a river mouth in Marbella
November 27 2013
Crested Coot at a river mouth in Marbella
November 07 2013
Guadalhorce-Mouth
November 01 2013
Faro de Calaburras
October 11 2013
Río Grande and Campillos
September 14 2013
Salines of Bonanza
September 12 2013
Salines of Bonanza
July 15 and 24 2013
Guadalhorce-Mouth
July 02 2013
Guadalhorce-Mouth
April 19 2013
Migrants at a
beach at Marbella
February 25 2013
La Janda
December 18 2012
Short-eared owl
at La Janda
December 11 2012
Guadalhorce-Mouth:
Short-eared Owles and more
October 23 2012
Río Grande
October 14 2012
Tarifa and
La Janda
September 12 2012
Río Grande and
Lagoon of Campillos
September 4 - 8 2012
Salines of Bonanza
and La Janda
May 12 2012
Waders at the
Salines of Bonanza
May 10 2012
Little turns in
hovering flight
May 09 2012
Squacco Heron in
its wedding dress
May 09 2012
Salines at Bonanza
May 07 2012
Fuente de Piedra
Little Owl and Weasel
May 01 2012
La Janda
March 23 2012
Courtship display
and copulation of
Little Ringed Plovers
March 13 2012
Fuente de Piedra
March 5 2012
Guadalhorce-
mouth
February 24 2012
Waders at
Bonanza 2
February 24 2012
Waders at
Bonanza 1
February 24 2012
Pied avocets
Bonanza
February 23 2012
Channel at
Bonanza
February 23 2012
Wadden sea
of Montijo
February 22 2012
Slender billed
gulls
February 22 2012
Brants at
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
January 31 2012
Guadalhorce-
mouth
January 25 2012
Doñana
January 22 2012
Garbage dump
of Los Barrios
January 1st 2012
Doñana
December 07 2011
Greater Flamingos
December 07 2011
Marsh Harrier
December 07 2011
Fighting amongst
Northern Shovellers
December 07 2011
White
Spoonbill
December 07 2011
The Shoveller Duck
and the Greenshank
December 06 2011
Harbour of
Fuengirola
November 25 2011
Doñana
Dehesa de Abajo
November 24 2011
Doñana
Black-winged kite
November 22 2011
Río Verde
November 17 2011
Fuente de Piedra
and Campillos
November 9 2011
Guadalhorce-
mouth
October 29 2011
Tarifa and La Janda
October 28 2011
The Marsh harriers
of Fuente de Piedra
October 19 2011
La Janda
October 05 2011
Salines of Bonanza
October 05 2011
Seaside of
Montijo
October 04 2011
Little stints
Clash of the Titans
September 24 2011
Salines of Bonanza
September 24 2011
Grey Plover
September 24 2011
American
Golden Plover
September 02 and 03 2011
Rio Grande
August 31 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 24 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 22 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 17 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 16 2011
Fuente de Piedra
and Campillos
August 10 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
July 29 and August 01 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
July 26 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
July 18 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
June 11 2011
Campillos
June 09 2011
Fuente de Piedra
May 24 2011
Guadalhorce-
mouth
May 12 2011
Birding at
the hotel
Ardea Purpurea
May 11 2011
Marismas de
Odiel
May 10 2011
Doñana
J.A. Valverde
May 09 2011
El Rocio and
Dehesa de
Abajo
May 05 2011
Lagoons of
Fuente de Piedra
and Campillos
April 28 2011
Lagoons of
Fuente de Piedra
and Campillos
April 27 2011
Guadalhorce-
mouth
April 24 2011
Lagoons of
Fuente de Piedra
and Campillos
April 09 2011
La Janda
March 29 2011
Guadalhorce-
mouth
March 26 2011
Countryside
of Osuna
March 17 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
February 28 2011
Saline of
Santa María
February 27 2011
Saline of
Bonanza
February 22 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
February 11 2011
Garbage dump Los Barrios and more
February 9 2011
Fuente de Piedra
February 2nd 2011
Brazo de Este
February 1st 2011
Salines at Bonanza
and more
January 30 2011
Garbage dump
Los Barrios
January 29 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
January 27 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
January 17 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
January 13 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
January 8 2011
Guadalhorce
mouth
January 1st 2011
Salines at Bonanza
and more
December 28 2010
Guadalhorce-
Mouth
December 27 2010
Fuente de Piedra
December 4 2010
San Lucar de
Barrameda
December 3 2010
Guadalmansa
and Medranas
November 28 2010
San Roque, Los Barrios
and Palmones
November 18 2010
Guadalmansa-mouth
near Estepona
November 1st 2010
Guadalquivir
October 31 2010
Sanlúcar de
Barrameda
October 31 2010
Chipiona
October 30 2010
Salines at
Bonanza
October 27 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
September 2010
Doñana:
Acebuche and
José Antonio Valverde
September 2010
El Rocio and
Cañada de
Rianzuela
September 2010
Guadalquivir and
Brazo del Este
September 2010
Tidal flat of
Montijo and
pine forests of Algaida
at Bonanza
September 2010
Salines
at Bonanza
Part 3
September 2010
Salines
at Bonanza
Part 2
September 2010
Salines
at Bonanza
Part 1
September 1 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 21 2010
Tarifa y La Janda
August 20 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 14 2010
Tarifa and La Janda
August 12 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
August 7 2010
La Janda
August 5 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
July 30 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
July 22 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
July 5 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
June 28 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
June 2010
Guadalhorce
mouth
June 11 2010
Fuente de Piedra
June 7 2010
Guadalhorce-
mouth
June 1
Guadalhorce-
mouth
May 22-26 2010
Extremadura -
La Serena
May 18 2010
Guadalhorce-
mouth
May 15 2010
Faro de Punto
Carnero
May 5 2010
Guadalhorce-
mouth
April 29 2010
Fuente de Piedra
20 000 Flamingos are there!
April 5 - 8 2010
Dehesa de Abajo
April 6 2010
Corredor Verde
April 7 2010
Entremuros
April 7 2010
Pinares de
Aznalcázar
April 5 - 8 2010
La Cañada de
los Pájaros
March 30 2010
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
March 17 2010
La Janda
March 14 2010
Fuente de Piedra
The flamingos arrive
for breeding
March 12 2010
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
February 20 2010
Campillos,
Fuente de Piedra
y Guadalhorce-mouth
February 6-7 2010
Guadalquivir
January 30 2010
Lagunen at Campillos
and Fuente de Piedra
with stone curlews
January 28 2010
Lagoons at Campillo
und Fuente de Piedra
January 9 2010
La Janda
January 8 2010
Guadaiza and
Lago de las Tórtugas
January 6 2010
Garbage dump of
Los Barrios
December 31 2009 - January 3 2010
Cabo de Gata
December 19 2009
Fuente de Piedra
December 2009
Guadaiza
San Pedro
de Alcántara
December 12 2009
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
December 5-8 2009
Extremadura
cranes
in their winter habitat
December 2 2009
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
November 27 2009
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
November 22 2009
Brazo
del Este
November 12 2009
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
November 6 2009
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
November 5 2009
El Juanar
October 31 2009
La Janda
September 2009
Guadalhorce-
mouth
near Málaga
September 2009
Brazos del Este,
and Saline
at Bonanza
October 3 2009
Brazos del Este,
The
White storks paradise
August 29-30 2009
The vultures-restaurant
and Saline
at Bonanza
July 18-19 2009
Saline at Bonanza
and left
Guadalquivir-bank
July 4-5 2009
Parque Natural de
Doñana (Saline at
Bonanza and
Algaida) and
rice-growing region
of La Janda
(Atlantic coast)
June 7 2009
Lagune of Fuente
de Piedra
May 30-31 2009
Parque Natural Bahia
de Cádiz and Parque
Natural de Doñana
May 21 2009
Lagune of Fuente
de Piedra
May 14-17 2009
Extremadura/Cáceres
May 7 2009
Lagune of Fuente
de Piedra
May 1-2 2009
Lagune of Fuente
de Piedra
Saline at Bonanza and left-side Guadalquivir-bank

 

Travel report from the saline at Bonanza and left-side Guadalquivir-bank
July 18-19 2009


Spoonbills, little egrets and herons … this saline are a unique animal's paradise!

At the height of Lebrija wide acres of tomatoes dominate the appearance of Marismas. The harvest of tomatoes was just in full swing:

By arriving down at the river this police vehicle was one of the rare cars, which we should see in the following hours. Of course the policeman asked us curiously/concerned what we are doing in this desert. As they heard, that we are watching birds they meant with a rather relenting smile, that we are just on the right place on this lost bumpy road and did not further try to convince us to drive as quick as possible to the highway in direction to Seville!

Through the sparse forest there is always a glimpse to the Guadalquivir and …

… the opposite banks of National Park La Doñana and …

… the local colonies of white storks with their nests in the trees:

Only these bee-boxes tell, that sometimes a human being is coming here, because …

… there in these deserted wide areas there comes no feeling to be in Europe anymore.

I don´t know any other such undeveloped river area like these Marismas of Guadalquivir:

It is sheer joy, that there are still areas like this around, where so many birds also find their second home also in their winter habitat:

But not only on the right side river-bank - also the National Park of Doñana - the white storks are breeding in trees. We saw them change in next to no time the river side and how they are feeling at home in the whole area.

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