Our plan for this day was to do the trip carried out on day one in reverse, thus allowing us to give more attention to the Paradise Valley area going up to the village of Imouzzer. The beauty of this valley should not be understated, steep sides dotted with trees and vegetation, running water and plenty of scope to pull over and take it all in.
The whole trip was alive with Bulbuls and Nightingales calling from deep in the foliage. In places we also found House Buntings, Great Tits and Moussier’s Redstart. As we gained height Black-eared Wheatear and Crested Lark become more prevalent and we saw Barbary Partridge take flight from the rock face. Alas no raptors today.
As we dropped back down to the coast it was evident that an off shore wind had really picked up and there was a large passage of Lesser Back-backed Gull and Yellow-legged Gull moving north. To be continued.....
Life bird count: 384 Year bird count: 185 Month bird count: 132
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