Birdwatch UK October 2017

End Airport is closed to flights on

Sundays, so there is a better chance

of finding birds using the airfield on

that day.

In the valley

In Nanquidno itself, wheatears, pipits,

larks and wagtails can all occur in

good numbers. Among these, rarer

species such as Short-toed Lark and

Richard’s and Red-throated Pipits

are all possible.

The upper part of the valley is

heavily wooded and roaming mixed

tit flocks often contain Firecrest

and Yellow-browed and Pallas’s

Warblers. Spotted, Pied and Red-

breasted Flycatchers have all been

recorded in the sycamores and oaks

in this area.

As the valley approaches the

seaward end , the vegetation

becomes more rugged, with gorse and

blackthorn dominating the slopes. It

is worth spending time scrutinising

every movement in this scrub as it is

sometimes favoured by Wryneck,

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WHERE TO WATCH BIRDS

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NILFANION (COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG)

STEVE YOUNG (WWW.BIRDSONFILM.COM)

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American Golden Plover can occasionally be found

among the small flocks of its European cousins

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