Our nearest Roller site is a 40-minute car drive away on the border between Cáceres and Toledo. The local village is called Corchuela. Every year we like to get there very early, at about 6, and then walk in to the Roller spot as the light grows. One year we recorded 5 different species of owl on this pre-dawn walk-in, namely Eagle Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Little Owl and Scops Owl. This time the two smallest owls let us down but we did hear 2 or 3 Eagle Owls, singing a lot, 1 Long-Eared Owl as soon as we stepped out of the car and 3 or 4 tawnies.
The Roller eventually turned up after a one-and-a-half hour wait, and then we saw the pair fighting off 4 Jackdaws from their nesting holes. Then we saw them a few more times later in the morning.
The floor was carpeted with Tongue Orchids (Serapias lingua).
As well as Nightingale, Cuckoo and the other dawn choristers we also heard two Orphean Warblers and the first Golden Oriole of the year.
But the best birds of all (Roller permitting) were the gorgeous Bee-eaters, which at last let me take some decent shots.
A fabulous morning in a splendid spot.
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