Today, on my fifteenth birthday, I spent a splendid morning in Monfragüe. The first presents, as soon as we got to the castle, were these dawn views.
A trio of White-Rumped Swifts was hawking overhead.
Although you can’t see the white rump in the photo (they’re too quick!), it is a White Rumped Swift!
A Blue Rock Thrush kept us entertained. The male seemed to be sick of feeding a nagging youngster who he was keen to get off his hands by now.
If you keep begging me for food I’ll give you a cuff round the earole
Red-Rumped Swallows were also flitting about and perching on dead trees, while the Griffon Vultures also gave us some striking images.
An Imperial Eagle flew over, its white shoulders glinting in the sun.
On a nearby road bridge I tried to snapshot the lightning-quick Alpine Swifts, who flew in and out of the bridge in screaming groups, seeming to have a great time.
Other birds seen during a splendid birthday morning included Peregrine Falcon, Chough and Black Wheatear.
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