Overlap Day

 Struggling with lingering flu symptoms, we spent this morning around Valdecañas and El Gordo. It turned out to be an "overlap" day, the last wintering flocks of cranes and geese overlapping with the first swallow and the Storks already ensonced on their nests. Apart from that we saw little else, only 4 Spoonbill and assorted ducks (Pochard, Tufties, Wigeon, Shovelers and Teal). Mind you, while enjoying the antics of the Storks and their delightful bill clacking rituals, we were reminded of the woeful (in our opinion) "report" broadcast this week by the Spanish television channel La Sexta, precisely about the Storks of El Gordo, concentrating almost exclusively on the "nuisance" they cause with their "noise" and droppings. A little more objectivity wouldn't go amiss. We're not all so narrow minded, as it happens.

Anyway, if La Sexta don't like Storks, they can lump it. More photos:

                                    

MORNING TRIP TO ROSARITO RESERVOIR

This morning we paid a visit to the tail end of Rosarito Reservoir and a nearby pool. Despite braving temperatures of -4º and a nagging wind we saw precious little, "only" a few Cranes, Cormorants, Storks and a charming little squirrel whom we caught "red handed" with his breakfast

 Breakfasting Red Squirrel

 Squirrel caught "red handed" with his breakfast

 White Storks

Typical Extremadura scene

Cormorant flying overhead