The #Milanada is on!
After several days of powerful #levante winds a slight drop in the wind opened the departure gate across The #Straits and into Africa the sky a kaleidoscope of mesmeric migrating Black Kites as thousands upon thousands depart!
#FlywayBirding
After several days of powerful #levante winds a slight drop in the wind opened the departure gate across The #Straits and into Africa the sky a kaleidoscope of mesmeric migrating Black Kites as thousands upon thousands depart!
#FlywayBirding
August 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The #Milanada is on!
After several days of powerful #levante winds a slight drop in the wind opened the departure gate across The #Straits and into Africa the sky a kaleidoscope of mesmeric migrating Black Kites as thousands upon thousands depart!
#FlywayBirding
After several days of powerful #levante winds a slight drop in the wind opened the departure gate across The #Straits and into Africa the sky a kaleidoscope of mesmeric migrating Black Kites as thousands upon thousands depart!
#FlywayBirding
Dropping Levante winds brought migration down to eye level for our Naturetrek guests! Tally included 1,096 Booted Eagles, 367 Short-toed Eagles & 52 Egyptian Vultures. Sheltering in key valleys revealed a Rüppell’s Vulture, Lesser Spotted Eagle & Gibraltar Buzzard! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney
September 23, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Dropping Levante winds brought migration down to eye level for our Naturetrek guests! Tally included 1,096 Booted Eagles, 367 Short-toed Eagles & 52 Egyptian Vultures. Sheltering in key valleys revealed a Rüppell’s Vulture, Lesser Spotted Eagle & Gibraltar Buzzard! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney
One of the standout #shorebirds of any tour here in The #Gambia is the stop-the-clock gorgeous Egyptian #Plover - we ended up venerating 14 different amazing individuals!
#FlywayBirding #EgyptianPlover
#FlywayBirding #EgyptianPlover
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
One of the standout #shorebirds of any tour here in The #Gambia is the stop-the-clock gorgeous Egyptian #Plover - we ended up venerating 14 different amazing individuals!
#FlywayBirding #EgyptianPlover
#FlywayBirding #EgyptianPlover
The Straits keep on giving. Thank you to @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social. And for @birdingthestrait who helped discover new places. Love the magic of the Straits
sprinkled on people for the first time. A small pass of 600+ White Storks . Regarged ❤️ #flywaybirding #migratorybirds #espana #birding
sprinkled on people for the first time. A small pass of 600+ White Storks . Regarged ❤️ #flywaybirding #migratorybirds #espana #birding
September 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Straits keep on giving. Thank you to @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social. And for @birdingthestrait who helped discover new places. Love the magic of the Straits
sprinkled on people for the first time. A small pass of 600+ White Storks . Regarged ❤️ #flywaybirding #migratorybirds #espana #birding
sprinkled on people for the first time. A small pass of 600+ White Storks . Regarged ❤️ #flywaybirding #migratorybirds #espana #birding
August 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This ringed Caspian #Tern we encountered recently on our #BirdingTwoContinents #Tour on the fabled Merga Zerja lagoon in #Morocco was ringed as a chick on the Kvädö peninsula in Sweden! 3,101km away, 7 years and 118 days before our observation!
#FlywayBirding
#FlywayBirding
October 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This ringed Caspian #Tern we encountered recently on our #BirdingTwoContinents #Tour on the fabled Merga Zerja lagoon in #Morocco was ringed as a chick on the Kvädö peninsula in Sweden! 3,101km away, 7 years and 118 days before our observation!
#FlywayBirding
#FlywayBirding
Peak #FlywayBirding with saw 28,422 soaring migrants cross between 7-13 Sept! The volume of birds brought intimate views of Booted Eagles, Short-toed Eagles, Black Kites, Egyptian Vultures, Black and White Storks, Montagu’s Harriers & European Honey Buzzards! #ShowMeTheHoney
September 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Peak #FlywayBirding with saw 28,422 soaring migrants cross between 7-13 Sept! The volume of birds brought intimate views of Booted Eagles, Short-toed Eagles, Black Kites, Egyptian Vultures, Black and White Storks, Montagu’s Harriers & European Honey Buzzards! #ShowMeTheHoney
Our guests were under c.5 metric tonnes of Griffon Vultures gathering overhead to cross The #Straits yesterday!
556 Griffon Vultures crossed with Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagles, Booted Eagle, Osprey and a juvenile European Honey Buzzard.
#FlywayBirding
556 Griffon Vultures crossed with Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagles, Booted Eagle, Osprey and a juvenile European Honey Buzzard.
#FlywayBirding
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Our guests were under c.5 metric tonnes of Griffon Vultures gathering overhead to cross The #Straits yesterday!
556 Griffon Vultures crossed with Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagles, Booted Eagle, Osprey and a juvenile European Honey Buzzard.
#FlywayBirding
556 Griffon Vultures crossed with Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagles, Booted Eagle, Osprey and a juvenile European Honey Buzzard.
#FlywayBirding
Strong Levante winds made crossing The Straits a challenge. Our group has been right in the flow with jaw-dropping, eye-level views of European Honey Buzzards, Egyptian Vultures, Booted Eagles, Black Storks & Montagu’s Harriers (incl. 2 dark morphs)! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney
September 6, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Strong Levante winds made crossing The Straits a challenge. Our group has been right in the flow with jaw-dropping, eye-level views of European Honey Buzzards, Egyptian Vultures, Booted Eagles, Black Storks & Montagu’s Harriers (incl. 2 dark morphs)! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney
West winds brought unexpected rain yesterday, halting migration over The Straits mid-flow. Grounded European Honey Buzzard & Black Kites waited out the downpour.
As skies cleared, thousands poured overhead for their cloaca-clenching crossing!
This is the heart of #FlywayBirding 🦅🌊
As skies cleared, thousands poured overhead for their cloaca-clenching crossing!
This is the heart of #FlywayBirding 🦅🌊
August 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
West winds brought unexpected rain yesterday, halting migration over The Straits mid-flow. Grounded European Honey Buzzard & Black Kites waited out the downpour.
As skies cleared, thousands poured overhead for their cloaca-clenching crossing!
This is the heart of #FlywayBirding 🦅🌊
As skies cleared, thousands poured overhead for their cloaca-clenching crossing!
This is the heart of #FlywayBirding 🦅🌊
Strong Levante winds have locked migration in The Straits! Guests are in the thick of swirling Booted Eagles, Egyptian Vultures & Storks.
Proximity is amazing, with low-level European Honey Buzzards - breathtaking encounters! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney #IngloriousBustards
Proximity is amazing, with low-level European Honey Buzzards - breathtaking encounters! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney #IngloriousBustards
September 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Strong Levante winds have locked migration in The Straits! Guests are in the thick of swirling Booted Eagles, Egyptian Vultures & Storks.
Proximity is amazing, with low-level European Honey Buzzards - breathtaking encounters! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney #IngloriousBustards
Proximity is amazing, with low-level European Honey Buzzards - breathtaking encounters! #FlywayBirding #ShowMeTheHoney #IngloriousBustards
Yesterday our guests were out in The #Straits as migratory raptors crossed over Long-finned Pilot Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins, our lunch spot was swarmed with migrating European Bee-eaters and a late afternoon encounter with the ultra rare - 2 Rüppell´s Vultures!😎
#FlywayBirding
#FlywayBirding
September 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Yesterday our guests were out in The #Straits as migratory raptors crossed over Long-finned Pilot Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins, our lunch spot was swarmed with migrating European Bee-eaters and a late afternoon encounter with the ultra rare - 2 Rüppell´s Vultures!😎
#FlywayBirding
#FlywayBirding
Arrival day for our guests yesterday and our first area to explore on our #Ronda and The #Straits tour is the #mountains!
Here we were greeted by masses of Black #Redstarts and White #Wagtails seeking lower altitudes.
#FlywayBirding
Here we were greeted by masses of Black #Redstarts and White #Wagtails seeking lower altitudes.
#FlywayBirding
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Arrival day for our guests yesterday and our first area to explore on our #Ronda and The #Straits tour is the #mountains!
Here we were greeted by masses of Black #Redstarts and White #Wagtails seeking lower altitudes.
#FlywayBirding
Here we were greeted by masses of Black #Redstarts and White #Wagtails seeking lower altitudes.
#FlywayBirding
The migration party is in full swing in Tarifa! Tens of thousands of White Storks ride thermals into The Straits. Here, the *Milanada*—a mass of Black Kites seen only where continents meet—darkens the sky, with 2,000+ attempting the crossing yesterday.
#IngloriousBustards #FlywayBirding #Tarifa
#IngloriousBustards #FlywayBirding #Tarifa
August 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The migration party is in full swing in Tarifa! Tens of thousands of White Storks ride thermals into The Straits. Here, the *Milanada*—a mass of Black Kites seen only where continents meet—darkens the sky, with 2,000+ attempting the crossing yesterday.
#IngloriousBustards #FlywayBirding #Tarifa
#IngloriousBustards #FlywayBirding #Tarifa
Just back from a fabulous week, #FlywayBirding with @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social. With wave after wave of migrating Eagles, Vultures, and White Storks over our heads,punctuated with the sights and sounds of bee-eaters.We were looked after really well by Tonk & Niki.Highly recommended trip. #Birds
September 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just back from a fabulous week, #FlywayBirding with @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social. With wave after wave of migrating Eagles, Vultures, and White Storks over our heads,punctuated with the sights and sounds of bee-eaters.We were looked after really well by Tonk & Niki.Highly recommended trip. #Birds
Of all the amazing #Bird groups here in The #Gambia, the #Coraciiformes are among some of the most striking, and here are some of them we have already had joyous encounters with!
#FlywayBirding #Birding #AfricanBirds #africanature
#FlywayBirding #Birding #AfricanBirds #africanature
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Of all the amazing #Bird groups here in The #Gambia, the #Coraciiformes are among some of the most striking, and here are some of them we have already had joyous encounters with!
#FlywayBirding #Birding #AfricanBirds #africanature
#FlywayBirding #Birding #AfricanBirds #africanature
The local #Vulture colonies are jumping at the moment with young Griffon Vultures making their way to The #Straits to cross to Africa!
Among the masses we found two critically endangered vagrant immature Rüppell´s #Vultures ! #FlywayBirding
Among the masses we found two critically endangered vagrant immature Rüppell´s #Vultures ! #FlywayBirding
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The local #Vulture colonies are jumping at the moment with young Griffon Vultures making their way to The #Straits to cross to Africa!
Among the masses we found two critically endangered vagrant immature Rüppell´s #Vultures ! #FlywayBirding
Among the masses we found two critically endangered vagrant immature Rüppell´s #Vultures ! #FlywayBirding
Last night and this morning thousands of Black Kites have been crossing with the gaps in the storms here in The #Straits
Alongside them Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures and Black #Storks now arrive with Pallid Swifts cruising in along the edge of the front!
#FlywayBirding
Alongside them Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures and Black #Storks now arrive with Pallid Swifts cruising in along the edge of the front!
#FlywayBirding
March 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Last night and this morning thousands of Black Kites have been crossing with the gaps in the storms here in The #Straits
Alongside them Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures and Black #Storks now arrive with Pallid Swifts cruising in along the edge of the front!
#FlywayBirding
Alongside them Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures and Black #Storks now arrive with Pallid Swifts cruising in along the edge of the front!
#FlywayBirding
Last week’s S Spain #FlywayBirding hol with the wonderful @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social was truly memorable. An uplifting antidote to world madness & evil, & UK’s pitiful state of nature. Leaders Simon&Nikki top people! Highly recommended! Huge thanks! #UKBirding #birds
September 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Last week’s S Spain #FlywayBirding hol with the wonderful @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social was truly memorable. An uplifting antidote to world madness & evil, & UK’s pitiful state of nature. Leaders Simon&Nikki top people! Highly recommended! Huge thanks! #UKBirding #birds
The first to arrive White #Storks and Black #Kites are already beginning to cross The #Straits!
Among the noisy and animated Collared #Pratincole colony yesterday these striking #Birds are a bonus for any visiting #Birder at this time of the year but soon they will also depart!
#FlywayBirding
Among the noisy and animated Collared #Pratincole colony yesterday these striking #Birds are a bonus for any visiting #Birder at this time of the year but soon they will also depart!
#FlywayBirding
July 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The first to arrive White #Storks and Black #Kites are already beginning to cross The #Straits!
Among the noisy and animated Collared #Pratincole colony yesterday these striking #Birds are a bonus for any visiting #Birder at this time of the year but soon they will also depart!
#FlywayBirding
Among the noisy and animated Collared #Pratincole colony yesterday these striking #Birds are a bonus for any visiting #Birder at this time of the year but soon they will also depart!
#FlywayBirding
What a day of superb #FlywayBirding our guests had y´day!
A flow of migratory mayhem with European Honey #Buzzards flowing overhead + Booted and Short-toed Eagles, Black Kites, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s & Marsh #Harriers, an Eurasian Goshawk! Finally encountering the adult Rüppell´s Vulture 😎
A flow of migratory mayhem with European Honey #Buzzards flowing overhead + Booted and Short-toed Eagles, Black Kites, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s & Marsh #Harriers, an Eurasian Goshawk! Finally encountering the adult Rüppell´s Vulture 😎
September 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
What a day of superb #FlywayBirding our guests had y´day!
A flow of migratory mayhem with European Honey #Buzzards flowing overhead + Booted and Short-toed Eagles, Black Kites, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s & Marsh #Harriers, an Eurasian Goshawk! Finally encountering the adult Rüppell´s Vulture 😎
A flow of migratory mayhem with European Honey #Buzzards flowing overhead + Booted and Short-toed Eagles, Black Kites, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s & Marsh #Harriers, an Eurasian Goshawk! Finally encountering the adult Rüppell´s Vulture 😎
A day of rain ☔️ in the mountains yesterday but that of course didn’t stop us having some fabulous encounters among the wooded valleys 😎
In the face Common Firecrests, Crested Tits, Hawfinch, Short-toed Treecreepers and more!
#MountainBirding #FlywayBirding
In the face Common Firecrests, Crested Tits, Hawfinch, Short-toed Treecreepers and more!
#MountainBirding #FlywayBirding
February 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A day of rain ☔️ in the mountains yesterday but that of course didn’t stop us having some fabulous encounters among the wooded valleys 😎
In the face Common Firecrests, Crested Tits, Hawfinch, Short-toed Treecreepers and more!
#MountainBirding #FlywayBirding
In the face Common Firecrests, Crested Tits, Hawfinch, Short-toed Treecreepers and more!
#MountainBirding #FlywayBirding
Another fab day tour here of #FlywayBirding for our two guests from 🇩🇪
Now at the peak of Booted Eagle spring migration as over 500 passed just overhead.
Short-toed Eagles, Black #Kites and returning Griffon #Vultures also battled the divide and European Bee-eaters are suddenly everywhere!
Now at the peak of Booted Eagle spring migration as over 500 passed just overhead.
Short-toed Eagles, Black #Kites and returning Griffon #Vultures also battled the divide and European Bee-eaters are suddenly everywhere!
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Another fab day tour here of #FlywayBirding for our two guests from 🇩🇪
Now at the peak of Booted Eagle spring migration as over 500 passed just overhead.
Short-toed Eagles, Black #Kites and returning Griffon #Vultures also battled the divide and European Bee-eaters are suddenly everywhere!
Now at the peak of Booted Eagle spring migration as over 500 passed just overhead.
Short-toed Eagles, Black #Kites and returning Griffon #Vultures also battled the divide and European Bee-eaters are suddenly everywhere!
With a moderate to strong levante we positioned ourselves at the sweet spot where those attempting the crossing would come low over us.
European Honey Buzzards, Booted & Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s #Harriers + more, a spectacular #FlywayBirding experience for our guests!
European Honey Buzzards, Booted & Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s #Harriers + more, a spectacular #FlywayBirding experience for our guests!
September 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
With a moderate to strong levante we positioned ourselves at the sweet spot where those attempting the crossing would come low over us.
European Honey Buzzards, Booted & Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s #Harriers + more, a spectacular #FlywayBirding experience for our guests!
European Honey Buzzards, Booted & Short-toed #Eagles, Egyptian #Vultures, Montagu´s #Harriers + more, a spectacular #FlywayBirding experience for our guests!
We have been watching the first Black #Kites now crossing The #Straits in fabulous jaw-dropping waves!
Some passing right over our guests heads where we have been able to fully appreciate the amazingly gorgeous juveniles making the perilous crossing for the first time.
#FlywayBirding
Some passing right over our guests heads where we have been able to fully appreciate the amazingly gorgeous juveniles making the perilous crossing for the first time.
#FlywayBirding
July 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We have been watching the first Black #Kites now crossing The #Straits in fabulous jaw-dropping waves!
Some passing right over our guests heads where we have been able to fully appreciate the amazingly gorgeous juveniles making the perilous crossing for the first time.
#FlywayBirding
Some passing right over our guests heads where we have been able to fully appreciate the amazingly gorgeous juveniles making the perilous crossing for the first time.
#FlywayBirding