randombirder

The last full day in the country, and not satisfied with my return of two newbies, we headed back to the Korketeli Hills. Focussing on this only, I drove further along the windy road of a couple of days earlier stopping frequently to scan and climb up the rocky escarpment. Today was much more rewarding. The first stop produced three vocal Sombre Tit , not a species I had expected in this specific area but great to stumble across. The air was cool and the climb up the hill was purposeful and was great to get the heart pumping. The views were wonderful. Heading all the way to the end of the road, a single Lesser Short-toed Lark was found along with a couple of Isabelline Wheatear just by the roadside. One side of the road was predominated by agricultural land whereas the other featured rocky outcrops that led uphill onto the ridge-line. I decided to climb this with the hope for more. It was great. Firstly, two Wryneck were flushed from the short pines ...