I’ve just come back from a spot of birding and of course I’ve seen a few birds.
So I thought we’d play a little birding guessing game: I tell you the birds I saw at a certain site, and you tell me where I was. The earlier you guess, the more points you get. OK?
-OK
Here goes with the first clue (5 points):
1) 100’s of Black-headed Gulls, about 20 Yellow-legged Gulls and one or two Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
– Er, the Ebro Delta?
No. Next clue (4 points):
2) About 20 Grey Herons and 1,000 or so Cattle Egrets.
– Still sounds like the Ebro Delta. What about the Llobregat Delta?
No! You’d never see that many Cattle Egrets in the Llobregat Delta. Well, I never have anyway. Next clue for 3 points:
3) A Griffon Vulture, 12 Red Kites, 2 Marsh Harriers and a Common Buzzard.
– Somewhere inland near Lleida I expect. But don’t ask me where.
OK. You’re getting close, but I’m sure you can be a bit more specific than that. Next clue (2 points):
4) About 350 White Storks and a White Pelican.
– 350 storks! Are you pulling my leg?! I thought White Storks were supposed to migrate to Africa in the winter. And a White Pelican! Wait a minute, this sounds familiar… storks, gulls, egrets and a vagrant/escaped Pelican. Wouldn’t be a rubbish tip would it?
Correct! Well done! Indeed, the Lleida landfill site. The Pelican’s been knocking around with the White Storks for more than a month now. The Griffon Vulture was a surprise though.
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