{"id":191,"date":"2008-10-26T19:49:04","date_gmt":"2008-10-26T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/general\/whats-on-in-barcelona-birding-all-month\/"},"modified":"2008-10-26T19:49:04","modified_gmt":"2008-10-26T17:49:04","slug":"whats-on-in-barcelona-birding-all-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/general\/whats-on-in-barcelona-birding-all-month\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s on in Barcelona? Birding all month."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Barcelona<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Llobregat Delta<\/strong> theatre kicked off the month of October with a gala performance. Lesser Whitethroat, <strong>Marsh Sandpiper<\/strong> and the <strong>Temminck&#8217;s Stint<\/strong> twins were the special guest stars, with quite a select supporting cast including the likes of Spoonbill, <strong>Booted Eagle<\/strong>, Goshawk, <strong>Osprey<\/strong> and much more.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/barcaweb.jpg\" alt=\"Birding around Barcelona\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile at Cal Tet it was work as usual for <strong>Penduline Tit<\/strong>, <strong>Audouin&#8217;s Gull<\/strong>, Black-necked Grebe, Garganey and the regular crowd, although the <strong>Great Bittern<\/strong> was conspicuous by its absence. Rumours are that the <strong>Bittern<\/strong> is on a strict work to rule regime in protest at the noise from overflying aircraft. Nevertheless <strong>Common Waxbill<\/strong> and even Eider put in extra time just to keep birders ticking.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Black Wheatear<\/strong> and <strong>Blue Rock Thrush <\/strong>will be upholding the tradition by hopping on their rocks at <strong>Garraf<\/strong> throughout the month. Mediterranean Shags will be on the coast too, although we regret to inform the public that after being requested by the authorities to &#8220;clean up&#8221; their act they will no longer regurgitate half-digested fish on request. After last winter\u2019s unexpected visit by the <strong>Wallcreeper<\/strong> hard-pressed Garraf theatre management have assured the birding public that the <strong>Wallcreeper<\/strong> will return, adding that \u201calthough it might not be this winter, it will certainly be before the return of Halley\u2019s Comet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the provincial scene the <strong>Bonelli\u2019s Eagle<\/strong> will be touring the massifs, with regular appearances at the <strong>Garraf Natural Park<\/strong>. Sharing the billing, although not the lights, will be the regal <strong>Eagle Owl<\/strong>. The staff at the <strong>Garraf<\/strong> Natural Park have managed to negotiate a number of open door rehearsals in preparation for <strong>Eagle Owl<\/strong> duetting which, weather permitting, will start in earnest next month. Lastly, Honey Buzzards will be passing through until the end of the month, but according to the <strong>Garraf Natural Park<\/strong> hygiene technicians \u201cbetter get \u2018ere quick before they take off for good\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For more details of birding theatres and open air shows around <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/sites-and-itineraries\/llobregat-delta-and-garraf\/birding-in-the-llobregat-delta-and-garraf.html\" title=\"Birding Barcelona itineraries\">Llobregat Delta and Garraf itinerary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This page was brought to you in collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruralverd.com\/\" title=\"Recommended birding accommodation near Barcelona\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruralverd.com\/\" title=\"Recommended birding accommodation near Barcelona\">Rural Verd\u00a0<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calhelena.com\/eng\/veure_casa.php\" title=\"Recommended birding accommodation near Barcelona\">Ca l\u2019Helena<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>The places to stay when <strong>birding<\/strong> around <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona&#8216;s Llobregat Delta theatre kicked off the month of October with a gala performance. Lesser Whitethroat, Marsh Sandpiper and the Temminck&#8217;s Stint twins were the special guest stars, with quite a select supporting cast including the likes of Spoonbill, Booted Eagle, Goshawk, Osprey and much more. 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