My latest edition of my notes on birding Cadiz province is now available on ISSUU - http://issuu.com/johncantelo/docs/cadiz_birding_may_2015_- As usual if you cannot download the notes from ISSUU then by all means contact me directly so that I can send you a copy. Note that I do not have printed versions and the notes are only available in 'virtual' form. As mentioned in my previous blog, this will be the last revision for some time as I am not so free to get out to Spain as previously. Accordingly any comments, revisions or suggestions would be very gratefully received.
For this edition, I have redrawn three maps, made two small extensions/changes to details regarding existing sites and the addition of a brief discussion of passerine migration plus various minor corrections and the usual updates on status and distribution.
One of the redrawn maps is for 'Bonanza Pools' showing the route from the CA 9027 to the pools allowing you to entirely avoid Sanlucar (which can sometimes be congested and not least confusing to the first time visitor) On recent visits the embanked ponds (a) have had very little and weren't worth the stop. In the past they have had White-headed Duck, Black-necked Grebe and even, for one lucky birder, Little Swift. The track (b) is not worth checking unless (Greater) Short-toed Lark and Tawny Pipit are targets (though the latter is scarce). The field between (a) and the arrowed route to the pools sometimes has a large Pratincole colony (absent in recent years, but always worth checking for). The route across to the pools takes you past 'poly-tunnels' and small fields, but is a good gravel track (although beware of agricultural traffic) This spring the Bonanza Pools (c) themselves gave their usual very close views of White-headed Duck, yielded Little Bittern within minutes and had all of the usual species (Great Reed Warbler, Purple Gallinule, Red-crested Pochard and Night Heron). However Crested Coot didn't seem to be present (although mine was only a brief visit). It's tempting to turn north on Camino Colorado to reach Bonanza Salinas, but this takes you to a maze of narrow roads that take you in the wrong direction so it's better to take Camino Troncosa to the CA 624 and then turn north.
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