(1) Guadalhorce 21 May (2) Fuente de Piedra water levels

Guadalhorce 21 May Paul Hicks, a visiting American who visited the area years ago was back on this date and had what he describes as 'a wonderful morning' with c.15 spp. of waders, including 2 Temminck's Stints, a scattering of other waders in penny numbers, a rather late migrating Pratincole and Slender-billed Gulls. Not bad, considering that migration is winding down now.

(2) Fuente de Piedra water levels It is now official that the water levels in the lake are so low that there will be no breeding by the flamingos this year, something that was fairly obvious when I was last up there. There is a simple correlation, if there is 30 cms of water in the lake at the end of February, then there will be breeding; if not, there won't. And there wasn't and there was no significant rainfall in April or the first part of May which might have helped. If anyone wants to go up there and hope to see anything they will be rather restricted as to choice.