(1) Guadalhorce today (2) White-winged Black Tern in Caño de Guadiamar (Sevilla) (3) Sierra de las Nieves, 03/05

(1) The ponds at the mouth of the Río Guadahorce received their usual Sunday morning visit from a small group of us and we received our rewards. A Roller was a very good record as it is very scarce migrant in the area, and there were singles of late Garden Warbler and a male Penduline Tit. As usual recently, waders stole the show with 15 spp., including good numbers of Redshank (15+), Dunlin (24) and especially Curlew Sandpipers (31+), a single Little Stint - a scarce sp. this spring, and some delightful juv. Little Ringed Plovers. Again we enjoyed the presence of ad. Slender-billed Gulls, 5 today, showing very well. The colour ringed Spoonbill of Dutch origin is still with us and obviously prefers Spanish sunshine to rotten weather further north.

(2) José Sencianes (in naturAnd) informs of an an adult White-winged Black Tern in the Caño de Guadiamar near the F.A.O. wall (Sevilla) ) on 3 May and which has been present for several days.

(3) Antonio Ternero (in naturAnd) and a group of six more from SEO-Málaga visited the area of Los Quejigales, Sierra de las Nieves, on 3 May, The area gave them a good day's birding with Common Redstarts, including singing males, migrant Pied and Spotted Flycatchers, Rock Thrush and Blue Rock Thrush, Whitethroat, Spectacled, Subalpine and Orphean Warblers, plus Cirl and Rock Buntings amongst a slew more of interesting species. This area is always worth a visit at any time of year.