(1) Red-footed Falcons today (2) Western Reef Herons Doñana (3) track repairs La Janda

(1) Red-footed Falcons: This morning I awoke early and decided to take a run down to La Janda to see if I could see at least one of the males, never having seen a male. Luck was in and although they were very nervous, possibly because of the strong wind, I saw 2 on La Janda - one caught a small rodent - and a third male about 1 km N of Tarifa, flying beside the main road.

(2) Western Reef Herons (Egretta gularis): J. A. Sencianes (in naturand) informs of a probable pair of on eggs in the colony of egrets in Cerrado Garrido (Doñana). The nest is easy to locate with a telescope and can be seen quite well. Beware, these may be hybrid birds with Little Egrets, a detailed examination of them would be advisable.

(3) Track repairs on La Janda: At last and certainly not before time, repairs are being carried out to the main tracks used by birders on La Janda, the one beside the cana is currently being done, the one that runs across the north end from the N-340 towards Benalup has been given some treatment and the tarmac ripped up and levelled, and work is starting on the track which runs from Facinas towards Benalup. I reckon that work will probably take about a month and will make access by the centre track easily feasible, something it certainly wasn't last time I tried it!