Richard Page-Jones

Today on La Janda. A cracking Montagu's Harrier. @marcesherwood

#Firecrest, a scarce winter visitor, showing well in the winter sunshine in #SouthwarkPark. A lovely park and a great place for wildlife. #londonbirds

Great to see this family of critically endangered #MarbledDuck on the Marismas de #Trebujena. A stronghold of this species and signs of recovery thanks to local conservation work.

Being carefully watched by a Little Owl beside the track at #Valcargado.

Two days of levante wind has brought a great raptor and passerine passage through Valcargado. Large numbers of Honey Buzzard and Red-rumped Swallow with the occasional Spotted Flycatcher and Sub-alpine Warbler. #cadizprovince

On the Camino del Lomo near Conil. A juvenile female and a juvenile male dark morph #montagusharrier. Lovely #raptors benefiting from local environmentally-friendly agricultural practices in #cadizprovince.

Watching birds from the garden in #cadiz province. Iberian Green Woodpecker on the wire, Tawny Owl in the Stone Pine, a constant stream of noisy migrating Bee-eater overhead and the occasion juvenile Montagu’s Harrier.

Close encounter with a Short-toed Eagle at Valcargado today.

At the Celemin gates #cadizprovince watching the migration in a light poniente: over a thousand Stork hundreds of Black Kite, good numbers of Booted and Short-toed Eagle and this lovely female adult Montagu’s Harrier.

Fabulous day with the raptors at Valcargado #cadizprovince. Booted and Short-toed Eagle and great views of an adult Spanish Imperial Eagle. Also a steady passage of Black Kite on the light levante.

At about midday in #Cadizprovince hundreds of White Stork and Black Kite rose from the local woods and marshes, came low overhead on the warm levante before rising on the thermals and drifting south to the Estrecho and Africa.

@Transpontine @LondonNPC @RSPBcllgroup Thank you. It’s great to see how well they have adapted to pipes in the Thames wall.

@RLPageJones @LondonNPC @RSPBcllgroup Great picture

Sand Martin bringing food to their young in the pipes in the Thames wall near the Old Salt Quay #Rotherhithe. A great example of adaptation of wildlife to the urban environment.

Great views of a pair of Reed Warbler taking food to their nest in the Albion Channel #Rotherhithe. They popped out of the reeds onto the busy footpath to catch flies attracted by fox poo. Fascinating urban wildlife watching. #londonbirds

Earlier this week #RSPBMinsmere. #PurpleHeron providing great views to appreciative visitors in the Island Mere hide and a pair of Hobby hawking very low over the woods behind.

On #DunwichHeath, from a respectful distance, watching #DartfordWarbler in pine tree taking food to its nest. Looks like the caterpillar of the Pine Hawk Moth.

Reed Warbler singing loudly today in the Albion Channel #Rotherhithe. Probably breeding and seemingly happy to be so close to the busy footpaths on either side of the channel. Great urban wildlife.

Great to be amongst the local #Bluethroat L.s. azuricollis on their breeding grounds high on the broom covered mountain slopes of La Covatilla. 4 males showing well and surprisingly easy to see from the car park.

In the vineyards on the Cordel de Fontanar above #Chiclana #Cadizprovince a Rufous Bush Chat in fine voice and looking very rufous in the May sunshine.

Valcargado # Cadizprovince is a wonderful place for eagles. Today in a light poniente breeze. Bonelli’s Eagle, Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle and more distant Spanish and Short-toed Eagle.

Particularly pleased with this lovely view at El Canillo of an adult Stone Curlew leading young to the safety of the long grass.