After breakfast, some of the group wanted to have a better look at the nearby town of Trujillo while the rest of us explored the area around our lodge. We all met up again at Trujillo’s famous bullring where lots of Lesser Kestrels were nesting.
Stork in the garden
Extremadura in the Spring
Rocky fields along the road
Extremadura in the Spring
More storks o the nest in the n the garden at Casa Rural Las Canteras
Extremadura in the Spring
Centaurea Pullata around Las Canteras
Extremadura in the Spring
The famous bullring in Trujillo
Extremadura in the Spring
We then drove on to the Sierra Brava Dam where we had our lunch and explored this interesting area where, as well as birds, there were lots of lovely flowers and insects too.
Sierra Brava Reservoir where we had lunch
Extremadura in the Spring
Sierra Brava Reservoir
Extremadura in the Spring
Around Sierra Brava Reservoir
Extremadura in the Spring
Lupinus Angustifolius
Extremadura in the Spring
Chafer beetles
Extremadura in the Spring
Chafer beetles on Lupinus Angustifolius at the Chafer beetle at Sierra Brava Reservoir
Extremadura in the Spring
Longhorn beetles at Sierra Brava Reservoir
Extremadura in the Spring
On the way back we stopped outside the entrance to Vina Las Torres. This is another great place to stay but on this trip there were too many of us for the available accommodation. Those of us that returned to Extremadura in the autumn of 2018 were able to stay there on that occasion.
View from outside Vina Las Torres
Extremadura in the Spring
The entrance to Vina Las Torres (where we stayed for the autumn trip)
Extremadura in the Spring
A little wander on our way back (near Zorita)
Extremadura in the Spring
Cork oaks near Zorito
Extremadura in the Spring
Although the weather hadn’t been great we still had a fantastic week. There were bee-eaters nesting in the grounds and hoopoes along the road and plenty of shrikes too.
