Garth Peacock
Gran Canaria - Visit to La Charca

Archive

Back to Grafham Water

Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Grafham Water

Thursday 16th November 2023

Fishers Green Essex

Wednesday 15th November 2023

A day in north Norfolk

Monday 13th November 2023

A flooded Welney

Sunday 12th November 2023

A day locally.

Thursday 2nd November 2023

Another visit to Frampton Marsh

Monday 25th September 2023

Frampton Marsh RSPB

Friday 8th September 2023

Gran Canaria - Maspalomas

Thursday 31st August 2023

Gran Canaria - Visit to La Charca

Thursday 24th August 2023

Frampton Marsh RSPB

Saturday 29th July 2023

Swallows and House Martins

Saturday 22nd July 2023

An evening with some Tawny Owls

Tuesday 18th July 2023

Scotland and East Yorkshire Day 5

Wednesday 12th July 2023

View Blog Archive >>
Thursday 24th August 2023

How remiss of me - it has been almost a month since my last post and I am sure that there is at least one person out there that cannot wait for my next post!!!!!!!

Events have been interrupted by a family holiday in Gran Canaria. We have all congregated there twice before and I like it because just a short walk from the hotel is a freshwater lake called Charca de Maspalomas. Last year I managed three late afternoon visits during the week without upsetting the rest of the family. This time the weather was very hot -35-37C - and too hot for many birds so I only managed one visit.

The usual family of Black-winged Stilts was there again. Two juveniles

and bathing to cool off.

and just one adult, bathing again to cool off.

and preening

before showing it's brushed-up image.

There were a couple of Whimbrels, one with a damaged foot but this one appeared intact.

The usual Little Ringed Plovers were evident but rather distant in the heat haze but a Ringed Plover bathed close enough for a shot.

A couple of Cattle Egrets kept their distatnce too but one flew close enough for a shot - not the best I have ever taken but a record shot.

Yellow-legged Gulls were also around on and off. A juvenile was begging for food without success.

Two different juveniles showed at times

with one flying off.

A disappointing visit and after that, the weather just got too hot so I did not visit again.