Lanzarote

Half a day birding in the desert area produced several Houbara Bustard, one group of Cream Coloured Coursers and Trumpeter Finch. Also seen on rest of holiday were Berthelots Pipit, Spanish Sparrow coming for bread at the hotel and several Plain Swifts

Croatia

Some nice birds seen whilst on holiday in Croatia. Loads of Alpine swift and probable Pallid swift. Red backed shrike were everywhere including seen from hotel balcony where I watched a male feeding a juvenile!. A walk up the hill into the countryside provided Spannish Sparrow, Eastern Olivaceous warbler, Sombre Tit, Black eared wheatear, Cirl Bunting, Golden Oriole and Blue rock thrush