Dark and light phase Booted eagles now soaring #Gibraltar , impressive raptor migration today

Capturing some record shots of Griffon vulture, Black kite, Booted Eagle, Short-toed eagle and White storks gliding / soaring just now over #Gibraltar

Quick record shot of Black vulture arriving over #Gibraltar just moments ago amongst hundreds of Booted eagle and Black kite, some STEagles, and Sparrowhawks too

Lovely flock of 8 Black storks arriving now over Jew’s Gate #Gibraltar

BIRD ALERT - 1 Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) with next to no tail (missing) heading N failry low over Gibraltar, heading towards the northern town area now #Gibraltar

BIRD ALERT! Surprising to be hearing a Long-tailed tit at Sandy bay in the tamerisks with it’s characteristic high-pitched piping note #Gibraltar

Quick record shot of the unmistakable silhouette of the Black kite now over #Gibraltar

Yesterday prob a couple thousand Black kite together with many STeagles, 5 Egyptian vulture, 3 Marsh harrier and single Sparrowhawk (sporadic observations, prob much more). Today smaller numbers but still plentiful, the wonders of bird of prey migration over #Gibraltar #blessed

Quick record shot of adult Egyptian vulture over #Gibraltar now

2 Alpine swifts spotted in between hundreds of Black kite and some STeagles now over #Gibraltar

Last Sunday morning flock of 23 unidentified geese flying N over the N.mole, whilst in the afternoon 23 Common crane flew N over Western Beach - records courtesy of Roger Rutherford (thanks).

Excellent Rob

They may be an invasive species, but the Oxalis pres-caprae is looking gorgeous along the east sand slopes #Gibraltar

Great day of raptor migration yesterday and today with Black kite, Short-toed, sparrowhawk, and great to see and hear the screams of the Pallid swifts hawking insects over the skies of #Gibraltar , slightly earlier than in previous years.

~45 beautiful Black stork just arrived at Europa point finding it challenging to fly in from the east against the fresh westerly breeze #Gibraltar

My first Short-toed eagle of 2023 heading N now over #Gibraltar having successfully crossed the Strait in to Europe from Africa