INTRODUCTION
The winter days are short and the evenings long, yet at this time of the year birding in the Pyrenees can be very rewarding, so this is your chance to savour the delights of our 'Wallcreepers and Cranes' birding tour combined with evenings spent enjoying good jazz music.
The whole week is based at Boletas Birdwatching Centre, from where the bird- watching programme will be to explore many excellent areas local to the centre.
In the evenings we hope that each person, or couple, will bring along five CDs or LPs of their own, for playing to the group. If possible, on one evening, we may be able to visit a local Jazz Club in Huesca. Obviously this will take place after we have enjoyed Esther's excellent cooking and sampled some local wine.
Itinerary
Day 1st .- Meet you at the airport. Depending on the time of your arrival will do some birding en route, looking for specialites such as Eagle Owl, sandgrouse, larks and raptors. We will offer you a 'welcome' dinner before your first night at the Boletas Birdwatching Centre in Loporzano.
Day 2nd to 7th.- The Pre-Pyrenees : A bird paradise - In the surrounding areas of Loporzano, the nearby Sierra de Guara , we will find one of the most exciting and varied concentrations of bird species : Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Lammergeier, Golden Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, Thekla Lark, Black Wheatear, Alpine Accentor, Dartford Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Wallcreeper, Penduline Tit, Southern Grey Shrike, Spotless Starling, Red Billed Chough, Rock Sparrow, Cirl Bunting, and Corn Bunting.
We will visit a former Lammergeier " artificial feeding station " where we should be able to observe these impressive and unique birds as they fulfil the task of vital sustenance during the harsh climate of winter. Overnight in Loporzano. Part of the funds from this tour will be destined to support the groups which engage in this extremely important task of conservation. Overnight in Loporzano.
On another day during the week, weather permitting, we will make visits to several ski resorts where we will look for species that never leave the cold and snowy mountains. These include Lammergeier, Snow Finch, Alpine Accentor, Golden Eagle, Citril Finch and Alpine Chough.
And on another day will begin in the morning to Los Monegros where we can see Pin Tailed and Black Bellied Sandgrouse in good numbers. We will attempt to find the small population of Great Bustard that still remains in the North East of Spain, among the other birds that we are likely to see are; Little Bustard, Stone Curlew, Short Toed Lark, Thekla Lark and Calandra Lark.
Day 8th.- We will return you to the airport in time for your flight home.
Here you are the 5 records Josele J Saiz have selected for this holiday.
Miles Davis - "sketches of Spain" 1960
Booker Little& Booker Ervin - " sounds of the inner city " 1960
Duke Ellington - "money jungle" - 1961
Sun Ra - "we are in the future" - 1961
Charly Mingus - "black saint & the sinner lady " 1963
Here you are the 5 records Rodger Harvey has selected for this holiday.
Ron Affif Trio - "52nd street" 1966
Keith Jarrett "the koln concert" - 1975
Gene Ammons& Sonny Stitt "we´ll be together again" - 1961
Chico Hamilton "chico hamilton quintet" - 2000
Dave Brubeck Quartet "jazz impressions of eurasia" 1964
I will ask you for your five selected tracks at the time of booking.
