In keeping with the modern culture of designated days for this, and special days for that, Sunday 2nd May 2010 was international dawn chorus day. The event received a fair amount of coverage on the television & radio, but with my own shameful "rise & shine" moment taking place at 7.45am, well after dawn, I missed the whole spectacle.
One of the species that was often talked about in reverential terms as being a peerless soloist in this early morning symphony of sounds is the Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos.
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10km southwest of Ronda, (as the Griffon Vulture flies), near the eastern edge of the Sierra Grazalema Natural Park in Andalucia lies the Llanos de Libar, an area of karst at the head of a limestone valley. Amongst other things it is a great area for reptiles and amphibians, so with that in mind we headed for the village at the gateway to the Llanos de Libar, Montejaque.
As part of our week at the end of August with Clive & Sue (of The Grazalema Guide and Wildside Holidays) we had permits for a visit to 'La Garganta Verde"' a “must do” for the more adventurous visitors to the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
