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Picos de Europa 2012

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All images unless otherwise stated © Jeff Clarke 2012

My annual wildlife tour to the Picos de Europa in partnership with Teresa Farino of Iberian Wildlife Tours was as interesting and wildlife packed as ever. Combine that with the stunning scenery and you have a recipe for a contented group of 14 wildlife enthusiasts and paying customers. On this tour we also spent a few days in neighbouring Castile. The weather was mostly hot and sunny and something of a contrast with the UK.

The big highlight of the first full day was the magical setting of the high mountains accessed by the cable car at Fuente de and here we revelled in a full suite of mountain birds including amazing views of Wallcreeper, often with several birds in view at one time! This was just the start of another superb tour of one of Europes most beautiful and important areas of biodiversity

I'll be putting together a full review of the tour in due course but for now here is a taster of the wildlife we encountered during the 10 day tour.