Spain - Intermission

I had decided to take a short break mid-tour and after 2 hours of birding on Monday morning, June22nd, in the marshes by Gandia –where we suffered several wasp stings after disturbing a colony under the boardwalk – Pau put me on a train to Valencia.

After checking into the hotel I visited the Oceanographique, the largest aquarium in Europe. On the way there I heard parrots squawking while walking through the park to the aquarium - Monk Parakeets were taking nesting material to one of the palms near the Pulua de la Musica.

Monk Parakeet