Guadalmansa-mouth near Estepona
November 18 2010
Dear reader!
This morning I took advantage of the nice weather to…
… have a look at the Guadalmansa-mouth, where I never had been before. A beautiful spot in the middle of all these large concrete hotel buildings , because beside of all these photographed birds I also saw a kingfisher, common redstarts, common stonechats, gray wagtails and kestrels. I was enthralled. Especially as this area is only a few kilometers away from my home::
Yellow-legged gulls taking a bath:
And imagine, I even discovered a Audouin's gull
Same as the Guadalhorce -mouth the Guadalmansa also got an owner, namely a little egret:
Fantastic, even two turnstones had been on their way at the mouth and I was so amused to watch them turning each and every stone around and sometimes even slinging it furiously away! 
Also for some cormorants this area …
… seems to be the chosen winter habitat:
"First I had been terrible excited, but now I know, that these guys eat fish and not my olives!" Miss starling is thinking by herself:
Further to the freqent population now many wagtails coming from the north are joining:
And look, also the starlings arrived safely in the south and …
… are now here whistling happily their song:
In future I definitely will drive more often to the Guadalmansa-mouth. It's a beautiful place! 
Best regards
Birgit Kremer