Where to find Black throated diver?

[colimbo]

Reading the list of birds in Andalucía I was surprised to see that there are black throated divers here. Any idea on where I could go to see them? Thanks in advance!

[Peter]

I am afraid they are a rare winter visitor and seem to appear now and again in no particular area. Red-throated Diver was seen last month near Guadalhorce nature reserve (Malaga).

Peter

[wingspanner]

As Peter said they are a rare sight off the coast of Andalucia, but here is quote from Stephen Christopher's surf birds' blog which gives you some idea of how far you will have to travel to see one.

"I did manage to squeeze a very profitable morning in before hand though, collecting a host of waders as well as Black-necked Grebe, a Water Rail at my feet, Mute Swan and Tufted Duck (both uncommon here) and, easily making up for the lack of Kite, a beautiful pair of Black-throated Diver - which grew to four by the 2nd February - in Roses Bay.

A lone Red-throated Diver, diving in and out of the surf on an unsettled sea at LLOBREGAT DELTA, was the only new species for the year on 15th January but that just topped a remarkable list of wintering and resident wetland species, many of which have been mentioned above."

for more of this blog look at http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/spainbirding/

cheers, wingspanner

[colimbo]

Thanks Peter and Wingspanner! I imagined there would be only very few of them this far south. I often spend summer holidays in Northern Europe where I can easily observe divers, I just thought it was nice to think that maybe some of them fly as far south for the winter as we do and thought I´d go and "say hello"  , but I guess I´ll see them again in July then.

Regards,
"Colimbo"