Tenerife Holiday

 Twelve days in Tenerife was very enjoyable but there was little time for birding.  I did not take a telescope on this trip so had to reply on my Panasonic Micro 4/3rds camera.  Hence the poor quality of some of the photos.

Berthlot's Pipit - Two seen in very arid area near Mount Teide.

Great Grey Shrike - Perched on a building close to the Parador near Mount Teide. 
There was no time to get closer.

Blue Chaffinch - At one of the regular sites for this species.
Seen at Las Lajas picnic site on the road to Mount Teide.

Laurel Pigeons - Another endemic tick, this time on the NW coast as Mirador la Grimona.  Rather distant and unfortunately no sign of any Bolle's Pigeons.

Spanish Sparrow - Plenty seen around the hotel.  A male.

A female Spanish Sparrow.  Indistinguishable from House Sparrow (which is not present on Tenerife).

African Blue Tit - Poor photos but a life tick for me.  Seen in several places during the holiday.

Robin -  A rubbish photo.  Apparently split from European Robin.

Cory's Shearwater - About 50 seen on a Whale watching trip out of Playa de las Americas.

Cory's Shearwaters feeding behind a fishing boat.

Pilot Whales - Several seen at a regular site between Playa de las Americas and La Gomera where there is a deep trough. A young whale can be seen here.