"The olive trees in the orchard situated at the head of a valley near the village of Montejaque, were full of fat olives � they would be harvested in December; the almonds, though, were ready for collection. Yesterday they were collecting the seeds of the Carob. This is a particularly scenic valley, with much birdlife in it. Black Redstarts, Stonechats, Blue Rock Thrush, Rock - Bunting - Thrush and - Sparrow are common here as are flocks of Red-billed Choughs, their tetchy calls echoing from one valley side to the other. I heard a bird of prey calling from high up on a cliff face but couldn�t spot it. Bonelli�s Eagle, Eagle Owl and Peregrine can all be seen here. Crag Martins wheeled around above my head appearing and disappearing into the cliff�s craggy shadows
In spring, the Afro-Iberian species, Ornithogalum reverchonii (a Star of Bethlehem) is spotted here on the rock face together with Saxifraga bourgaena. Today a few Autumn Snowflake (Leucojum autumnale) provided some discrete contrast against the brown vegetation, their pendulous, white flowers tinged with the merest of pink at their base; they were much more evident yesterday along the path to Salto del Cabrero, growing in tiny bunches alongside the equally tiny Autumn Squill and the ubiquitous Bullate or Autumn Buttercup (Ranunculus bullatus)."
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