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A map of the Region, Berdun has a red pointer	We met most of the group at Stansted including Phil and David. We had brought sandwiches for our lunch and purchased a Coffee from Ryanair. Peter, our host at Casa Sarasa, brought the two minivans to Zaragoza Airport and we drove to Berdun where the remainder of the group had already arrived, making 14 and two leaders. The Airport was locking up as we left, as the last of the three planes that day had arrived.	A roadside stop on our journey, to glimpse the Pinnacles of Iglos	The Pinnacles of Iglos Village of Iglos
A long view of Berdun with the snowy Pyrenees in the background	An ancient press by the door of...	....Casa Sarasa, our hotel. We were at the far right in a self catering room.	The view from the hotel towards the Pyrenees
DAY 2
We took a walk before breakfast, at 8am, for a first look at the village	Field Poppies by the fence	On the hill up to the village	A barn
Helen's Geotags of the morning walk in the "badlands" and the afternoon by the Rio Aragon	The snappers in silhouette	Ready for people to sit outside in the evening.	Looking down from Berdun
Muscari comosum		A Red Kite. We saw many birds, especially raptors, but my photography was not up to getting good pictures.
	Sainfoin	Gorse	Red Sedum
Bee Orchid	Helianthemum apenninum	Griffon Vulture	Fly Orchids
Griffon Vulture	Poppy, Papaver Apulum		Lady Orchid
Flax	Clouds on the mountains	Red Kite with pray
We met another English Birding Group by the River Aragon who sought information about sightings but showed us a Grey Frog and told about a Bee Eater by the bridge.	Gravelly ground with Thyme, Sedum Rubrum etc	The Beautiful Flax	Polygala
The "Badlands"	A Thistle, Silybum marianum	Rio Aragon
Euphorbia	A Wood Brown	Plantathera bifolia - Lesser Butterfly Orchid	Grasshopper
Riverside scrub	Sanguisorba	Green Underwing Blue	Heleianthemums
Yellow Onion, Allium moly	Mallows	Military Orchid	Female Blue
Spanish Fritilliary	Pyramid Orchid	A Derelict Farmhouse	Day flying Moth
Sargus Bipunctatus, Soldier Fly	Verbascum	Papaver apulum? Same look as Marjory Blamey's but no one else!	Wall Brown
Chalk Hill Blue?	A Scarlet Pimpernel	Praying Mantis eats a butterfly	Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis	Common Convolvulus	Beautiful Flax	Linum suffruticosum
Flax	Gary inspects the bridge over the Rio Aragon	Iberian Water Frog
v Longhorn Beatle	Horseshoe Vetch	Military Orchid	Cephalanthera damasonium
Dingy Skipper		Green Tiger Beetle	Orchid
			Orchid
Orchid		Rio Aragon	V Ranunculus, Buttercup
Grey Frog		Wall Brown	Sawfly Orchid
	Skipper	David by the demolished ancient bridge's gate house	Berdun long view, I took a ride up to the town with Phil and David, who were banished to another hotel in Berdun. I wanted to take some photos this evening before supper. The supply of wine (gratis) was very generous and induced relaxation and an early bed
Berdun	Berdun by the town car park	Newly painted house plus the lady painter. I noticed her working round all week	Looking down at the "Badlands" where we encountered many birds
	Various views of Berdun's narrow streets.
	Market House?