We watched the sun set over La Gomera from our hotel.

La Palma was not visible until the sun set behind it.

and some fish to finish - top ones at Loro Parque, bottom one at Los Gigantes harbour.

Bird list

1. BULWER'S PETREL. Off Los Gigantes 21/8.
2. Cory's shearwater. Abundant offshore. At least one showed characteristics of Scopoli's shearwater.
3. Little egret. Many along the bottom of the Los Gigantes cliffs.
4. Common Buzzard. 1 beyond Santiago del Teide 18/8.
5. Kestrel. Common.
6. Osprey. I over Los Gigantes cliffs 16/8.
7. Whimbrel. Offshore 15/8 Plata de la Arena.
8. Yellow-legged gull. Common offshore. Large flock Loro Parque car park, 18/8.
9. Common tern. Offshore, several days Los Gigantes.
10. Rock dove. Common. Some interbreeding with domesticated doves.
11. Collared dove. Common. Some showed characteristics of Barbary doves.
12. Plain swift. Common.
13. Great spotted woodpecker. One of the endemic subspecies canariensis at Zona Recreativa Chio 19/8.
14. Berthelot's pipit. El Teide and Zona Recreativa Chio 19/8.
15. Grey wagtail. Singles at hotel, near Icod and Costa Adeje.
16. Blackbird. One near hotel 18/8.
17. CANARY ISLANDS CHIFFCHAFF. Widespread around hotel. Song not as musical and call much more shrill and 'zip' like compared with our species.
18. CANARY ISLANDS BLUE TIT. A group at Zona Recreativa Chio 19/8.
19. Southern grey shrike. One seen perched on a wire from the coach to the hotel, 14/8.
20. Raven. 2 beyond Santiago del Teide 18/8. Tame bird Zona Recreativa Chio 19/8.
21. Spanish sparrow. Around hotel and at Loro Parque.
22. BLUE CHAFFINCH. Several Zona Recreativa Chio 19/8.

I didn't attempt to see the endemic pigeon species in the laurel forest. Three blue-crowned conures flew freely at Los Gigantes. I also saw Monarch butterflies.

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