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Searching for Butterflies in Northern Spain
The Picos de Europa mountains and surrounding lowland areas of Northern Spain
At the beginning of July 2019 Paul and Helen accompanied by Paul's parents and nephew visited The Picos de Europa mountains of Northern Spain and some of the nearby lowland areas in search of some Spanish butterflies and other interesting wildlife of the area. The two week trip took place at the beginning of July in the hope of seeing as many butterfly as possible.
This DVD was filmed during a holiday in the fantastic landscape of the Picos de Europa and surrounding areas of Northern Spain in July 2017.
The main aim of this trip was to film butterflies of the region including the high mountain species such as the Gavarnie Blue and species of the mountain foothills including the endemic Chapman's Ringlet.
The entire spectrum of wildlife of the region was filmed whilst wandering through the flower rich meadows and woodland glades in the spectacular mountain scenery. The wildlife captured on film included flowers, moths, birds and other wildlife.
A total of 100 species of butterfly were encountered during the two week journey and 94 of these were captured on film and are included on this twin disc DVD which has a total running time of 130 minutes.
The holiday began with a walk from our wooden house in the village up into the mountains where we encountered a host of butterflies including the confusing Spanish Heath Fritillary plus Lang's Short-tailed Blue and three species of Hairstreak.
The second day of the Holiday was shared with local Botanist and all round wildlife expert of the area, Teresa Farino. After checking Teresa's moth trap we headed up into the mountains for an excellent day seeking out rarities such as the Dusky Large Blue and Chapman's Ringlet amongst many other species.
At the end of the day we visited a village bar for a beer and a chat with Teresa to discover some of the other sites to be found in the area.
With this information and more gleaned from the internet we enjoyed the next two weeks searching out more beautiful wildlife of Northern Spain.
I would recommend a holiday in and around the Picos de Europa to anyone with a passion for wildlife and in particular butterflies. I would also recommend spending some time with Teresa Farino who lives in the Picos de Europa and is a real local expert on its wildlife.
This production was filmed in broadcast quality digital format using a Canon XL-H1 High Definition video camera. The footage has been captured onto two DVD's showing approximately 130 minutes of high quality uncompressed digital video with complete menu accessed using your DVD players remote. Please take a look at the trailer above. The two discs include a full narrative which is not included on the trailer.
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This DVD was filmed during a holiday in the fantastic landscape of the Picos de Europa and surrounding areas of Northern Spain in July 2017.