The day began with birding the hillside above Basieda looking in particular for Wryneck. We quickly found a pair of Cirl Buntings which gave very close views and a cracking male Black Redstart. We searched the area around the church which is allegedly where Wrynecks hang out but not this morning. A Firecrest and another Black Redstart were the best birds here. But as we began our walk back downhill, movement in a holm oak caught our eye. After a moment the movement became a bird showing particularly well, and very rewarding: a Western Bonelli´s Warbler, a new bird for the year. The Bonelli´s really showed off, great to get this bird after just missing it down in the Coto de Donana. We then drove along the very twisty roads down to Potes and back up into the mountains again to Fuente De, an attractive valley ending in a spectacular sheer rock wall rising thousands of feet. Here we took a cable car up to the top, climbing up to 1800m in only 3 minutes! Great views as we went up, but did the cabin have to sway quite so much in the wind?! At the summit, we rapidly donned extra layers to cope with the biting wind and deep snow. As we stepped out from the cable car complex we were immediately greeted by one of our target birds, a pair of Alpine Chough. These birds proved almost constant companions during the 4 hours we were in the snowfields, wheeling above us in the wind and calling to one another, a most un-crow-like call and sounding nothing like the Red-billed Chough we´re familiar with in North Wales! We trekked across the mountaintop in deep snow, checking any and all areas that were cleared of snow. Chamoix were easy to see, bounding effortlessly across the snow and climbing vertiginous cliffs above us in search of tasty vegetation. We came across a gang of Alpine Accentors which allowed very close approach, giving us the opportunity to enjoy their beautiful plumage. A pair of Golden Eagles displayed overhead and numerous Griffon Vultures soared past, but no sign of our other target bird, Snow Finch. We pushed on to check the distant scree slopes but deteriorating weather forced us back towards the relative shelter around the cable car station. We scanned this area repeatedly, and enjoyed more views of Alpine Chough, but eventually decided that the Snow Finches just weren´t going to show today. So reluctantly we took the cable car back down to Fuente De.Bird species total: 1909Posted 7pm, 8th April, Potes, Spain