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12th June - Photos of the canyon near El Campello have been added to the 'Sites Guide' page.
12th June - Photos from the El Campello field trip have been added to the 'photo Gallery - Field Trips' page.
12th June - Aerial photos of the canyon where Colin and Jane live at Crevillente have been added to the 'Sites Guide' page.
12th June - Planned field trips for the first part of 2010/11 have been added to the' Field Trips' page.
14th June - I have been sent five photos of club members watching the Trumpeter Finch on the June field trip. These have been added to the 'Photo Gallery - Field Trips' page.
15th June - It is nearly a year since Brian Conduit, committee member and good friend to many, passed away. I have, therefore, moved his obituary and details of his memorial fund from the 'Home' page to the 'Committee' page. I have also added my own personal tribute to Brian to mark the one year anniversary of his death next week.
16th June - A report and photos for the June field trip has been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
21st May - A report on the May field trip to Sierra de Espuna has been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
26th April - A report on the April field trip to Petrola has been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
24th March - A report and photos from the March field trip have been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
18th February - A report and photos from the February field trip have been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
18th February - A little information and some photos relating to the Sierra de Escalona and the Embalse de Pedrera have been added to the 'Site Guides' pages.
27th February - A few photos of San Pedro del Pinatar have been added to the 'Site Guides Southern Costa Blanca' page.
27th February - A photo of some snowy mountains in Andalucia has been sent to me by Mel and Wendy Sykes. This has been added to the 'Member's Stories' page.
14th January - A report and photos from the January field trip have been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
21st January - Today I have added an interesting report about a visit to Tarifa to witness the September migration. This has been provided by John and Michelle Edwards and is well worth a read and can be found under 'Members Travels'.
21st January - Some photos of a bird nesting in a traffic light somewhere in the north of England has been placed on the 'Members Stories' page. Can anyone identify this bird?
21st January - Two more photos of the Mar Menor Belted Kingfisher have been provided by Dave Eddy and Michelle Edwards. These been added to the 'Field Trips' page for the January 2010 trip.
10th December - A report on our December outing has been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
.11th December - Click here to read about the donation of Brian Conduit's Memorial Fund to a Spanish cancer charity. This can also be accessed in future from the bottom of the Introduction section of the Home page, below Brian's obituary.
11th December - I have added a couple of write ups to the page 'Member's Reports'. The first is a report from Barrie Avis about good numbers of White headed Ducks on his local patch, back in April 2009. The second report is from committee member, Barry Chambers and relates to something of a 'birding bonanza' back in September 2009.
12th December - The confirmed dates and locations for field trips in 2010 have been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
12th December - As agreed at the AGM I have set up a page for Sales and Wants, although there are no items for sale at the moment! I plan to add details of Malcolm's books in due course and will add any other details sent to me by members. All exchanges of items for sale are to be organised by the individuals concerned. I am in the process of deleting all links to the 'Newsletters' page and replacing them with a link to the 'Sales and Wants' page.
13th December - I have made a few minor amendments and additions today namely; Iberian Green Woodpecker has been added to the November trip list; a Penduline Tit photo has been added to the December trip report; and the birds incorrectly labeled as 'Little Bustards' on Bryan's Photo Gallery have been re-labeled as Black Bellied Sand Grouse, with apologies for my error!
14th December - A report from Jules' trip to find Iberian Lynx has been added to the 'Members Travels' page.
16th December - I have added a report on Barry Chamber's chilly visit to El Hondo area today, to the 'Members Reports' page.
Photos of Razorbills in Santa Pola harbour and Cranes near Casa Vista Bella have been added to the 'Members Stories' page. An additional photo of the Golden Eagle seen on the November field trip to Sierra Escalona has been provided by Bryan Thomas, and added to the 'Field Trips' page.
A photo of a Black Redstart roosting in an unusual location has been added to the 'Members Stories' page.
A report and photos from the November field trip report have been added to the 'Field Trips' page. In addition, photos of La Pedrera and the Sierra De Escalona area have been added to the photo galleries for 'Field Trips' and 'Birding Sites' .
An interesting report about a Griffon Vulture which has arrived in Benissa can be found on the Members Stories page.
A list of bird species has been added to the piece about my recent trip to Andalucia on the Members Travels page.
A report on the October field trip has been added to the Field Trips page.
A short piece about my recent trip to Andalucia, has been added to the Members Travels page.
A Crossbill photo has been added to the Photo Gallery Birds section. SAT NAV co-ordinates have been added for Maigmo and Crevillente, more will be added over time. The date for the November field trip has been updated to read Thursday 12th November NOT Tuesday as previously stated. Apologies for my error!
A report and photos from the September field trip have now been added.
I have also added a link to the website of a Staffordshire Bookshop specialising in bird books. Details of this were kindly sent to me by a CBBC member.
Regular readers will note that not a lot has changed on the website in the last few weeks due to our summer break. In readiness for the start of the new season the Field Trips page has now been set up for 2009/10. However, all 2008/09 trip reports can still be accessed via a link from that page.
A report on the June field trip has been added to the 'Field Trips' page and three reports from Jules various trips away have been added to Member's Travels.
Details of provisional dates and locations for next year's trips have been added to the 'Field Trips' page.
A new page called 'Bird Race' has been added containing three reports about the CBBC Bird Race which took place in February.
A report on Julian Syke's recent trips to the Pyrenees and the Picos de Europe has been added to 'Members Travels'.
Malcolm has written an interesting report about a birding trip with some of our American friends, when they went in search of the elusive Marbled Duck and other rarities. Go to 'Members Reports' to read all about it.
You may notice I have been making a few cosmetic changes to the website, such as, using a consistent font which is a bit more easy on the eye. I have also added some colour to the text just to brighten the pages up a bit, although if you don't like blue and green text you will probably hate it!
I have created a new page for 'Links' as the text on the old one was a bit squashed up and I couldn't work out how to fix it.
Not much else happening at the moment, but please feel free to send me a report on any bird trips you have been on, or anything else which might be of interest.
A report on a very enjoyable recent trip to Los Teatinos in Jaen Province, has been added to the section 'Members Travels'.
The committee page has been updated to include details for new committee member Howie Elliott. Howie has also written a piece about his 'birding life' which is included under 'Members Contributions', 'Members Stories'. Please have a read as I am sure you will find it interesting.
A report on May's field trip to Tabarca Island has been added to the 'Field Trips' page - enjoy!
As promised, I have now set up an email address so that you can send me write ups and/or photos from your own birding trips, either locally or further afield. I look forward to hearing from you! Please send your contributions to cbbc2000@live.co.uk
A new section of photographs, by Bryan Thomas, has been added to the Photo Gallery.
The following changes have been made to the website. The section called 'Latest News' has been replaced with a section called 'Members Contributions'. Within the Members Contributions section are three pages as described below.
Members Reports - this contains the information which was formerly in Latest News, such as, reports from members on birding outings in and around the Costa Blanca area.
Members Travels - this is intended to contain reports from members on birding trips outside the Costa Blanca area, in other parts of Spain and in other countries.
Members Stories - this is for other reports from members, such as, garden birding experiences.
I am hoping that members will wish to contribute to this part of the website so please send me reports on your birding experiences, either in the Costa Blanca area, other parts of Spain, or abroad. I plan to set up a separate email address for you to send me your reports and this will appear here shortly.
Greetings everyone, I am now back at my computer and have updated the website to include trip reports for the March and April field trips. Further adjustments and additions will be made to the website soon, so keep watching this space!
If you are a regular visitor to the website, please note I will be away from my computer for the next few weeks so nothing is likely to change. When I return, however, I am planning to update and add more content to the website as previously promised.
Anyone who looked at this website in the past, and has visited it again recently, should notice that it has undergone something of a revival lately.
The website was originally designed and built by Jules, and he has done an excellent job. However, because Jules works full time and has a young family, he found it difficult to find the time to keep the site up to date. This is why I have now taken over responsibility for updating and developing the website.
So far I have posted reports from all the latest field trips, added more information to the sites guides, added a few photos in various places and set up pages for photo galleries and newsletters.
I have plans to develop the website further, including the addition of a section for members contributions, so please watch this space!
Mary