Vistabella, El Pinet – Malcolm Palmer
From Vistabella first hide – 2 or 3 Night Herons, 2 Purple Herons, 1 Little Bittern, 3 Audouin’s Gulls (unusual there) and a Cuckoo. At El Pinet, 2 Black Terns and 6 Curlew Sandpipers, 20+ Collared Pratincole
Pego Marsh – Len Williamson
Pego looking lovely with the rice growing. Went this morning for a couple of hours. Hot but a lovely breeze. Here is the list. Black-winged Stilt, Little Bittern, Barn Swallow, Goldfinch, Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Moorhen, Robin, House Sparrow, Marsh Harrier, Mallard, … Continued
Maigmo – Mark Etheridge
A superb finish to my spring holiday in Spain as Bryan, John and I met up very early this morning and went to Maigmo where the entertainment was of the highest order despite the heat, pity my pictures aren’t quite … Continued
Pego Osprey Project
Peter Alden has sent in some information about a new project at Pego Marshes. Peter says “We have often seen Ospreys at Pego Marsh, so I thought people might be interested to hear about this project. Hopefully the project will … Continued
Pego Marsh – Len Williamson
Pete and I visited Pego this morning. He impressively carried his scope for our 9.5km walk! It was overcast and still. We saw 21 different species. The highlight for me was our really close up view of two Little Bitterns … Continued
La Marina/La Hoya Kestrels – Michael Mercer
Michael sent this photo to Malcolm and we thought it might be of interest to others. We’ve lived here six years and are by no means twitchers, but enjoy knowing what we are looking at. For several months we have … Continued
Planned Field Trips – Sept 2019 to Jan 2020
The dates and locations for next year’s field trips are set out below Tuesday 24th September – Pego Marsh Wednesday 16th October – Santa Pola, El Pinet, Palm Farm Track and El Hondo. Thursday 7th November – La Mata, Cabo … Continued
Maigmo, Agost – Greta Owen
Nice morning out today. Firstly at Maigmo and then on to Agost old railway line. Both places worth a visit. Birds seen included:- Short toed Treecreeper, Crossbill, Chaffinch, Serin, Western Bonelli’s Warbler, Goldfinch, Magpie, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Crested Tit and … Continued
Santa Pola Lighthouse
A rather hilarious expedition along the lighthouse road yesterday evening for the founder members of the NBBC – the No Bins Birders Club (we both forgot to bring our binoculars). We missed our first Red necked Nightjar flypast due to … Continued
Yecla – Mark Etheridge
Went to Yecla this morning with Bryan and John. A slightly frustrating day, with fewer birds about than two weeks ago, and the best ones weren’t very cooperative for the cameramen. The Rock Sparrows had abandoned their usual nest holes … Continued