An excellent day out with Bryan and Trevor to Yecla, with lots of birds on show. In addition to Rock Sparrow, Bee eater and Black eared Wheatear we saw/heard Buzzard, Kestrel, Short-toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Golden Oriole, Chough, Jackdaw, Woodchat … Continued
We drove past the Rollers as they were at their usual nesting place and we didn’t want to disturb them. On the way up to pallet road, we saw Woodchat Shrike, Southern Grey Shrike, Little Owl, Hoopoe, Bee-eater, Kestrel, Swallow … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club have been hosting monthly day-trips around local venues since its formation in 2005. During trips in recent years, more and more members are commenting on the reduction in bird numbers on sites that are regularly … Continued
Some 22 members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met at Planes on a beautiful spring morning for their May excursion, into which a great deal of work had been put by Fran, even to the extent of producing maps … Continued
On the Campus, a female Pied Flycatcher and a Whitethroat were all I could get a decent look at in the dense foliage.
Not for the first time, the Agua Amarga (Bitter Water, literally translated) is under threat. Not only has Alicante airport once again started to talk about constructing an extra runway, which would effectively put a finish to the hard-pressed wetland, … Continued
Another grand day out with Bryan Thomas to La Marina, La Mata and Los Balcones. As you can see, we got our main target species! Roller at the Pallet Road site, Montagu’s Harrier at La Mata, Azure winged Magpie at … Continued
I took a run up to Monnegre. After only 100 metres of the barranco I saw ……….a Trumpeter Finch! My first there for more than five years.
This morning I meet Eddie at Benejuzar and had a few year ticks. Two/three Golden Orioles, Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Melodious Warblers, Nightingales, Turtle Doves, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Great Reed Warbler. etc
It was our last day so we had a short trip into the woods near Carabassi beach. We didn’t find our main target birds of Spotted Flycatcher or Rufous Bush Robin, but we did see Serin, Long tailed Tit, Blackbird, … Continued