Pego Marsh and Old Monastery – Greta Owen
A few from the CBBC trip to Pego Marsh on the 12th March. Plus a Blue Rock Thrush on the Monastery roof.
Alcoraya, San Vicente – Malcolm Palmer
Great Spotted Cuckoo at Alcoraya
El Hondo/Santa Pola – Malcolm Palmer
Not really great for birding today – the weather was too fine, but heard Moustached Warbler in song from the Convenio. A group of raptors circling gave me a headache. A Booted Eagle and a Marsh Harrier were joined by … Continued
Field Trip – Pego Marsh – Malcolm palmer
The Costa Blanca Bird Club’s March outing was a depleted one. We had arranged some time previously to visit the Marjal de Pego, and, even though we had been told by Bryan Thomas that the marsh was bone dry, it … Continued
El Hondo area – Geoff Culliford
Disappointingly I couldn’t get a car share to go to Pego today, so I headed to El Hondo. A Blue Rock Thrush was on the Old Monastery and just a bit further along there were two Great Spotted Cuckoos. Along … Continued
Raptor Size Comparison – Peter Alden
An often asked question from new members is “how big is a Booted Eagle“. As there are more types of eagle in Spain than in the UK, I once studied four field guides and sized some of the more commonly … Continued
Field Trip – Cabo de Gata, Sierra de los Filabres – Malcolm Palmer
CBBC Four Day Trip – Part Two – Still on the first afternoon of our visit to eastern Andalucía, we made for the hide beside the Salinas of Cabo de Gata. No sooner had we parked the cars, than what … Continued
El Hondo fields – Greta Owen
Pallet road this morning, Buzzard, Hoopoe, Song Thrush, Robin, Little Owl, Kestrel and Starlings. At Monastery road, another Little Owl, Stonechat, Buzzard, more Hoopoe, also a lone small dog/puppy which wagged its tail when I spoke to it but scooted … Continued
Lo Monte – David Roe
I had a short visit to Lagunas de lo Monte and saw plenty of birds on the two main ponds, but nothing that you wouldn’t expect to see. Male White-headed Duck and a Grey Wagtail in front of one of … Continued
Field Trip – Sierra Espuña to Cabo de Gata – Malcolm Palmer
CBBC Four Day Trip – Part One – It was, although I say it who shouldn’t, a not inconsiderable feat to assemble fourteen souls at Alhama de Murcia at precisely ten o’clock on a gorgeous February morning for the start … Continued