El Pinet – Malcolm Palmer
At El Pinet this morning, a young Caspian Tern stood with Sandwich and Common Terns.
Santa Pola del’este – Andy Brown
Further to your Whimbrel post, we have just spotted one by the sea at Santa Pola del’este at 19:00 today.
La Mata – Ian Emmitt (visiting birder)
Ian emailed in the following information:- “just a quick report that a small flock of 4 Whimbrel took off from the vine fields at La Mata p.m. Friday 27th July 2018. “
Field Trips – September to December
Tuesday 25th September – Pego Marsh, lunch at Nautilus (in Forna village), back to Pego Wednesday 17th October – Meet at Santa Pola Salinas, then El Pinet, Palm Farm Track, Lo Chicharra, lunch at El Rocio, San Felipe Visitor Centre (El Hondo) … Continued
An Evening in June – Malcolm Palmer
Not having an ‘official’ field trip assigned to the month of June, eight members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club arranged an ad hoc meeting for one fine evening, meeting at the reserve at El Pinet, where we observed the … Continued
Lo Monte – by Francisco Jiménez Franco
This bird, Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) I have photographed today, in the Lagoons of Lo Monte.
El Pinet and La Marina area – Barry Chambers
A 30 minute trip to El Pinet gave me a cracking Black Tern, Little Terns and 2 Stone Curlews. On my way home I saw 3 Rollers near La Marina.
Alicante University – Malcolm Palmer
Two late ‘firsts’ in a generally poor spring: an Orphean Warbler (my first ever there) and a male Pied Flycatcher (which I normally get in April) – both required patience!
Mary’s Blog – A Trip to Ruidera
May 16th – Ruidera – Home – Corral Rubio – Ruidera – A short trip away this week. En route we spotted Griffon Vulture and Booted Eagle. While passing by Corral Rubio we saw a single Great Bustard and a … Continued
Barronco de L’Encantado – Malcolm Palmer
The Costa Blanca Bird Club took the bold step of holding its may field excursion at a new and untried venue, where Fran and Pete had researched some-what, and found a restaurant, the Bar Lluis, in Planes, which was where … Continued