A quick flit round the monastery area yesterday afternoon produced very little – just one Kestrel on a wire and a few Goldfinches. El Pinet was slightly better, with a very co-operative Black-tailed Godwit (all on his own).
Not a very good light to start with today but we saw a lot of birds. 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Little Owl, 7 Iberian Grey Shrike, 1 Purple Heron, 4 Hoopoe, 1 Buzzard, 4 Booted eagle, 3 marsh Harrier, 300 … Continued
28th September – A nice visit from four Night Herons at the main pool in the Clot this afternoon. 1st October – A morning in the Clot with Bryan, John and Michelle – most birds at a distance but an … Continued
Off to Yecla today with Bryan and John. Lots of Goldfinches, with 100+ in one flock, also Linnets, three types of Sparrow and Corn Bunting started us off, then we had a prolonged sighting of a very close Lark which … Continued
The dates and locations for the next few field trips are set out below ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday 21st October – Alcoy ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday 11th November – Yecla and Villena ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday 2nd December – El Clot and Santa Pola area, followed by the AGM … Continued
For the time of year, a surprisingly quiet stroll around El Hondo today. Highlights included a Short-toed Eagle overhead, a Hobby hawking insects and two very confiding Isabelline Warblers along with plenty of the more usual species like this Squacco … Continued
I don’t know what was on in the Clot today, but we couldn’t park anywhere by the side gate, so decided to do our usual route. A “joy of Magpie” and a covey of 12 Red Legged Partridge were seen … Continued
An excellent morning out with Bryan Thomas and John Edwards! We started off at the new hide in the Clot, two Snipe, Kingfisher, Marsh Harrier, the usual ducks plus up to eight Gadwall which are slightly unusual for the Clot, … Continued
The club’s first field trip since February 2020 saw 11 people attend. The heavy rain during the night before and the contradictory weather forecasts for the day of the trip might have discouraged more members from attending. We boarded the … Continued
A morning out with Bryan Thomas around the local area got off to a good start with a Buzzard just west of Gran Alacant. Vistabella Road was unusually quiet, but Camino El Hondo produced a Cockatiel (!), Ruff, Bluethroat, many … Continued