Palm Farm Track – Malcolm Palmer
This morning I had 2 Great Spotted Cuckoos to the east side of the road from the PFT. Little on the PFT, but Moustached Warblers were singing near the gate on the Convenio (2 males at least).
Pallid Harrier by Greta Owen
Greta had a recent encounter with a Pallid Harrier along the Palm Farm Track, and managed to get this impressive photo.
Consorcio, El Pinet, Santa Pola Salinas – Stephan and Els
Azarbe del Convenio (aka Consorcio) – 5 Red-rumped Swallows (Spring Migrant). Salinas de El Pinet: about 50 Knot, 15 Dunlins, 10 Sanderling, 10 Little Stint. Salinas de Santa Pola: 14 Spoonbills, several Wigeon, 2 Mediterranean Gulls.
A Birding Route around Elche – courtesy of AHSA©
Stephan has asked me to share this information which comes from The Amigos de los Humedales del Sur de Alicante (AHSA) Website. I have placed a link here which you can click on to go to their site and the itinerary details. … Continued
El Hondo and Crevillente – Malcolm Palmer
Twenty five enthusiasts, including a few new faces, congregated at the Visitor Centre of El Hondo Reserve, San Felipe de Neri, on a pleasant morning, and our attention was immediately drawn to a newly arrived Little Ringed Plover, behaving quite … Continued
Trevor and Bryan go Birding Again – Trevor Ashley
Fri 10 Feb: A tour of the local area At the Santa Pola Salinas a fly past by a Mediterranean Gull in striking summer plumage was a timely reminder that Spring is underway. We saw a solitary Pintail along with … Continued
Trevor and Bryan go Birding – Trevor Ashley
Sunday 5 Feb: A very windy morning which yielded few birds of note. After visiting the Santa Pola Salinas and El Pinet the Palm Farm Road did produce a fine male Hen Harrier followed shortly by a female, but nothing … Continued
Sierras Andujar, Morena and Cazorla – Part Two – Malcolm Palmer
Reluctantly abandoning any ideas of seeing a Lynx on this trip, we set off eastwards from our Andújar hotel after our second night and made for the Guadalquivir valley. The reservoir at the Puente de la Cerrada was, unfortunately, in … Continued
El Hondo and Santa Pola areas
This morning, in the company of Eddie Walker and Brian Vickers, at El Hondo, we observed an eagle pursued by a Marsh Harrier. Meanwhile, Eddie pointed out the Great Spotted Eagle called Tönn perched in a tree. The eagle looked a little … Continued