This morning the PFT was a BFZ (bird-free-zone) unless you count one miserable-looking Buzzard, a Kingfisher and a Song Thrush or two. From the Vistabella Road, however, the one squishy patch had a few Ruff, lots of Dunlin, a few … Continued
We enjoyed a short visit to a rather chilly Belvide today and managed to catch up with a few of the ‘usual suspects’. At the woodland feeders we saw Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Wren, … Continued
I called at the platforms today, everywhere was under water, the wader’s pool was full to overflowing, the small parking area and footpath were also under water. In the hamlet of Santa Agueda a beautiful Booted Eagle circled low over my … Continued
Today on PFT/Vistabella: water, water everywhere, therefore:- 200+ Ruff, 150+ Lapwing, 12 Wood Sandpiper, 30+ Snipe, 2 Marsh Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, lots of Pipits, Skylarks, Northern Starlings, etc. And nice and sunny!
This blog entry is a little late but never mind. While we were ‘up north’ in November a short walk along the riverside between Warkworth and Amble enabled me to catch up with my favourite duck, Wigeon, which, although quite … Continued
Yesterday there were lots of Bluethroats at El Hondo Visitors Centre
Dave Eddy sent me this message for information:- “Just to let people know the Siberian White-winged Scoter was still at El Pinet at 16.00hrs on Saturday (10th Dec). The Bluethroat with a Robin was at the San Felipe Visitor Centre, … Continued
I had set out for a quiet morning’s birding on the western side of El Hondo, wondering if I may get a glimpse of ‘Tönn.’ (an old friend – a marked and originally radio-tagged Greater Spotted Eagle which makes an … Continued
Dave Eddy has sent in some photos from a recent trip to Bulgaria, along with the following explanatory notes. “The trip took place from the middle to the end of September, in order to catch the autumn migration. We stayed at a place … Continued
Please click here to read the report on a recent trip to the Costa Blanca by the Bargain Birders Club. alicante-spain-trip-report-oct-2016-1-1