Various sites – Malcolm Palmer
Today at Aitana plateau, plenty of Bonelli’s Warblers but not much else. Penaguila had Red billed Choughs and a Rock Sparrow. At Font de Regadiu there was a Wren in full song and lots of other more common stuff.
San Felipe, El Hondo fields and El Pinet – JohnEdwards and Bryan Thomas
At 8am on Friday 22nd April we left Gran Alacant to investigate any local site that would yield good views of our resident birds and summer visitors. Our main purpose was to travel towards San Felipe Neri and the area … Continued
Torrevieja Salinas – Edward Humphreys
Yesterday afternoon four male Montagu’s Harriers. This afternoon two Montagu’s Harriers, one male, one female and an Immature, virtually unmarked Marsh Harrier hunting on the shoreline, plus Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Spectacled Warbler, six Stone Curlew and a Little Owl.
Yecla and Bonete – April Highlights – Bryan Thomas
April 19th – Yecla With birding neighbour Peter Messent and his good friend Bow from Sweden, we set of to Yecla arriving around 9.30. The first bird seen was a Great spotted Cuckoo which flew in front of us and landed … Continued
Spring Migrants – Rabasa, Alicante – Malcolm Palmer
At Rabasa, the usual site, the first Greater Short toed Larks were well in evidence.
Rancho Blanco and Tabarca Island – Edward Humphries
21st April – A walk along the dusty camino from the roundabout under the AP7 to Rancho Blanco produced two Bee eaters, four Swifts, Pied Flycatcher, Woodchat Shrike, Goldfinch, Coot, Moorhen, Little Grebe and the briefest glimpse of an unidentified Harrier flying away over the … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
This evening in Rojales by the Rio Segura, I saw three Spotted Flycatchers plus a Garden Warbler and a male Pied Flycatcher.
El Pinet – Stephan and Els
Today at about 13.30 we saw two Roseate Terns amongst the Sandwich Terns.
El Pinet – Malcolm Palmer
No sign of the Roseate Tern or any yellow billed terns at El Pinet, but a Caspian Tern (SM) was there, as were two Oystercatchers, and Brian flushed out a Pied Flycatcher. There was a Bonelli’s Warbler (SM) at Carabassi woods.
El Pinet, La Mata – Barry Chambers
April 19th – One adult Roseate Tern (SM) sitting on an island by the car park. Two Elegant Terns (SM very rare) sitting together with 100s of Sandwich Terns. April 20th -A Long Eared Owl at La Mata.