Guardarmar – Barry Chambers
At the lighthouse at Guardamar today the Surf Scoter was still present, it flew from the right of the pier and landed to the left of the pier. Also I had a lifer in the shape of 3 possibly 4 … Continued
At the lighthouse at Guardamar today the Surf Scoter was still present, it flew from the right of the pier and landed to the left of the pier. Also I had a lifer in the shape of 3 possibly 4 … Continued
Not really a day for birding, overcast and wet. Red-legged Partridge in the lemon groves and a Buzzard sat on a fence up pallet road. Hoopoe and Iberian Grey Shrike down the side of the monastery, with a Cuckoo sat … Continued
Dale Kelly contacted me today with feedback from his recent trip to the Alicante area. This is what he said:- “Hi Mary, I hope you can remember me from my enquiry with regards to my visit to Cabo Roig. You very … Continued
Currently minimum of 38 Collared Pratincole, all on main central islands.
26th March – I have seen big numbers (beyond 50 on one occasion) of Night Herons flying into El Hondo at dusk. This was from the observation platforms at the end of the road beyond Santa Agueda chapel. 28th March … Continued
Today at El Hondo visitors centre there were a number of Great Reed Warblers, huge numbers of Med Gulls and Glossy Ibis, also a few Tree Sparrows by the Centre plus a million mosquitos. I also heard a Common Reed … Continued
A quick visit to El Pinet today and I was happy to find a few of the Collared Pratincoles Mark Jarrett had reported previously; about eight of them. There were also loads of Sandwich Terns and Slender-billed Gulls as we … Continued
We had a drive over the fields in the morning seeing all the usual suspects, such as, Black-winged Stilt, Flamingo and Yellow-legged Gull on the Salinas. By the monastery there were Tree Sparrows, Sardinian Warbler, Crested Lark and an Iberian … Continued
2 Collared Pratincole, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern and a Stone Curlew amongst the usuals.
On the way to Crevillente we saw Cattle Egret, Collared Dove, Iberian Grey Shrike, Spotless Starling, and White Wagtail. As we drove up the canyon I remarked that if I didnt see a Little Owl today I was giving up … Continued