El Pinet – Barry Chambers
This afternoon while swimming at El Pinet a saw 2 Elegant Terns, one flew past me several times at about 20 metres, I then watched them from the shore for about 30 mins. I phoned Malcolm who later saw them … Continued
Pego Marsh – Len Williamson
Pete, Nigel, Darrel and I had a walk round Pego Marshes today and I include the list of species we saw. Real excitement seeing the two released Osprey pairs and seeing one of them very close up. Pictures are from … Continued
El Hondo fields – Paul and Greta
Haven’t been out for a couple of months, but today we went round our usual route. Species list – Rollers with young, Hoopoe, Spotted Flycatcher, Red Legged Partridge, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, a charm of Goldfinches, Green Sandpiper, Squacco, Night and … Continued
Vistabella, El Pinet – Malcolm Palmer
From Vistabella first hide – 2 or 3 Night Herons, 2 Purple Herons, 1 Little Bittern, 3 Audouin’s Gulls (unusual there) and a Cuckoo. At El Pinet, 2 Black Terns and 6 Curlew Sandpipers, 20+ Collared Pratincole
Pego Marsh – Len Williamson
Pego looking lovely with the rice growing. Went this morning for a couple of hours. Hot but a lovely breeze. Here is the list. Black-winged Stilt, Little Bittern, Barn Swallow, Goldfinch, Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Moorhen, Robin, House Sparrow, Marsh Harrier, Mallard, … Continued
Maigmo – Mark Etheridge
A superb finish to my spring holiday in Spain as Bryan, John and I met up very early this morning and went to Maigmo where the entertainment was of the highest order despite the heat, pity my pictures aren’t quite … Continued
Pego Osprey Project
Peter Alden has sent in some information about a new project at Pego Marshes. Peter says “We have often seen Ospreys at Pego Marsh, so I thought people might be interested to hear about this project. Hopefully the project will … Continued
Pego Marsh – Len Williamson
Pete and I visited Pego this morning. He impressively carried his scope for our 9.5km walk! It was overcast and still. We saw 21 different species. The highlight for me was our really close up view of two Little Bitterns … Continued
La Marina/La Hoya Kestrels – Michael Mercer
Michael sent this photo to Malcolm and we thought it might be of interest to others. We’ve lived here six years and are by no means twitchers, but enjoy knowing what we are looking at. For several months we have … Continued
Maigmo, Agost – Greta Owen
Nice morning out today. Firstly at Maigmo and then on to Agost old railway line. Both places worth a visit. Birds seen included:- Short toed Treecreeper, Crossbill, Chaffinch, Serin, Western Bonelli’s Warbler, Goldfinch, Magpie, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Crested Tit and … Continued