EL Hondo fields – Greta Owen
Out and about on my travels today came a cross a lovely pair of Great Spotted Cuckoo, a first for me. Bumped into Ken Waller which was nice and what was incredible was that a few days earlier he was … Continued
El Hondo and San Felipe – Rex Walker
On 24 February I visited the North Gate area of El Hondo with AHSA. Highlights included Osprey, Great Spotted Eagle, 6 Snipe in flight, Moustached Warbler, a Booted Eagle flying in to perch in a tree no more than 20 … Continued
El Hondo/Santa Pola – Rex Walker
The Costa Blanca Bird Club held its February meeting in the El Hondo/Santa Pola area. Just 11 members congregated at the El Hondo Visitor’s Centre under threatening skies, but we were lucky enough to be spared the rain which was … Continued
El Hondo – Joy Braker
Joy and Mick Braker sent us details of a Barn Owl they found dead yesterday, a sad sight indeed. We usually prefer to see our birds alive but I thought it might be of general interest. Any comments, please email … Continued
Sierra de Bernia – Barry Chambers
Today Paul Garrett took Carol and myself to Sierra de Bernia to look for Alpine Accentors, after a 2 hour walk over rugged terrain gaining a thousand feet we arrived at the area where they were recently seen and fortunately we saw … Continued
Birding in Costa Rica – Dave Eddy
Former CBBC Member and avid birder, Dave Eddy has sent us a report and some stunning photos from his recent trip to Costa Rica. I flew from Gatwick to Liberia. Stayed in hotel RIU GUANACASTE in the Guanacaste region (NW … Continued
Sierra Espuna
We left Mojacar and headed towards Aledo and the Sierra Espuna. As we drove away from Mojacar a Cuckoo flew overhead. We had a short visit to the small gorge near Aledo where we were welcomed by a Red billed … Continued
Pego Marsh – Peter Alden
Today I checked out the Pego Marsh track opposite the 5km post on the CV 678. The fields were bare, with plenty of muddy patches. All the following were seen on the right hand side of the first kilometre of … Continued
Cabo de Gata, Mojacar and Aguilas
14th Feb – We were not really on a birding holiday but today we took a drive from Mojacar around the coast of the Cabo de Gata, stopping at various villages and locations on the way. We had a coffee … Continued