El Clot
We paid a short visit to El Clot today, seeing a nice mix of birds. A Hoopoe was our first bird, always a nice thing to see. We didn’t manage to see the Wryneck or the Bluethroat which have been … Continued
This Monday we repeated a trip we also did last Monday with fellow birders, Jim and Yvonne. As we left Gran Alacant a Booted Eagle flew overhead and a Kestrel was seen from the N332. Our first stop was at … Continued
Photo from Campo de Rojales this afternoon on our return drive from lunch at Casa Paco (a past CBBC lunch venue). 47 Little Egrets following the harrow and at least an equal number of wagtails. A common sight, we know, … Continued
At the University Campus, a tremendous arrival of Chiffchaffs had occurred and many White Wagtails were in evidence. A male Sparrowhawk was a surprise and Crossbills called from several areas.
This year we decided to make an Autumn visit to the Pyrenees for a change. Obviously, we would miss out on all the Spring and Summer birds but we thought it would be nice to see the Autumn colours and … Continued
It’s been a long time since I have written anything in my blog so I thought I ought to bring it up to date. The last thing I wrote about was our Extremadura trip so I will take it from … Continued
Palm Farm track – Stonechat, 2 Kestrels, 2 Grey Herons, 2 eagles (not positive ids, but both on the ground and the same – probably Booted Eagles?), Black Shouldered Kite on wires towards end of track. No sign of usual … Continued
Today at the Palm Farm Track, great views of Black Shouldered Kite.
A nice Spotted Redshank was at close range at Pinet.
The Costa Blanca Bird Club squeezed their October field trip in just before the ‘World War Three’ of the hunting season was due to decimate the wildlife on Pego’s marshland. Some 19 members met on a morning more akin to … Continued