The April field trip was a speculative one, to the island of Tabarca. Depending upon the whims of migration, the birding can be excellent, or pretty poor. The weather was unusually fine as we left Santa Pola harbour, sunny, and … Continued
We had been back in England for over a week and not seen a single bird, except in passing, and we were getting a bit fed up. When we finally had a free day we went to visit our local … Continued
We collected Bryan and Trish from home at 10am and headed towards the Vistabella road. During a quick stop at the rocky lay by on the Salinas we saw a Spoonbill in flight, along with all the regular birds, and … Continued
Today we met with other members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club for the March field trip. Our first location was the El Hondo Visitor Centre at San Felipe. First we had a look at the pool by the picnic … Continued
For the March field trip, we took an anxious look at the weather report. Monica promised rain, but when 22 members met at the San Felipe Nerí Visitor Centre, it just looked black up in the hills, but OK where … Continued
Last week we had our annual ‘holiday’ in Mojacar. While we were there we took a drive into the Cabo de Gata to visit a few of the small coastal villages there and to look for one particular bird which … Continued
Spanish birder Sergio sent this information to Malcolm – “A few days ago I spoke with the Director of Hondo, he said he had not changed the visitation at Hondo. The main reserve can not be visited on Wednesdays because … Continued
