The Costa Blanca Bird Club were holding their May field trip in the ‘central area’ and, accordingly, met at Gran Alacant on a fine morning, a healthy 26 members present. We proceeded to the Clot de Galvany, where there wasn’t … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club had decided to double up on field trips in April, in lieu of having one in June, as the former month is undoubtedly the best for migratory birds. The island of Tabarca was decided upon … Continued
After the day’s birding at Yecla, David Roe, David Lewis and I decided to move on to Corral Rubio to try and see great bustards. At the lake just past La Higuera we were rewarded with 50+ Greater Flamingos in … Continued
Nineteen birders found each other, sometimes to their own surprise near the Lesser Kestrel farm at the Zepa of the Estepas de Yecla. Of course some of those birds were seen around, flying or just sitting and looking around. Lots of Barn Swallows, … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club had scheduled their March outing to Pego before the catastrophic ‘gota fría’ hit the province, so water was to be the theme of the day, even if the sun shone brightly in a gentle northerly … Continued
Twenty five enthusiasts, including a few new faces, congregated at the Visitor Centre of El Hondo Reserve, San Felipe de Neri, on a pleasant morning, and our attention was immediately drawn to a newly arrived Little Ringed Plover, behaving quite … Continued
Reluctantly abandoning any ideas of seeing a Lynx on this trip, we set off eastwards from our Andújar hotel after our second night and made for the Guadalquivir valley. The reservoir at the Puente de la Cerrada was, unfortunately, in … Continued
A small group of eight members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club set off on a chilly morning in early February with the avowed intention of seeing the elusive Lynx, of which feline only some 400 individuals are at liberty … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club, as usual, held its January meeting in the supposedly warmer climes of the Mar Menor region of Murcia, but when some 21 members congregated near the saltworks at San Pedro del Pinatar, it was anything … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club’s December field outing always incorporates its AGM, but this takes second place to the important business of finding birds! On a thoroughly unpleasant, wet cold morning, 19 members met up at Gran Alacant and made … Continued