The Costa Blanca Bird Club held its February outing centred around the wetlands of southern Alicante, and some 25 members met on a chilly morning in the carpark of the Hondo Visitor Centre near San Felipe de Neri. No sooner … Continued
Here are a few more photos from the January field trip to the Mar Menor area.
As is customary, Rob and Kathy Dowsett led the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s January outing to the region of the Mar Menor, and some 21 members met up at the Salinas of San Pedro del Pinatar, while a Greenshank and … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club combined it’s December outing, as usual, with it’s AGM, and 25 members and visitors met on a springlike morning at Gran Alacant then went on to the Clot de Galvany. The Charco de Contacto at … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club commenced their November outing by meeting at La Mata, where some 18 members were greeted by leader David Roe. A nice Mistle Thrush looked on from adjacent palms, then Monk Parakeets could be heard as … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club held its October field trip in the Vega Baja region of Alicante, where early morning cloud looked threatening, but a few drops of rain were all the heavens had to offer. Twenty five members, including … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club held its September field trip on the Marjal de Pego, with a big black cloud threatening to deposit its contents upon the twenty members gathered there. Undeterred, everyone set out to walk westwards along the … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club took the bold step of holding its may field excursion at a new and untried venue, where Fran and Pete had researched some-what, and found a restaurant, the Bar Lluis, in Planes, which was where … Continued
The weather forecast for the day had persuaded many to stay at home, but ten members and two guests were at the meeting place, La Mata Visitor´s Centre, just in time to see the first drops of an entire day of rain. … Continued
Fourteen birders met at the Riesma restaurant for the excursion of the CBBC to Yecla. On the last part of the route to Yecla a possible Booted Eagle was spotted, and also a Southern Great Grey Shrike. After our first bird … Continued