The Costa Blanca Bird Club was unwise enough to schedule its early April field meeting for the plains of Yecla, and when twenty hardy members first ventured from their vehicles on the barren wastes, it felt more akin to the … Continued
CBBC Four Day Trip – Part Three – On the third morning of our brief Andalucian excursion, we left our comfortable stopover at the Dama de Baza, and drove along a badly potholed road around the big reservoir to the … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club’s March outing was a depleted one. We had arranged some time previously to visit the Marjal de Pego, and, even though we had been told by Bryan Thomas that the marsh was bone dry, it … Continued
CBBC Four Day Trip – Part Two – Still on the first afternoon of our visit to eastern Andalucía, we made for the hide beside the Salinas of Cabo de Gata. No sooner had we parked the cars, than what … Continued
CBBC Four Day Trip – Part One – It was, although I say it who shouldn’t, a not inconsiderable feat to assemble fourteen souls at Alhama de Murcia at precisely ten o’clock on a gorgeous February morning for the start … Continued
A couple more photos from last week’s field trip, taken by Geoff Culliford.
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