Mary’s Blog

During our month in Gran Alacant we stayed near the Clot giving us plenty of opportunities to visit this great little site. There were numerous birds we saw on a regular basis, but on each visit we seemed to add … Continued

We had agreed to go up to Petrola with Geoff Culliford to try to find some Great Bustards for him. Our first birds were numerous Crows and Magpies along with the odd Crested Lark. Not a very inspiring start. Eventually … Continued

On Thursday we left the hotel to head home, taking the coastal route via Los Alcazares, San Pedro del Pinatar and Cabo Roig for lunch. During our coffee stop in Los Alcazares we heard and then saw a small group … Continued

On Wednesday we headed to the small gorge near Aledo. On arrival at the car park we first saw Crested Larks before heading into the gorge where a group of about ten Chough were making quite a racket! We enjoyed … Continued

This week we went for a few days away with our friends, Dave and Lin. We stayed at the Jardines de La Santa near Aledo, a very nice hotel which was formerly a monastery. Anyone reading this will soon realise … Continued

We had a nice walk along the Segura River on Friday followed by lunch in Guardarmar. The first bird on the river walk was a Kingfisher showing well as it perched on a wire near the bridge. We had two … Continued

We arranged to go for a day out with Dave and Linda, travelling through the countryside to San Felipe. We had a brief stop on the Salinas but it was very windy so most of the birds were sheltering and … Continued

Today we decided to do a tour round on the way to San Felipe, roughly following what I call ‘Greta’s Sunday Drive’. We crossed the Salinas where our first birds were the usual species including Greater Flamingo as well as a couple … Continued

Today we joined the CBBC Field Trip for a visit to the Mar Menor area. The group was gathered at the car park at San Pedro del Pinatar where our first birds were Redshank and Greenshank. Several Stonechats,  Black  Redstarts and … Continued

We arrived in Gran Alacant on Saturday and were keen to see some birds and add a few new species to the 2019 list. Sunday 13th – Arenales – A nice walk along the seafront and then a drive down … Continued