Mary’s Blog

We are back in England for a week so, after a visit to the dentist this morning, we drove over to Belvide to see some UK birds. It had been raining earlier but by the time we arrived the rain … Continued

Today we went to find the Santa Agueda platforms which Bryan that Trevor had told us about. The viewing towers are in what looks like a disused nature reserve and they overlook reeds and some bare ground, which when wet, … Continued

Today we set off across the Salinas stopping briefly at the tower lay by where we saw a large flock of Black tailed Godwits, maybe 100+, flying across the road before coming down in one of the pools on the … Continued

Today we had a wander round the Clot, visiting the ‘new’ hide, the main hide and the marsh hide as well as the Mirador. At the main hide the wardens had been cutting down some of the reeds so most … Continued

Today we headed for El Pinet to see the Spoonbills which have been seen there recently. For the past week several people have been posting great photos on my Facebook Spain and UK Bird Group so I had to go and … Continued

‘The Three Amigos’ were reunited today for a trip to the Mar Menor. Our first stop was at San Pedro Del Pinatar where the pools contained plenty of Shelduck, along with a few Flamingos, Avocets and Black winged Stilts. Some … Continued

The weather has been a bit windy and wet this week so we have been doing some painting in the house. We had a quick trip out on Monday when we drove along the beach road looking for a Blue … Continued

We decided to try to find a new birding site that I have been told about by CBBC Member, Elaine. Dave and Linda took their car and we drove South past Torrevieja to the roundabout at Mil Palmeras where we … Continued

  Today we had a short walk round El Pinet. There were not too many birds around but the weather was warm and sunny as we struggled along the sandy path. On the lagoons we saw, amongst other things, Greater Flamingo, … Continued

Today we had a morning visit to San Vicente. We didn’t see any rare birds but we did see a ‘rare birder’, namely Malcolm Palmer. Well he is rarely seen at the moment due to him being ‘confined to barracks’ … Continued