Mary’s Blog

I can hardly believe I haven’t posted anything in the blog since October! Unfortunately, we were in England dealing with a family illness and ultimately bereavement. We are now back in Spain and managed a short trip out around the … Continued

During a quick visit to the Clot today we found a few of the usual suspects in the form of Robin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Southern Grey Shrike, White headed Duck, Shoveler, Teal, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Little Grebe, Little Egret and Chiffchaff. … Continued

Last week we had a two night stay at the Hotel Monasterio de Santa Eulalia in the Sierra Espuna. A lovely place to stay. It was not a birding trip as such but we did see a few birds over … Continued

If anyone has been checking this blog for birding information lately, they may have been disappointed! I have had little time for blogging or birding over the last few months, but at last we are back in Spain and today … Continued

Not much birding going on lately, but we did have a few days in Wales in June when we caught up with a couple of our old favourites, in the form of Redstart and Pied Flycatcher, at Ynys Hir. We … Continued

We have not had much time for birding since we got back to the UK, but on Monday we had a short walk round Belvide to see what was about. The woodland held all the usual species including a few … Continued

After our trip to the Pyrenees we were feeling a bit flat, so on Monday after doing a few chores we had a quick drive to El Pinet and around the El Hondo fields to see what we could find. … Continued

While we were in The Pyrenees, John took to taking photos of flowers, not only because there are some amazing ones there, but also because often they are a lot easier to capture than the birds!  

This blog entry comes with a couple of warnings. Firstly, if you read my blog from last year’s visit to The Pyrenees this one will be quite similar. Secondly, it is not all about the birds for us as we … Continued

We have been to the Clot three days this week. On Monday we saw a few good birds including three Little Owls, one in a dead tree with a Green Woodpecker at the top, another in the next tree along … Continued