My first post-bronchitis venture – to San Felipe Neri, was……..good exercise! Surprising number of Kingfishers, and a Teal with all the other ducks. My first Chiffchaffs and my first Reed Bunting of the autumn. Best birds were a pair (well, … Continued
Pete and I went to Pego this morning for three hours. And saw the following birds:- Kingfisher, House Martin, Snipe, Bluethroat, Common Starling, Sardinian Warbler, Hen Harrier, Osprey, Goldfinch, Common Sandpiper, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Zitting Cisticola, Mallard, Snipe, White Wagtail, Tree … Continued
Francisco Jiménez Franco, who lives in Cartagena, has sent in some photos from some recent birding trips. July 2019 – Lo Monte – Muscicapa striata – Spotted Flycatcher August 2019 – Los Camachos, Cartagena – Lanius senator – Woodchat Shrike … Continued
Here are the highlights from today’s run around the El Hondo fields. On the way to the old monastery we saw a covey of Red Legged Partridge pecking underneath the trees, Collared Dove, Kestrel and Hoopoe were also in the … Continued
Here is my list from Pego today. Swallows have gone but wonderful to see the Ospreys. First time I have not seen Glossy Ibis for a while. The rice is turning golden so a lot of the bird life is … Continued
Overnight rain has brought a marked increase in migrants at the University, but nothing extraordinary. At least three times as many Blackbirds as usual, several Spotted Flycatchers, at least three Pied Flycatchers and a Nightingale. Bee Eaters again overflew.
At the University, there had been an obvious arrival of Spotted Flycatchers – on my regular walk, where I normally see one or two, I counted 12. Bee Eaters called overhead for the third day running.
On our usual route today, 18 species, indlcuding several Rollers in various places along the way, Little Owl, Bee-eater, Woodpigeon, Cuckoo, Jackdaw and Cattle Egret sitting on a fence up the pallet road. Hoopoe, Swallows, 4 Southern Grey Shrike, Moorhen, … Continued
There was I, gloomily listening as England’s demise in the first test became a reality, when my friend Barry, who clearly had had more sense, called to say he had been swimming off El Pinet when a large tern with … Continued
Pete, Nigel, Darrel and I had a walk round Pego Marshes today and I include the list of species we saw. Real excitement seeing the two released Osprey pairs and seeing one of them very close up. Pictures are from … Continued