Palm Farm Track – Barry Chambers
I did the PFT this morning, had Booted Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard and a Merlin that flew along the track in front of me.
Santa Pola area – Malcolm Palmer
A good trip around, filling in a lot of gaps (common stuff) on my year list. Nice Spotted Redshank at El Pinet, and there’s still a Knot on the salinas. The trick is to head North towards Santa Pola, past … Continued
El Hondo fields – Paul and Greta
Yesterday’s trip on our route found us the following species – Kestrel, Starling, Little Egret, Shoveler, Avocet, Grey Wagtail, Hoopoe, Blackbird, Robin, Buzzard, Collared Dove, Little Owl x 4, Whitethroat, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Black Redstart, Moorhen, Southern Grey Shrike, Magpie, Green … Continued
Salinas, El Hondo fields – Malcolm Palmer
Tradition has to be upheld – and was! I try to get out for a few hours on 1st January to get the list started, and INVARIABLY see something I missed all last year. No exception, today’s were 3 Knot … Continued
El Hondo/Santa Pola – Greta Owen
Our usual Sunday route – Magpie, Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch and what I think was a Song Thrush. 400+ Starlings on the overhead wires at Monastery road. White Wagtail, Hoopoe, Booted Eagle, 3 Southern Grey Shrike, 2 Little Owl, several … Continued
Pego Marshes – John Ballantine
About 1000 Glossy Ibis at Pego marshes this afternoon. Thought you might like to know. Regularly put up by a harrier so difficult to estimate total number. A Great White Egret was also seen.
El Hondo area – Malcolm Palmer
At Vistabella, an Osprey overflew the road. At Lo Chicharro: a sub-adult Greater Spotted Eagle and a Little Bittern.
El Hondo area – Mark Etheridge
On a damp and overcast day, Bryan Thomas and myself decided to go to Santa Agueda to see if Tonn the satellite tracked Spotted Eagle had arrived in El Hondo – he had been recorded on Wednesday night near Alcoy! … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
On a 30 minute walk from my villa across scrub land close to La Marquesa Golf Course I saw 2 Blue Rock Thrushes, Red Breasted Flycatcher, Ring Ouzel, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and a House Martin.
