Not having an ‘official’ field trip assigned to the month of June, eight members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club arranged an ad hoc meeting for one fine evening, meeting at the reserve at El Pinet, where we observed the … Continued
My last day and I decided to have a very short morning walk to the lake behind the hotel, with the intention of getting the Little Bitterns in flight. The ever present Reed Warbler was my first encounter and the … Continued
Day 3 … Wednesday 25 April was an almost total washout with the arrival of the predicted rain. Audouin’s Gull and Mediterranean Gull were new to the Trip List, seen from my Mam’s apartment balcony. An afternoon stroll / coffee … Continued
Day 7 – Today we decided to visit a couple of areas reasonably local. Firstly the Rio Segura between Benejúzar and Orihuela. On arrival, Great Reed Warbler and Fan Tailed Warblers could easily be heard. A light phase Booted Eagle drifted … Continued
Day 6 – We picked up Mark Christopher Powell at 6am in Los Montesinos and by 7am we were heading around Mutxamal toward Monnegre. A track to the right before reaching the main mountain road caught our attention and so the … Continued
Day 5 – A NIGHTINGALE in full voice could be heard before we even reached the local lemon groves. On arrival, in full view, perched high on some wires, was this smashing songster. Lots of photos and a few videos were … Continued
Day 2 – With rain forecast on Wednesday we wanted to visit Guadalentin. Reason being the tracks across this agricultural area would be impossible to navigate for a while, if the heavy rains fell. It was a top day and well … Continued
Day 1 – Monday was as per norm spent visiting a few local areas. But first a quick scan from my Mam’s balcony whilst supping morning coffee. Swallow, House Martin and Swift were good to see but the highlight was two … Continued
28/03/18 – El Pinet – a very brief visit at 6pm, the most noteworthy sightings amongst the residents being a Stone Curlew, several Whiskered Tern and around 50+ Slender-billed Gull. 29/03/18 – San Felipe – Species List – Spotted Crake, … Continued
Today Malcolm and I went to Villena and Yecla and here are some of the birds we saw – 7 Little Owls, 6 Ravens, 1 Short Toed Eagle, Calandra Larks, 5 Lesser Kestrel, Red Billed Choughs, 1 Black Wheatear, 1 Black Eared … Continued