Today Rex, Eddie, Stuart and myself went to Espuna in search of Ring Ouzels. The weather was incredible but unfortunately the birds were very scarce. We did manage to see 2 Crested Tits, 2 Short Toed Treecreepers, 3 Ravens, … Continued
Day 11 – 28 November 2018 – 1st winter GOLDEN EAGLE – Águila Real – Embalse de Puentes near Lorca, Murcia Day 12 – 29 November 2018 – GREAT BUSTARD – Avutarda Común – Just a few of the 40-50 birds … Continued
Day 10 – Another morning of rest followed by an afternoon out and about with Paula. We headed toward San Pedro del Pinatar, stopping off first at Campoamor Golf course and then the small reserve of Lo Monte. Around the Golf … Continued
Day 9 – A chilled morning followed by an afternoon spent locally. A confiding female BLACK REDSTART was one of the first birds we came across in the lemon groves. A few photos were taken whilst we noted Stonechat, Linnet, … Continued
Day 8 – A chilled morning once again watching the Black Redstart and Monk Parakeet from the Balcony and sorting/editing some photos with Paula. In the afternoon a local drive, first to the cliff top walkway near Faro De Santa … Continued
Day 7 – It was 0815 and the first bird seen after entering the North gate of El Hondo was an Iberian Green Woodpecker on route to the first tower hide. From here, many trip firsts were seen, namely Pintail, … Continued
Day 6 – Today we picked up Mark Christopher Powell and at 0730 we left Los Montesinos and headed to Monnegre high in the mountains north of Alicante. This area is one of our favourite, very quiet, with little traffic … Continued
I had a walk down the track by the 5km post at Pego Marsh today. The fields are flooded so waders were largely absent, but there were plenty of other birds. Just from the parking bit I saw on or … Continued
Day 4 Wednesday 21st November – A day sightseeing around Cartagena with our special Spanish Birding friend José Manuel Escarabajal. A quick stop off at San Pedro Salinas on route, added 4 birds to the trip list Greater Flamingo, Ruff, … Continued
Day 2 Tuesday – Rain stopped play. Rain, rain and more rain. Very heavy rain. The sort that gets you wet!! Day 3 Wednesday – We left Los Montesinos in the dark and by 0800 we were enjoying coffee in … Continued