Birders Reports

On the 17th December, I visited the North Gate in the morning. The first bird I saw was a Greater Spotted Eagle perched in a distant eucalyptus, and managed to get some reasonable images of it before it flew off … Continued

A great day for Raptors today everywhere you looked, plus hundreds of Starlings on the wires. Lots of Black Redstarts, Linnets, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, and Chaffinch, a Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, Skylark, 40+ Golden Plover on a field along the parallel … Continued

First time out and about for a while on our route today, Red-legged Partridge, Stonechat, Iberian Grey Shrike, Green Woodpecker, Hoopoe, Little Owl, Magpie, Robin, Booted Eagle, Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Blue Rock Thrush, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Sardinian Warbler. … Continued

Pego Marshes are well worth a visit. The harvest is done and the marshes are filled with water. There are hundreds of Glossy Ibis and in a couple of hours in the afternoon I saw twenty different species. Species list – … Continued

On Saturday we did a seawatch at the tip of Cabo La Nau, Javea, and apart from the usual early winter views of Gannet and Balearic Shearwater, we had very close views of an Alpine Accentor feeding on the rockface below … Continued

I walked by the Segura opposite Formentera to look for the 4 Common Waxbills I had previously seen in August.  They were still present so later in the afternoon I returned with my camera and managed to get a few … Continued

A short walk along the Segura in Rojales this morning produced 2 Cirl Buntings, very confiding feeding on the path only 10 metres away, a Sparrowhawk carrying a kill, Night Heron, Kingfisher and many Cetti’s Warblers.

Today by the Segura River in Rojales, I saw a male Subalpine Warbler. A late Alpine Swift flew over my villa as well as three Booted Eagles. The female Blue Rock Thrush has returned to feed on my balcony every morning … Continued

Today (World Bird Day) in a couple of hours on the Salinas:- 2 Ospreys – 1 ringed 1 not, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 very late. A lot of Spoonbills – hard to count as much toing and froing – but probably up … Continued

Spent an hour or so at the dry hide on Friday. Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, a pair of Sardinian Warbler, Marsh Harrier, Western Swamphen, Glossy Ibis, Little Egret, Little, Great -crested and Black necked Grebe, White Wagtail. The Pochard … Continued