Birders Reports

An Eagletastic day at Monnegre! Trevor, Bryan and myself went up the valley, and had a splendid 20 minutes or so watching Bonelli’s Eagle, in the sky at the same time as a Golden Eagle! It has to be said, … Continued

Twenty four degrees today and sunny, make the most of it because for the next four days it is rain rain rain rain. Saw lots of Bee-eater and GS Cuckoo. Also at pallet road we had a quick fly past … Continued

29/04/22 – Having been away for a couple of days I was desperate to get around my local patch as soon as humanly possible especially as the wind has now switched to a more favourable easterly. Had a Curlew Sandpiper … Continued

We had an all-day expedition to the Bonete Steppes, and very quickly saw our target bird, the Great Bustard, probably at least 30 individuals seen but all at a great distance. I was delighted to get my first ever Black … Continued

28/04/22 – Managed to get a few photos of these beautiful birds today (Roller). Also saw a Green Woodpecker, a pair of Stone Curlew, two Hoopoe, and a Common Cuckoo. It was raining so not a very good light. 29/04/22 … Continued

A hearty welcome back to Trevor Ashley, who joined Bryan and myself for a trip round the local area – the aim was to get Trevor as many species as possible, and we did really well! We started off at … Continued

I’ve had a great holiday and ended up just staying locally and discovering birds in the nearby golf course, Condado de Alhama. My species list included – Kestrel, Stone Curlew, Night Heron, Cattle Egret, Black-necked Grebe, White-headed Duck, Woodchat Shrike, … Continued

Today went out to see Montagu’s Harrier again. Counted 12-14 birds in the La Mata and Torrevieja area, including up to four definite pairs. Other things included three Swallowtail butterflies, a Stone Curlew, a Great Spotted Cuckoo, walking through a … Continued

A lovely sunny day on the Costa, but up in Monnegre there was a really cold wind blowing! Bryan and I had a good morning up there, although we didn’t find our target bird, the Trumpeter Finches failed to put … Continued

Today we counted at least twelve Turtle Doves. Also lots of Bee-eater, Iberian Grey Shrike, Glossy Ibis, Red Legged Partridge, Hoopoe. Several pools of water about, on one pool beside the salinas there were six waders but we couldn’t stop … Continued