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
The Great Roller Hunt continues! This afternoon Bryan and I revisited the area around the monastery behind La Marina, and also broke some new ground. We followed the track which is the first one on the left as you join … Continued
A day for Little Owls, Iberian Grey Shrike, Glossy Ibis, Black-winged Stilts and Kestrel. Also saw Turtle Dove at the pallet road.
A much anticipated Spring visit to our home-from-home near Alicante was a welcome break, and our first Easter trip for three years. A little late to pick up many wintering species, no doubt, but good timing for Spring arrivals and … Continued
Rode down to the Clot today. Found the path flooded in places, but enjoyed cycling through these puddles, which were huge and often deep. Four White-headed Ducks from the main hide, and in the scrub hide overlooking the main lake … Continued
The last three days have been exceedingly quiet at the salinas but once this morning’s storm had passed, I found my first Turtle Dove of season along with 2 Alpine Swift, a male Pied Flycatcher, a Woodchat Shrike and 5 … Continued
Yecla was quite interesting today, but perhaps needs to be left for another few weeks to get the best out of the area. John, Bryan and myself arrived at our usual morning tea break site at about 9.15 and put … Continued