Birders Reports

A few photos taken recently by Peter Williams at the reserve at San Felipe.

On our trip around the usual route today, birds seen:- Little Owl x 7. A lot of Cattle Egret and Glossy Ibis in flooded fields, Hoopoe, Little Egret, several Rollers and Bee-eaters, Kestrel, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Southern Grey and Woodchat Shrikes, … Continued

For our second trip this week, myself, Bryan and Trevor went to the Guadalentin valley – despite the initially overcast weather we had yet more great birds! These included Nightingale and Quail (heard only despite our best efforts to flush … Continued

An excellent day out with Bryan and Trevor to Yecla, with lots of birds on show. In addition to Rock Sparrow, Bee eater and Black eared Wheatear we saw/heard Buzzard, Kestrel, Short-toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Golden Oriole, Chough, Jackdaw, Woodchat … Continued

Another grand day out with Bryan Thomas to La Marina, La Mata and Los Balcones. As you can see, we got our main target species! Roller at the Pallet Road site, Montagu’s Harrier at La Mata, Azure winged Magpie at … Continued

I took a run up to Monnegre. After only 100 metres of the barranco I saw ……….a Trumpeter Finch! My first there for more than five years.

This morning I meet Eddie at Benejuzar and had a few year ticks. Two/three Golden Orioles, Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Melodious Warblers, Nightingales, Turtle Doves, Iberian Green  Woodpecker, Great Reed Warbler. etc

An excellent morning’s birding along the Rio Segura at Benejuzar with Bryan Thomas. Star of the show was my first ever properly identified Melodious Warbler, went a bit mad with it and took 100+ photos! Other species seen – Moorhen, … Continued

Water, water, everywhere! And lots of it. You can’t get to the Vistabella hide without a boat. Black Terns fed over the Salinas in small numbers. Cuckoo flew over the road at Vistabella. Rollers are now present in the palms … Continued