I visit family at Cabo Roig several times a year and often do the reserves at El Fondo, Lo Monte, El Clot etc. A more family friendly trip this time but Stonechat picture was taken on 22 March in Cabo … Continued
On 24 February I visited the North Gate area of El Hondo with AHSA. Highlights included Osprey, Great Spotted Eagle, 6 Snipe in flight, Moustached Warbler, a Booted Eagle flying in to perch in a tree no more than 20 … Continued
Joy and Mick Braker sent us details of a Barn Owl they found dead yesterday, a sad sight indeed. We usually prefer to see our birds alive but I thought it might be of general interest. Any comments, please email … Continued
Today Paul Garrett took Carol and myself to Sierra de Bernia to look for Alpine Accentors, after a 2 hour walk over rugged terrain gaining a thousand feet we arrived at the area where they were recently seen and fortunately we saw … Continued
Today I checked out the Pego Marsh track opposite the 5km post on the CV 678. The fields were bare, with plenty of muddy patches. All the following were seen on the right hand side of the first kilometre of … Continued
Great White Egret still resident opposite the Salinas. Nice at Vistabella hide although not many birds there. Lots of people about and a hot air balloon. As we pulled in at Lo Chicharra there was a Buzzard sitting on one … Continued
El Hondo or El Fondo? (Make up your minds!) Reports suggest the North Gate, off CV851, is the best place to go but it’s Saturday mornings only. (Bad planning for me, that :o) so I made do with the Visitor … Continued
Having seen on Facebook photos of Little Stints taken at El Mojon, this was one of my targets for the trip. (Last time I saw one was 1971. From Elche, autopista AP-7, at 2 x 2.15 Euros each way, isn’t … Continued
Esther, a receptionist at the Elche Ibis hotel, said this was by far the best place to go. So I went. She was right. Follow CV-865 (Santa Pola) and then north on N-332 to Gran Alacant. Follow the road through … Continued
Today I went into the reserve at El Hondo and I list some of the birds I saw. Common Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Golden Eagle, Hen Harrier [male], Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine, Osprey, Wigeon, Pintail, Black tailed Godwit, … Continued