Day 9 – A chilled morning followed by an afternoon spent locally. A confiding female BLACK REDSTART was one of the first birds we came across in the lemon groves. A few photos were taken whilst we noted Stonechat, Linnet, … Continued
Day 8 – A chilled morning once again watching the Black Redstart and Monk Parakeet from the Balcony and sorting/editing some photos with Paula. In the afternoon a local drive, first to the cliff top walkway near Faro De Santa … Continued
Day 7 – It was 0815 and the first bird seen after entering the North gate of El Hondo was an Iberian Green Woodpecker on route to the first tower hide. From here, many trip firsts were seen, namely Pintail, … Continued
Day 6 – Today we picked up Mark Christopher Powell and at 0730 we left Los Montesinos and headed to Monnegre high in the mountains north of Alicante. This area is one of our favourite, very quiet, with little traffic … Continued
I had a walk down the track by the 5km post at Pego Marsh today. The fields are flooded so waders were largely absent, but there were plenty of other birds. Just from the parking bit I saw on or … Continued
Day 4 Wednesday 21st November – A day sightseeing around Cartagena with our special Spanish Birding friend José Manuel Escarabajal. A quick stop off at San Pedro Salinas on route, added 4 birds to the trip list Greater Flamingo, Ruff, … Continued
Day 2 Tuesday – Rain stopped play. Rain, rain and more rain. Very heavy rain. The sort that gets you wet!! Day 3 Wednesday – We left Los Montesinos in the dark and by 0800 we were enjoying coffee in … Continued
Day 1 – After last nights late arrival and car hire pick-up, there was no early rise for us this morning. We did though manage brunch in Los Montesinos before spending a few hours this afternoon exploring the local area. Paula … Continued
Here are a few photos taken around the area in September by visiting birder, Paula Sykes.
A very nice first autumn visit to the Clot this afternoon, with all the usual suspects present. These included a big party of more than 20 Long-tailed Tits at the dry hide, a Reed Warbler playing peek-a-boo at the scrape … Continued