Members Travels

Days 2 & 3 at La Rocina and Acebuche. Looks like White Storks have a housing problem too and at last I have a decent photo of a Woodchat Shrike. It has taken me long enough.  

Day one and my first ever sighting and photos of a Little Bittern and Black Kite. Well worth the eight hour drive as long as it is not all downhill from now on. I forgot to mention that all of … Continued

On Tuesday 4th March Kathy, Rob, Carol and myself set off for a four day trip in search of the Iberian Lynx. As we approached the region of Jaen the weather started to deteriorate, but by the time we reached … Continued

Former CBBC Member and avid birder, Dave Eddy has sent us a report and some stunning photos from his recent trip to Costa Rica. I flew from Gatwick to Liberia. Stayed in hotel RIU GUANACASTE in the Guanacaste region (NW … Continued

An early start from our hotel at Monreal del Campo, and Greta drove us efficiently down to Sagunto, where we took a detour through Puçol to the Marjal del Moro, undeterred by a race or some such that seemed to … Continued

We ascended the road southwards from Jaca, up to the foot of the Oriel Mountain, where I had previously seen Black Woodpecker. No such luck, but when we parked to take a look at the rather fine scenery, the clear, … Continued

Another restful night in our comfortable hotel at Siresa, in the lovely Hecho Valley, and we had decided to prolong our stay there, rather than chasing off further west, so we did an ‘out-and-home’ trip over into the Anso and … Continued

We arose after a comfortable night at the Hotel Castillo d’Archer, in Siresa, deep in the Hecho valley, looking forward to an adventurous day. We were not to be disappointed. Acting, as they say, upon information received, we headed for … Continued

We still had distance to travel to get to the Pyrenees after the first night of our trip to the North, and set out early to drive quickly around Zaragoza, seeing plenty of White Storks as we did so. Stopping … Continued

I set out, with three other members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club, on a pleasant late May morning, to drive northwards, heading ultimately for the Pyrenees. Firstly, though, we had a date with perhaps one of Spain’s most elusive … Continued