El Clot – Mark Etheridge
Kingfisher photos captured by Mark at the ‘dry hide’ on Thursday.
Alicante University/Rojales – Malcolm and Barry
Persistence is rather an under-rated quality. After no end of fruitless Saturday morning walks around the Uni campus, I got my first (probably last) Common Redstart of the year this morning – a lovely male. The trees were awash with … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
Today from my villa I had good views of a Black Stork drifting on the thermals. A good garden tick. Obviously a different bird that Stephan saw but there are birds on the move.
Palm Farm Track – Stephan Cramer
Today, a Black Stork, at PFT .
Javea – Nigel Bentley
In the scrubby land region between the sea and the coast road running from the Parador and Javea port, yesterday around 7.45pm, Sue and I had fantastic views of TWO Whimbrel looking for food in the scrub. Unfortunately, although I … Continued
Palm Farm Track, El Pinet – Malcolm Palmer
Over the PFT, a Booted Eagle was circling – early migrant. At El Pinet, the ternery was busy, perhaps 100 Collared Pratincoles present too, but the ‘best’ bird I saw was a well-marked juvenile Little Gull.
El Pinet – Barry Chambers
This afternoon while swimming at El Pinet a saw 2 Elegant Terns, one flew past me several times at about 20 metres, I then watched them from the shore for about 30 mins. I phoned Malcolm who later saw them … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
I had a Red Necked Nightjar on Monday evening in Rojales
Hondo fields – Greta Owen
We drove past the Rollers as they were at their usual nesting place and we didn’t want to disturb them. On the way up to pallet road, we saw Woodchat Shrike, Southern Grey Shrike, Little Owl, Hoopoe, Bee-eater, Kestrel, Swallow … Continued
Field Trip – Barranco de la Encantada – Malcolm Palmer
Some 22 members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met at Planes on a beautiful spring morning for their May excursion, into which a great deal of work had been put by Fran, even to the extent of producing maps … Continued