Sightings

This bird, Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) I have photographed today, in the Lagoons of Lo Monte. 

A 30 minute trip to El Pinet gave me a cracking Black Tern, Little Terns and 2 Stone Curlews. On my way home I saw 3 Rollers near La Marina.

Two late ‘firsts’ in a generally poor spring: an Orphean Warbler (my first ever there) and a male Pied Flycatcher (which I normally get in April) – both required patience!

Two photographs of Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, made on 05-15-2018, in El Hondo, Crevillente (Alicante). Sent in by  Francisco Jiménez Franco.

Cuckoo calling and visible on pylons and wires near Benijofar water wheel for last 2 days.   Opposite Formentera on R Segura.

Today at the Salinas – 3+ Black Terns with Whiskered Terns. El Pinet – a long way off (nearer the salt works) – a solitary Caspian Tern. No sign of the Elegant Tern.

I note that Nigel Bentley´s latest post said that Pego was dry – we passed today and the fields have been flooded again, although not much around.

This morning, at breakfast time, a Melodious Warbler choose our garden for finding its breakfast. The light-brown coloured legs were clearly visible, and when the bird started singing we were convinced of the identification. After this episode the warbler returned … Continued

A few pictures from today of two White Stork in courtship display over the football fields by north gate of El Hondo. 

A trip to Pego Marsh this morning revealed that all the fields were dry and so were rather lacking in marsh species. However, it was nice to see a group of 10 Gull-billed Tern , 3 Yellow Wagtail (all the … Continued