Formentera del Segura
Not much to report from a soggy Spain but I did see my first Turtle Dove along the river at FDS today. Not sure if this the first reported sighting this year. Also heard two Nightingales. Earlier in the week … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
A nice walk this evening in El Parque Recorral produced a stunning male Pied Flycatcher, Sand Martin and the usual Night Heron.
Guardarmar, Rojales – Barry Chambers
Yesterday along the Rio Segura near Guardarmar there were several Reed Warblers singing. Early this morning on the campo around Parque Recorral I saw three Bee Eaters, great views of a male Subalpine Warbler and several Cuckoos. The Night … Continued
Santa Agueda – Darren Wilson
The Visitor’s Centre at El Hondo resembled the car park at Glastonbury so I gave that a wide berth and instead dropped in at the Twin Towers. I was immediately greeted by a cracking male Woodchat Shrike. The area around … Continued
El Clot – Malcolm Palmer
Considering the large number of people about, I thought them well-behaved, all wearing masks, and fairly quiet – for Spaniards! Great Reed Warblers were present in numbers, Marbled Duck have spread out to the main lagoon, and I had two … Continued
El Hondo fields, El Clot – Greta Own
On Sunday 28th March decided to get up and go birding a bit earlier than usual, it didn’t really pay off as we seemed to be followed around by three microlights and a hot air balloon, so we didn’t see … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
I did a 30 min walk along the Rio Segura this morning. It produced 3/4 Nightingales singing, a Cuckoo, 7 Glossy Ibis, 3 Booted Eagles, Iberian Green Woodpecker and several Cetti’s Warblers.
San Felipe – Darren Wilson
A trip to the Visitor Centre at El Hondo was cut short because, like a fool, I forgot my mozzie spray. I did however manage to see the season’s first Woodchat Shrikes near the car park. Also saw (and heard) … Continued
San Felipe – Barry Chambers
At the visitors centre today 20+ Collared Pratincoles, 7 or 8 Great Reed Warblers, Temminck’s Stint, Common Sandpiper, good numbers of Snipe plus the usual suspects.
El Pinet, El Hondo – Malcolm Palmer
Today at El Pinet, my first Common Terns, 6+ and a single Collared Pratincole. Over El Hondo, hundreds of Common Swifts, a few Pallid Swifts with them, and I saw at least 1 Sand Martin too.