Today on our round we saw Red-legged Partridge, Green Woodpecker, Booted Eagle, Hoopoe, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Iberian Grey Shrike, Stonechat, Purple and Grey Heron, Kingfisher, 3 large flocks of Glossy Ibis, Kestrel, Little Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, White … Continued
On a cool, rather blustery October morning, seventeen of us congregated near Alcoy, for the October meeting of the Costa Blanca Bird Club. The number included two or three new faces, though several ‘regulars’ were conspicuous by their absence, for … Continued
The Common Waxbills have returned to the Segura between Rojales and Formentera, there were at least 10 probably more.
Between 12.45 and 2pm today from my balcony I observed 7/8 Lesser Kestrels feeding over the fields below my villa, plus 11 Booted Eagles, 1 Common Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Black Redstarts plus many hundreds of Barn Swallows and House … Continued
I called in to the Clot, and had great views of a Water Rail, but not much else.
Days with the CBBC are always a mixture of good company, good food and good birding. This trip to Tarifa had all three in abundance. Meeting at Hotel Meson de Sancho for an evening meal with the whole group, we were presented … Continued
Not normally known for my avian photography, the two days were spent in the company of Bryan Thomas, a local expert who was easy going and amiable who put me onto photographic opportunities that I would have struggled to achieve … Continued
Tarifa – 11th to 16th September Fourteen members of the club travelled to Tarifa to observe the autumn migration over the Straits of Gibraltar. Six members arrived on Monday 11th and six more arrived on Wednesday 13th. Greta and Paul … Continued
Practically nothing – only Dartford Warbler and Common Redstart of note. In addition Barry says he had Pallid Swifts and an Alpine Swift over his villa in Rojales.
Simon, recently sent in a photo and video taken in his garden near Yecla. I’ve added the photo and a still from the video of the bird. We think it is possibly a Goshawk.