It was great to be back in Spain just 1 month after leading our first overseas ‘Bargain Birding Club’ trip to Alicante. Good old fashioned birding with my pal Bryan on his local patch. Happy days! Sunday 1st November 2015 … Continued
Wednesday Today we were leaving to go home but took a detour around the Lagoons of Ruidera which are very picturesque. We had a few stops, including one to look at a waterfall where a Kingfisher flew across in front … Continued
Tuesday We set off towards Tablas de Daimiel, a wetland area close to Ciudad Real. We left Ruidera in bright sunlight but as we reached the town of Damiel we drove into a bank of fog which did not look very … Continued
Monday It was touch and go whether we would manage to go on our planned three day trip as John had really bad toothache during the weekend. We set off, however, on the motorway towards Albacete, seeing Southern Grey Shrike, Buzzard and … Continued
Today we joined the November field trip where we enjoyed catching up with several members we hadn’t seen for a while, as well as meeting a few new people who had come along this month. During a short stop at the … Continued
On a grey, somewhat chilly November morning, it was gratifying to see a big turnout for the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s monthly field trip, when we met on the Salinas de Santa Pola – some 27 people being present. We … Continued
Bryan Thomas sent in this information – “Just to let you know that there is a Sociable Plover just after the turning for the Vistabella Road, about 4 fields past a white 8 kilometer sign on the left in a open … Continued
Thursday 29th October – Dave Eddy said – “20+ Cranes flew over my house in Benidorm, flying very high in V formation going south, could be going to Hondo/ Vistabella area.” Friday 30th October – David and Margaret Gartside said – “Groups … Continued
The (very early) adult Crane was still at Vistabella, also a Jack Snipe, just where we had one on the field trip. Didn’t go to the hide – too muddy! But half a dozen Penduline Tits came to my recording on the … Continued
Palm Farm Track – 1 Common Crane, 2 Kingfishers, Grey Wagtails, Green Sandpipers, Song Thrush, Bluethroats, Booted Eagle, Osprey, Tree Sparrow. First Hide Vista Bella Road – Tufted Duck (m) Moustached Warbler, Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, White Headed Ducks, Black Necked … Continued