Spring Migrant – Rufous Bush Robin
A Rufous Bush Robin has at last been found in it’s usual place near Gran Alacant. Mark Etheridge saw it a few weeks ago but it was not seen again until last week. Mark and Bryan Thomas went out to … Continued
A Rufous Bush Robin has at last been found in it’s usual place near Gran Alacant. Mark Etheridge saw it a few weeks ago but it was not seen again until last week. Mark and Bryan Thomas went out to … Continued
A lady called Vanessa contacted us to say she has a couple of rooms available if anyone is looking for Bed and Breakfast accomodation in the Los Montesinos area. This is the information she provided:- ” I would have available … Continued
Today we went to our local reserve at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire. As we set off we could see and hear a Buzzard being mobbed by some Crows over our caravan park. On entering Belvide the first bird we saw … Continued
2nd and 5th June A couple of new birds were added to my year list just before we left Spain, including Turtle Dove (heard only) in the Carabassi woods while looking for, but not finding a Rufous Bush Robin on … Continued
Fifteen members and guests found each other at the sea end of Santa Pola´s jetty, a little after 16.00 hours. The fishermen’s boats were returning to the harbour, followed by lots of seabirds. In the wake of the ships were … Continued
Greta Owen has sent in a photo of a Crossbill taken during the May field trip. This and more of Greta’s photos can be viewed in the ‘Birder’s Photos’ Gallery.
Bryan Thomas has sent us a photo of a Blue Rock Thrush feeding a young bird. They are nesting near his home in Gran Alacant.
We have translated and summarised a blog from Amigos de los Humedales del Sur de Alicante (AHSA). Two weeks ago The Comunidad de Riegos de Levante (the owner of El Hondo) started emptying the Embalse de Poniente. They had asked … Continued
18th May – Monfrague – A Mystery Bird I mentioned in one of my blogs from Extremadura, a mystery bird we saw near the Monfrague Visitor Centre at Villareal de San Carlos. I am adding the photos here in case … Continued
Wednesday 27th and Friday 29th May A brief trip to the main hide at the Clot on Wednesday found us a few Pochard, several young Mallards, Little Grebe and two Black winged Stilts with a nest. House Martins, Swallows, Red … Continued