This report shows the first date that a spring migrant/summer visitor was seen in the Costa Blanca area, where it was seen and who reported the sighting.
Birds are listed in order of the date they arrived. Information for previous years can be found in the Spring Migration Comparisons Report.
SPECIES | DATE | WHERE SEEN | REPORTED BY |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | 4th February | San Felipe | Stephan and Els |
House Martin | 10th February | El Hondo fields | Stephan and Els |
Swallow | 12th February | Santa Pola Salinas | Barry |
Yellow Wagtails 4 | 16th February | Nr El Hondo north gate | Barry |
Pallid Swift | 22th February | El Clot | Trevor |
Red rumped Swallow | 24th February | Vistabella | Trevor |
Sand Martin | 25th February | El Clot | Barry |
Garganey | 27th February | El Hondo | John and Mary |
Reed Warbler (HO) | 6th March | El Hondo | Malcolm |
Black eared Wheatear | 6th March | Culebron | Stephan and Els |
Northern Wheatear | 6th March | Encebres | Stephan and Els |
Little Ringed Plover | 12th March | Vistabella | Malcolm |
Alpine Swift | 14th March | Pego Marshes | CBBC Field Trip |
Cuckoo (HO) | 17th March | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |
Purple Heron | 18th March | Vistabella | Trevor |
Woodchat Shrike | 18th March | Vistabella | Trevor |
Whiskered Tern | 18th March | Vistabella | Trevor |
Marbled Duck | 21st March | Vistabella | Malcolm |
Common Swift | 23rd March | Vistabella | Barry |
Willow Warbler | 23rd March | Vistabella | Barry |
Common Tern | 24th March | El Pinet | Stephan and Els |
Montagu’s Harrier | 24th March | El Hondo north gate | Stephan and Els |
Black Tern | 27th March | El Hondo | Barry |
Little Bittern | 27th March | El Hondo | Barry |
Collared Pratincole | 27th March | El Hondo | Barry |
Bee eater | 27th March | Rojales | Paul and Linda |
Scops Owl | 30th March | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |
Great Reed Warbler | 1st April | Vistabella | Stephan and Els |
Little Tern | 1st April | El Pinet | Stephan and Els |
Honey Buzzard | 1st April | El Pinet | Stephan and Els |
Subalpine Warbler | 7th April | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |
Squacco Heron | 17th April | El Hondo | Bryan, Dave and Linda |
Red necked Nightjar (HO) | 21st April | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |