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 |
House Martin | 3rd February | San Felipe | Bryan, Mary and John |
Swallow | 7th February | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Little Ringed Plover | 15th February | La Mata | Barry |
Yellow Wagtail | 16th February | Pego Marshes | CBBC |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | 18th February | Roldan | Kathy and Rob |
Pallid Swift | 22nd February | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Sand Martin | 24th February | San Miguel | John Edwards |
Squacco Heron | February | Not known | John Edwards |
Montagu’s Harrier | 8th March | Vistabella | Mike Smith |
Alpine Swift | 9th March | San Felipe | Malcolm |
Lesser short toed Lark | 9th March | San Felipe | Malcolm |
Garganey | 10th March | San Felipe | Barry |
Purple Heron | 14th March | San Felipe | CBBC |
Subalpine Warbler | 19th March | Crevillente | Mary and John |
Bee eater | 19th March | Gran Alacant | Mark Etheridge |
Woodchat Shrike | 22nd March | La Mata | Mike Smith |
Great Reed Warbler | 24th March | El Hondo | Barry |
Common Swift | 24th March | El Hondo | Barry |
Whiskered Tern | 26th March | Vistabella | Mike Smith |
Common Cuckoo | 28th March | El Clot | Malcolm |
Night Heron | 26th March | Vistabella | Mike Smith |
Collared Pratincole | 1st April | El Hondo | Barry |
Redstart | 4th April | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Willow Warbler | 4th April | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Bonelli’s Warbler | 4th April | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Little Tern | 4th April | El Pinet | Malcolm |
Black eared Wheatear | 5th April | Carabassi woods | Bryan Thomas |
Red rumped Swallow | 5th April | El Clot | Bryan Thomas |
Nightingale | 9th April | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Curlew Sandpiper | 9th April | La Mata | Mike Smith |
Greater short toed Lark | 11th April | El Altet | Malcolm |
Pied Flycatcher | 12th April | La Mata | Mike Smith |
Common Tern | April | Not known | Mike Smith |
Reed Warbler | April | Not known | Mike Smith |
Wheatear | 12th April | La Mata | Mike Smith |
Whitethroat | 13th April | Punta Prima | Mike Smith |
Marbled Duck | 14th April | SP Salinas | Malcolm |
Red footed Falcon | 18th April | Guadalentin Steppe | Mike Smith |
Spotted Flycatcher | 21st April | La Mata | Barry |
Gull billed Tern | 24th April | San Pedro del Pinatar | Mike Smith |
Lesser Kestrel | 25th April | Villena | Malcolm |
Red necked Nightjar | 26th April | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |
Orphean Warbler | 27th April | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |
Turtle Dove | 27th April | El Clot | Barry |
Roller | 28th April | El Hondo football pitch | Barry |
Melodious Warbler | 30th April | Rojales | Barry |
Quail (HO) | 30th April | Los Infieros, nr. Sucina | Kathy and Rob |
Golden Oriole | 8th May | La Pedrera | Mike Smith |
Bittern (HO) | 12th May | La Mata | Mike Smith |
Rufous Bush Robin | 24th May | Carabassi woods | Mary and John |
Eleanora’s Falcon | 2nd June | La Granadella | Nigel Bentley |