Another restful night in our comfortable hotel at Siresa, in the lovely Hecho Valley, and we had decided to prolong our stay there, rather than chasing off further west, so we did an ‘out-and-home’ trip over into the Anso and … Continued
Ben Thomas contacted us to say he had found an injured Eagle Owl near his home and asking what he should do with it. He has now taken the bird to a local rescue centre and we hope it can … Continued
We arose after a comfortable night at the Hotel Castillo d’Archer, in Siresa, deep in the Hecho valley, looking forward to an adventurous day. We were not to be disappointed. Acting, as they say, upon information received, we headed for … Continued
We still had distance to travel to get to the Pyrenees after the first night of our trip to the North, and set out early to drive quickly around Zaragoza, seeing plenty of White Storks as we did so. Stopping … Continued
I set out, with three other members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club, on a pleasant late May morning, to drive northwards, heading ultimately for the Pyrenees. Firstly, though, we had a date with perhaps one of Spain’s most elusive … Continued
At midday today I was lucky enough to have brilliant views of an Eleanora’s Falcon (light phase) cruising up and down the valley next to Granadella, near Javea.
For a while now I’ve been searching for Trumpeter Finch at different location’s around the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The historic Monnegre site has always turn up nothing for me despite many repeated attempts to find these elusive birds. Reported sightings … Continued
18th to 27th April 2017 Eleven friends from the Leigh Ornothological Society (LOS) made the 9 day trip to the Spanish resort of Guardamar del Segura, staying at the Meridional Hotel which was our base for the holiday. Anne the hotel … Continued
On Wednesday 17th May, Mark Begg and I went on an expedition to fulfil a long-held ambition of mine to photograph a Golden Oriole, a bird I first saw two years ago for a grand total of about 3 seconds … Continued
Day Seven – Sunday We left Torrejon el Rubio on Sunday and travelled to Daimiel for an overnight stay. We didn’t really do any birding on the way but these were the highlights seen from the car. The first bird was … Continued