Thanks to a ‘phone call from Malcolm I was at the PFT at 7.45 this morning and had good views of the Red Breasted Flycatcher. At the same spot I also saw a Merlin land in the field opposite the flycatcher and further along … Continued
Almost thirty members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met on an ‘Indian Summer’ day at La Mata Reserve for the November outing, and we set out to take the sandy track to the lakeside, seeing the first surprise of … Continued
Paul sent in another report, this time from Monnegre. He says:- “I was at Monnegre today and saw a large party of Griffon Vultures. My first bird was a solitary grey-billed juvenile. Then I saw four, being chased off by a … Continued
Visiting birder Paul License sent in this sightings report:- “Just spent the day mostly at El Hondo. Saw a Black Stork fly from the reserve and settle briefly on a field next to the Vistabella house. It then flew off … Continued
This afternoon we looked out of our porch window to see two large birds flying in front of our house in Gran Alacant. We were surprised to find they were Griffon Vultures, a bird we have never seen in the … Continued
On the PFT at the Eastern end, about 10 Lapwings, 6 Golden Plover, lots of Skylark and a few Meadow Pipits, and that was about it! Raptors were represented by 1 female Marsh Harrier, a couple of Kestrels and a … Continued
This week we travelled north, with our friends Dave and Linda, to see the famous Cranes at the Laguna de Gallocanta. We had heard that large numbers of Cranes stop off at the lagoon on migration south to their wintering grounds in … Continued
Sunday 30th October During a social walk between the Nautilus Bar and south Torrevieja beach this morning there was a Whimbrel on the rocks at the beach heading south, a Kingfisher flew north along the same rocks, a Sparrowhawk was hunting over … Continued
I went to the palm track and Vistabella Road for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon and saw two groups of Common Crane, a three and a six both close to the palm track and a Booted Eagle low over the … Continued
