Went to Vistabella road, first hide and after hearing my first Great Reed Warbler of the year, flushed a Spotted Crake. Thousands of hirundines passing, including big numbers of Sand Martin, accompanied by Common and Pallid Swift in small numbers. … Continued
News has just come through, as I write, that the EU (whether or not Britain will still be an interested party) is to ban ‘single-use’ plastics from 2021. Let us just hope that this will not be a case of … Continued
Finally caught up with the drake Garganey at the Visitor Centre, also a singing Reed Warbler, thousands of Shoveler, Avocet and schoolkids, the last of which drove me away.
CBBC Four Day Trip – Part Three – On the third morning of our brief Andalucian excursion, we left our comfortable stopover at the Dama de Baza, and drove along a badly potholed road around the big reservoir to the … Continued
A few from the CBBC trip to Pego Marsh on the 12th March. Plus a Blue Rock Thrush on the Monastery roof.
Great Spotted Cuckoo at Alcoraya
Not really great for birding today – the weather was too fine, but heard Moustached Warbler in song from the Convenio. A group of raptors circling gave me a headache. A Booted Eagle and a Marsh Harrier were joined by … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club’s March outing was a depleted one. We had arranged some time previously to visit the Marjal de Pego, and, even though we had been told by Bryan Thomas that the marsh was bone dry, it … Continued
Disappointingly I couldn’t get a car share to go to Pego today, so I headed to El Hondo. A Blue Rock Thrush was on the Old Monastery and just a bit further along there were two Great Spotted Cuckoos. Along … Continued
An often asked question from new members is “how big is a Booted Eagle“. As there are more types of eagle in Spain than in the UK, I once studied four field guides and sized some of the more commonly … Continued