On Wednesday we headed to the small gorge near Aledo. On arrival at the car park we first saw Crested Larks before heading into the gorge where a group of about ten Chough were making quite a racket! We enjoyed … Continued
This week we went for a few days away with our friends, Dave and Lin. We stayed at the Jardines de La Santa near Aledo, a very nice hotel which was formerly a monastery. Anyone reading this will soon realise … Continued
We had a nice walk along the Segura River on Friday followed by lunch in Guardarmar. The first bird on the river walk was a Kingfisher showing well as it perched on a wire near the bridge. We had two … Continued
Jeannet, Eddie and I decided to risk a trip to the “estepas” at Yecla despite the overcast, cold and windy weather that was forecast. (For those who do not know the area, “estepas” does not mean not grassy “steppes” but … Continued
We arranged to go for a day out with Dave and Linda, travelling through the countryside to San Felipe. We had a brief stop on the Salinas but it was very windy so most of the birds were sheltering and … Continued
Here are a few more photos from the January field trip to the Mar Menor area.
Jeannet Spronk and I went to Guadalentín last Friday (18th). Here’s Jeannet’s list of the birds we saw. The highlight was a female Hen Harrier, which took off from just in front of us. Species list – Red-legged Partridge, Little … Continued
On Friday Eddie Walker (no relation) and I did some local spots, highlights were: La Finca –White headed Duck and a dozen Shoveller on the reservoir, flocks of Chaffinch and Meadow Pipit feeding on the fairways, and an Iberian Green … Continued
Today we decided to do a tour round on the way to San Felipe, roughly following what I call ‘Greta’s Sunday Drive’. We crossed the Salinas where our first birds were the usual species including Greater Flamingo as well as a couple … Continued
As is customary, Rob and Kathy Dowsett led the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s January outing to the region of the Mar Menor, and some 21 members met up at the Salinas of San Pedro del Pinatar, while a Greenshank and … Continued