El Clot
Yesterday (Monday) was our first trip out since we have been ill. After having a coffee on the sea front we decided to park in the Clot car park, but there were people working with strimmers so we continued up … Continued
Rojales to Guardarmar, Santa Pola Salinas, San Felipe – Barry Chambers
Yesterday 1st March – A 50 minute walk along the Segura from Rojales towards Guadamar produced the following – 2 Penduline Tits, Booted Eagle, Common Buzzard, 2 Snipe, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, Cetti’s Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Swallow Long tailed Tit, Southern Grey Shrike. … Continued
Vistabella, Santa Pola Salinas, El Clot – Greta Owen
Flamingoes, Black Necked Grebe, White Headed Ducks, Red Crested Pochard at Vistabella. Black winged Stilts, Black tailed Godwits, Redshanks opposite the Salinas. Little Owls, Kestrel, Marsh Harriers, Barn Swallows at the Main Pond in El Clot, plus the usual water … Continued
Carabassi beach road
Driving back from Santa Pola today we were pleased to see a Blue Rock Thrush on the roof of the old house at the start of the beach road. It has been seen there before but not for a while. … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
Lots of House Martins in Rojales today, some even entering last year’s nests.
Bonete, Petrola, Corral Rubio
Today we had arranged to take fellow birders, Jim and Yvonne, to look for birds in the Petrola area, especially aiming to see Great Bustards. The weather was good as we set off up towards Albacete on the motorway. After … Continued
San Felipe – Julian Sykes
Today at El Hondo (San Felipe Neri) we saw 2 Greater Spotted Eagles (high overhead so not sure if one was Tonn) together, plus definitely Tonn later in the afternoon. Also there we found Spotted Crake and Temminck’s Stint on … Continued
EL Hondo fields – Greta Owen
Out and about on my travels today came a cross a lovely pair of Great Spotted Cuckoo, a first for me. Bumped into Ken Waller which was nice and what was incredible was that a few days earlier he was … Continued
El Hondo and San Felipe – Rex Walker
On 24 February I visited the North Gate area of El Hondo with AHSA. Highlights included Osprey, Great Spotted Eagle, 6 Snipe in flight, Moustached Warbler, a Booted Eagle flying in to perch in a tree no more than 20 … Continued
El Hondo/Santa Pola – Rex Walker
The Costa Blanca Bird Club held its February meeting in the El Hondo/Santa Pola area. Just 11 members congregated at the El Hondo Visitor’s Centre under threatening skies, but we were lucky enough to be spared the rain which was … Continued