CBBC Field Trip to the Mar Menor
Today, after a long period of absence, we once again joined fellow bird club members on the January field trip to the Mar Menor area. The trip was ably led by Rob and Kathy who also managed to conjure up … Continued
El Hondo area – Ted Humprhies
7th Jan 2018 – Santa agueda platforms – Firstly there is a step missing on the platform to the left. Recommend you don’t use it. The platform on the right has evidence of heavy bird dropping and owl pellets. From the … Continued
Birding Costa Blanca – A Blog by Bryan Thomas
Follow the link below to visit Bryan Thomas’s birding Blog. Bryan is regularly out birding in the Costa Blanca area making this blog a good source of information on bird sightings in the area. The blog can also be accessed … Continued
Pego Marsh – Peter Alden
This morning Nigel Bentley, Len Williamson and myself had a couple of hours at Pego Marsh, as the hunting season is now finished. All the fields were well covered with water, so as expected there were not the usual waders on … Continued
San Felipe Reserve – Malcolm Palmer
Plenty of water now in all lagoons, not many birds! A fair few Bluethroat close to the car park, where a machine has made a sort of scrape, also a Greenshank, several Ringed Plover and a Dunlin there. Fair numbers … Continued
Alicante University – Malcolm Palmer
Probably of scant interest, but on my Saturday walk around the University (I tend to visit the Seat of Learning when nobody is sitting on it!) I had 18 species in 20 minutes, including my first ever Stonechat there (not … Continued
December Field Trip – Santa Pola area – Malcolm Palmer
The Costa Blanca Bird Club, or at least 18 of its members, met at Gran Alacant on a bright, still early December morning for the monthly field trip. The first venue was the reserve of the Clot de Galvany, and … Continued
Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire
As we were missing the CBBC Field Trip today we thought we would have our own field trip to our local patch of Belvide. It was dry and cold, but not too cold so we enjoyed visiting the various hides … Continued
Alicante University – Malcolm Palmer
In case it is of remote interest, Crossbills are singing at the University – heard two males in song this morning, and took this snap with my Brownie.
Christmas and Birthday Cards for Sale
A lady called Vera who lives in Almeria province has kindly donated some of the cards she makes to the CBBC. She asks that the proceeds from any sales be added to club funds. Greta holds the cards and can … Continued