The day’s story began as three of us killed time, being uncharacteristically early, en route to the meeting place. We paused by Torre San José, on Santa Pola Salinas, and immediately located an Osprey, perched on a post some way … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club held its traditional end of term, late afternoon/evening field trip, by meeting at El Pinet Reserve. Thirteen members attended, plus a guest. Several Collared Pratincoles were seen immediately and continued to provide good views. Common Terns were close by, … Continued
The Costa Blanca Bird Club, to compensate for trips cancelled due to April’s inclement weather, organised an extra outing in late May, and ten members met near Almansa, before heading out for the plains north of Bonete. Almost immediately, we … Continued
A much-reduced party met for the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s May outing to the plains of Yecla, after several cancellations had been forced by April’s inclement weather. On this occasion, however, the sun shone from a cloudless sky as we … Continued
Twelve members of the CBBC met at the Tamarit Tower on the salinas at Santa Pola on a very overcast day. The early arrivals were greeted with great views of a Short-toed Eagle that circled overhead for several minutes quickly … Continued
On a grey and cold (well, cold by Costa Blanca standards!) February morning, 18 members and guests met at the cemetery car park at La Mata. The familiar sound of an Iberian Green Woodpecker was immediately to be heard, and later seen, … Continued
Fifteen members met, including Kathy and Rob our leaders, on a cold but sunny morning at San Pedro Salinas for the CBBC first outing of 2022. The first birds seen were Little Stints, Redshanks, Sanderlings, Greater Flamingoes plus four species … Continued
A few photos from our CBBC trip to Mar Menor and surrounding areas on Tuesday 18th January. A cold start to the day at just 1.5 degrees, but it soon warmed up and turned into a very nice day. The … Continued
On a grey, wintry morning, 13 hardy souls met at Gran Alacant for the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s December field trip, which was to incorporate the club’s AGM. (2 more joined the group later). The group made its way to … Continued
Arriving late, with only heavy traffic as a feeble excuse, I was pleased to find new faces amongst the 16 enthusiasts waiting patiently at our rendezvous near Yecla. We set off immediately, out onto the Almansa road, then a right … Continued