16 members showed up at El Pinet, for the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s December Field trip, on a distinctly chilly morning, under largely clear skies. Little bird-life was to be seen at close quarters, but well over a hundred Golden … Continued
On a beautiful sunny day, during which the temperature would reach the dizzy heights of 25 degrees (not bad for late November!), nine members met at Lo Monte. The number was lower than usual, because the rainy weather of the … Continued
On a crisp blue morning in late October, some 14 members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met just outside Alcoy for their monthly field trip. We made our way up to the legendary Font Roja reserve, where the chilly … Continued
On a morning more like early August than late September, with hot sun beating down from a cloudless sky, 21 members met on Santa Pola Salinas, the diminutive figure of Greta Owen taking charge. Several Spoonbills were in evidence, as … Continued
As is the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s custom, their June field trip took the form of an afternoon/evening meeting. Ten members and two guests met at the car park of the El Hondo Visitor Centre at San Felipe Neri. The weather was fine, … Continued
Again blessed with a fine morning, members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met just outside Almansa to attend to caffeine levels before heading for Corral Rubio, on the rolling plains of Albacete. There we managed to leave a couple of cars before … Continued
It was a pleasant spring morning when members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met just outside Alcoy for their April outing. 15 members congregated at the Nuevo Polígono, and the group was ably led by Greta Owen, who had put in a … Continued
On a cloudless spring morning, just thirteen members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met just outside Crevillente for their March field trip, led by Barry Chambers. We took the awkward route through the town, then up into the Sierra, leaving one of … Continued
An unseasonably warm morning greeted 24 members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club, when they met at El Pinet. Very little avian activity was apparent on the sea, a solitary Gannet flying in the far distance the only bird of … Continued
It didn’t feel remotely like January when some 24 members of the Costa Blanca Bird Club met near the entrance to San Pedro del Pinatar’s saltworks. A stroll to the beach was all it took to reveal a nice pinkish-breasted Southern Grey Shrike, … Continued