We headed up to Maigmo for a picnic under the trees not expecting to see many birds as they are unpredictable at this site and there are an awful lot of places for them to hide! In fact we saw … Continued
We have now returned to Spain and the first bird we encountered was a Sardinian Warbler moving around in a tree while we were having a meal out on our first night back. A sure sign we are back in … Continued
Saturday 1st/Sunday 2nd June We left Gran Alacant on Saturday and drove to Monreal de Campo for an overnight stop. On Sunday we set off again and the first good bird we saw was a Black Kite near Zaragoza, followed … Continued
We spent a week in a holiday cottage on a sheep farm near Rhayader in mid Wales. We have been here before and it is a really lovely place to stay. We had four target birds so on our first … Continued
At last we have managed to get out to look for some birds! Belvide is our local patch in England and usually holds a good variety of birds on the lake, in the woods and in the surrounding fields. Our … Continued
For many years now I have been envious of our friend Rosemary who gets Siskins in the garden of her house near Calpe, along with many other species. I know these birds are around in Spain and many people have … Continued
Today we planned to explore a new area of mountains to the south of the Sierra Escalona but decided to call at San Pedro del Pinatar on the way. We arrived at the salinas and drove to the car park … Continued
It was a bright sunny day when we met our friend Trevor and set off on our annual visit to Petrola. To our surprise, just before we arrived at our turn off, a single Great Bustard flew overhead and across … Continued
