At Lo Chicharro, 2 Greater Spotted Eagles, 1 adult, 1 juv. I went then to PFT, which was very quiet, but a female Merlin was present. A flock of literally hundreds of sparrows, but I found nothing other than Passer domesticus … Continued
Birding the disused military zone north of Los Urrutias this morning, I was rewarded with 2 Black Stork overhead which were briefly joined by a Booted Eagle. Also spotted were an Osprey, 3 Marsh Harriers and a Buzzard.
I flushed I flushed a Short-eared Owl this morning on my walk around La Marina del Carmolí and Lo Poyo. Also present were 16 Spoonbill, 1 Ruff, 2 Wood Sandpiper, a Spotted Redshank, 5 Kentish Plover, 19 Ringed Plover and … Continued
26th January – I am back in Spain for a month of birding. I had to dig my car out of five inches of snow in Alness last week to drive to Manchester airport . Yesterday I walked down the … Continued
Green Woodpecker (HO) at pallet road and we saw the usual Red-legged Partridge. Booted Eagle and Buzzard over monastery road. When we reached the bridge on the parallel track we saw two Black Stork and three Grey Heron on the … Continued
Just enough drizzle to lay the dust. There must have been a new hatch on the salt lakes on the left as there were several Cormorant and Little Egret having a feast. Further along on another lake there was a … Continued
At Arenal de Los Nietos, Lo Poyo, today I had the following; 27 Shelduck, 8 Grey Heron, one Curlew, a Grey Plover, a Knot, a single Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, one Green Sandpiper, 4 Marsh Harrier, an Osprey, 3 Booted … Continued
Had an all-too-brief shufti around the Vistabella area to try and replicate what Barry saw. No such luck, apart from a million Chiffchaffs and a few Marsh Harriers. But what I did see was a flock of 6-8 Skylarks, 4 Lapwings, … Continued
Along the gated road off the Vistabella Road, a Red-rumped Swallow, 4 Marsh Harriers, several Bluethroats, Reed Bunting, scores of Chiffchaffs and hundreds of Crag Martins. Along the Vista bella road 2 Common Cranes flew over.
Today in Santa Pola port I saw an adult Black Legged Kittiwake swimming with 2 Razorbills. Also by the tower on the Salinas there was a Caspian Tern. Yesterday at south gate on the Vista bella road along with large … Continued