San Felipe and Crevillente – Paul Coombes
Day 10 – A friend of my Mam has very kindly lent me a car for a couple of days, so around Midday I was on my way to El Hondo. All the usual suspects were present ie Purple Swamphen, Black … Continued
Vistabella fields and El Hondo Visitor Centre – Paul Coombes
Day 9 Spain – Only a few hours out and about this afternoon as I have been having car problems. I didn’t want to risk getting stranded in the mountains and trying to explain where I was when not really sure … Continued
Rio Segura, Carabassi beach road, El Clot, Dolores/Catral – Paul Coombes
Day 8 – A visit to a few known areas today. It was sad to see the Rio Segura choking in reeds and plastic bottles. The bund had been removed and much plastic has now made its way to the beach … Continued
Albacete, Castilla La Mancha – Paul Coombes
Day 6 – I met up with Paul Sparkes https://www.iberianimages.com/ 0700 near Murcia. Two and a half hours later we were north west of Albecete, heading for an area where Paul had seen SPANISH IMPERIAL EAGLE on a few occasions this … Continued
Mar Menor area – Paul Coombes
Thursday was spent having a stroll and few beers in Torrevieja with me Mam. Though I did manage to add AUDOUIN’S GULL and Crag Martin to the trip list. Friday I was once again joined by Mark Christopher Powell. There … Continued
El Clot, Santa Pola Salinas, El Pinet and San Felipe – Nigel Bentley
On 18th January Sue and I went with a few friends from Javea down to visit various sites around Santa Pola. Clot de Galvany – The first hide pools, which have been overgrown for some time, have been totally cleared … Continued
Caudete and Yecla areas – Paul Coombes
Day 3 – Today I picked up Mark Christopher Powell at 0730 and by 0845 we were west of Caudete heading toward the Estapas de Yecla. Soon we were seeing good birds. 2 Hawfinch were seen but frustratingly did not allow … Continued
Guadalentin Valley and Sierra Espuna – Paul Coombes
Day 2 – Another fabulous day. Still, bright, no cloud, temp reaching 22 degrees. At 9am I met with Rune Voie at San Pedro Salinas, Murcia. Half an hour was spent scanning the area, adding Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Little Stint, Slender … Continued
Los Montesinos and El Hondo area – Paul Coombes
Day 1 – A stunning day. Clear blue skies and temperatures reaching 25 degrees by mid afternoon. Black Redstart, Stonechat, Linnet and Serin were everywhere around Montesinos, with a few Hoopoe, Southern Grey Shrike and Marsh Harrier also noted. A … 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