The Maestrazgo – By Malcolm Palmer
Barry and I decided to leave the Costa Blanca Bird Club in the capable hands of Stephan and Els for the May field trip, and do our own thing. This consisted of a couple of nights away in the north … Continued
Barry and I decided to leave the Costa Blanca Bird Club in the capable hands of Stephan and Els for the May field trip, and do our own thing. This consisted of a couple of nights away in the north … Continued
we visited Tarifa (a little less than 650 km from home) staying in Good apartment hotel: El Cortijo Las Piñas, 9 km from Tarifa. We had visits to Punta Paloma, Playa de los Lances (Tarifa side and near Punta Paloma), … Continued
We set off on Saturday 29 March, leaving Gran Alacant at 8.40 (with a 6 year old sat nav and a not entirely up to date map).Google maps gave us 3 possible routes. Having decided not to use the … Continued
We arrived in Pathos on the 11th September. The first birds we noticed were the Hooded Crows on every lamp post as we left the airport. We stayed on an army base at Episkopi, and after a few days I … Continued
My school had an Exchange with a German school way back in 1954, and we have annual reunions at various venues. This year the fortunate choice was Northumberland, and Christine Bell, who organised the reunion, was once curator of the … Continued
When Barry and I, set out from home, the weather was just about as bad as it gets in Alicante, with lowering grey skies, poor visibility, occasional rain, and a temperature more like January than late April – and the … Continued
Ecuador! To birders, this small South American republic, straddling the equator, has a magical attraction. Known as the country with the greatest number of bird species of any nation, its biodiversity is staggering, and you’d need months to really do … Continued
The bird tour started with a flight from Istanbul to Adana. It involved a lot of travelling so we saw a great deal of the countryside and stayed in very diverse places. On arrival we spent time near the River … Continued
One more journey to Sierra de Segura saw the old year exit with clear skies, warm windless sunshiny days and our first day of 2012 was as good. We shared this with Mel and Wendy together with the hospitality that … Continued
We have just returned from a bird watching trip to Peru and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a more active holiday. The first three days are spent travelling – we flew from Murcia to Madrid then to … Continued