Site Guide and Maps
The Costa Blanca area, for the purposes of the bird club, extend from Pego Marshes, near Oliva in the North to Cabo de Palos, which is a headland to the east of Cartagena in the South. The Northern Costa Blanca covers … Continued
Clot De Galvany
The Clot (the word means ‘depression’ or something like that in Valenciano) is situated between the busy N332 coast road between El Altet and Santa Pola, and the coast itself, where the burgeoning urbanisations of Santa Pola (Gran Alacant) and … Continued
Sierra Espuña and the Guadalentin Valley
Sierra Espuña To access the Mountains you can head for Alhama de Murcia on the A7 motorway and follow the tourist signs for Sierra Espuña. A good road takes you over the top of the mountains and back down to join the … Continued
The Mar Menor
This is more than just one site, and can best be dealt with under four main headings:- Calblanque – SAT NAV – N37 36.331 W 0 43.723. This is the area of the south coast below La Manga Golf Club, … Continued
San Pedro del Pinatar Salinas
The salinas of San Pedro del Pinatar require little in the way of a guide. Simply follow signs out of the town, to the northern ‘pincer’ of the Mar Menor, and you will find, when you have gone as far … Continued
Embalse De Pedrera and Sierra De Escallona
La Pedrera The area is approached by leaving the AP7 on the CV945 and heading in the opposite direction to Los Monesinos. At the end of the road turn right onto the CV95, continue past a restaurant on your right and … Continued
Lagunas De La Mata And Torrevieja
The Laguna de la Mata is administered as a Nature Reserve, the Visitor Centre being readily accesible from the N332 road just north of Torrevieja. Here information and leaflets are usually available, and a well-marked trail starts. The lagoon is … Continued
The Sierra De Crevillente
To try and develop a site guide to this long and complex range is not likely to meet with success. The best that can be said is that the range acts as something of a guideline for migrating birds, especially … Continued
The Island Of Tabarca
This is a migration ‘hot-spot’ well worth a visit at appropriate times, and best in late April or September/October. If you can go the day after some dirty weather, so much the better! With luck, the island may well be … Continued