El Pinet – Mark Jarrett
Currently minimum of 38 Collared Pratincole, all on main central islands.
Currently minimum of 38 Collared Pratincole, all on main central islands.
Today at El Hondo visitors centre there were a number of Great Reed Warblers, huge numbers of Med Gulls and Glossy Ibis, also a few Tree Sparrows by the Centre plus a million mosquitos. I also heard a Common Reed … Continued
A quick visit to El Pinet today and I was happy to find a few of the Collared Pratincoles Mark Jarrett had reported previously; about eight of them. There were also loads of Sandwich Terns and Slender-billed Gulls as we … Continued
We had a drive over the fields in the morning seeing all the usual suspects, such as, Black-winged Stilt, Flamingo and Yellow-legged Gull on the Salinas. By the monastery there were Tree Sparrows, Sardinian Warbler, Crested Lark and an Iberian … Continued
2 Collared Pratincole, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern and a Stone Curlew amongst the usuals.
On the way to Crevillente we saw Cattle Egret, Collared Dove, Iberian Grey Shrike, Spotless Starling, and White Wagtail. As we drove up the canyon I remarked that if I didnt see a Little Owl today I was giving up … Continued
Today we headed for Torrevieja to look for the Azure-winged Magpies. As we arrived in the known area for the birds, one landed on the ground along the track before flying off over a wall. We wandered around the area … Continued
Yestetday in the scrub area around Park Recorral there was a Common Redstart. Today Willow Warbler and Cuckoo.
Along the Segura in Rojales this morning there were 3 Night Herons, 1 male and 2 females.
Today we headed up to the Corral Rubio and Petrola area. Crested Larks and Crows were plentiful and several Buzzards, Kestrels, Marsh Harriers and Hoopoes were seen. Finally, after driving around our usual tracks for some time and becoming a … Continued