San Pedro Del Pinatar – Geoff Culliford
On the 7th of December I visited San Pedro Del Pinatar. The channels by the visitor centre were full of water and birds.
Santa Pola Field Trip – Malcolm Palmer
That the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s December meeting was to be combined with its AGM didn’t appear to have had a deterrent effect, as no less than 29 people showed up, including several new faces, as we began searching the Clot de Galvany, … Continued
Rojales – Barry Chambers
Great views of a Wryneck along the river Segura in Rojales this morning.
Guardarmar – Barry Chambers
This afternoon I spent 40 mins by the faro de Guardamar, apart from there being several thousand gulls, I also saw 17 Razorbills and 19 plus Northern Gannets.
El Hondo fields – Paul and Greta
Some birds seen in the past week. Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Red-legged Partridge, Stonechat, Goldfinch and a flock of Linnets at the pallet road. Black Redstart on the monastery, a flock of Jackdaw on the cables opposite the monastery, Iberian Grey … Continued
Palm Farm Track – Malcolm Palmer
Today I had my first sight of a Greater Spotted Eagle of the autumn – an adult, from the PFT, where I failed to find Barry’s Pallid Harrier of yesterday.
Vistabella, PFT – Barry Chambers
I walked along the track to the first hide by the Vista Bella Road ( hide not accessible at present) and saw 30 plus Common Waxbills. Along the PFT I observed a juv Pallid Harrier, it sat for 10 mins only 40 … Continued
Yecla Field Trip – Malcolm Palmer
It may have been the distance, but it certainly wasn’t the weather – whatever the reason, there was only a sparse attendance of eleven for the Costa Blanca Bird Club’s November field trip to the steppes of Yecla. We met … Continued
El Hondo – Greta Owen
Today on our round we saw Red-legged Partridge, Green Woodpecker, Booted Eagle, Hoopoe, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Iberian Grey Shrike, Stonechat, Purple and Grey Heron, Kingfisher, 3 large flocks of Glossy Ibis, Kestrel, Little Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, White … Continued
Alcoy Field Trip – Malcolm Palmer
On a cool, rather blustery October morning, seventeen of us congregated near Alcoy, for the October meeting of the Costa Blanca Bird Club. The number included two or three new faces, though several ‘regulars’ were conspicuous by their absence, for … Continued