Spring Migrant – Pallid Swift – Stephan and Els
29th February – A Pallid Swift was an early arriving Spring Migrant, seen by Stephan and Els, between the Salinas and El Pinet.
29th February – A Pallid Swift was an early arriving Spring Migrant, seen by Stephan and Els, between the Salinas and El Pinet.
We were lucky enough to see two Great Spotted Cuckoos at the Guadalentin Valley last week on 22nd February.
22nd to 25th Feb – We set off on Monday on our annual trip to Mojacar. Our first bird was an Osprey flying overhead near to El Hondo as we headed towards the motorway at Crevillente. Our first stop was at … Continued
No longer a member and sorry it’s late but yesterday just past Mihobby, the pet store on the San Fulgencio to Dolores road one of the fields was flooded and there were 70+ Glossy Ibis,80+ egrets, and 100+ gulls !!! … Continued
Today was a beautiful day for birding. We searched the Carrizales / Vistabella, but again no Sociable Plover. We were happy to see Greater Spotted Eagle, a flock of Tree Sparrows, singing Corn Buntings, Buzzard, a Booted Eagle with very … Continued
We bumped into Michael at Guardarmar recently and he agreed to send in a few photos taken on the January field trip to the Mar Menor. Click on a photo to see a larger image.
During recent outings we have added a few more species to our year list. 12th Feb – On Friday I was excited to spot a Blue Rock Thrush when we came along the beach road from Santa Pola to Gran Alacant. The … Continued
CBBC Member Dave Eddy has sent in another set of great bird photos this time taken recently in Thailand.
CBBC Member Dave Eddy has just returned from a birding trip to Gambia where he saw some amazing species. Here is a gallery of just some of his photos. Click on a photo to see a larger image.
Visiting birder Tony Bishop has sent in this report from a trip he did here in September. It’s taken a while but there has been a lot going on. However, I spent 3 hours with Bryan Thomas on the morning of … Continued