This report shows the first date that a spring migrant/summer visitor was seen in the Costa Blanca area, where it was seen and who reported the sighting.

Birds are listed in order of the date they arrived. Information for previous years can be found in the Spring Migration Comparisons Report.

 

SPECIES DATE WHERE SEEN REPORTED BY
Great Spotted Cuckoo 4th February San Felipe Stephan and Els
House Martin 10th February El Hondo fields Stephan and Els
Swallow 12th February Santa Pola Salinas Barry
Yellow Wagtails 4 16th February Nr El Hondo north gate Barry
Pallid Swift 22th February El Clot Trevor
Red rumped Swallow 24th February Vistabella Trevor
Sand Martin 25th February El Clot Barry
Garganey 27th February El Hondo John and Mary
Reed Warbler (HO) 6th March El Hondo Malcolm
Black eared Wheatear 6th March Culebron Stephan and Els
Northern Wheatear 6th March Encebres Stephan and Els
Little Ringed Plover 12th March Vistabella Malcolm
Alpine Swift 14th March Pego Marshes CBBC Field Trip
Cuckoo (HO) 17th March Hondon de las Nieves Stephan and Els
Purple Heron 18th March Vistabella Trevor
Woodchat Shrike 18th March Vistabella Trevor
Whiskered Tern 18th March Vistabella Trevor
Marbled Duck 21st March Vistabella Malcolm
Common Swift 23rd March Vistabella Barry
Willow Warbler 23rd March Vistabella Barry
Common Tern 24th March El Pinet Stephan and Els
Montagu’s Harrier 24th March El Hondo north gate Stephan and Els
Black Tern 27th March El Hondo Barry
Little Bittern 27th March El Hondo Barry
Collared Pratincole 27th March El Hondo Barry
Bee eater 27th March Rojales Paul and Linda
Scops Owl 30th March Hondon de las Nieves Stephan and Els
Great Reed Warbler 1st April Vistabella Stephan and Els
Little Tern 1st April El Pinet Stephan and Els
Honey Buzzard 1st April El Pinet Stephan and Els
Subalpine Warbler 7th April Hondon de las Nieves Stephan and Els
Squacco Heron 17th April El Hondo Bryan, Dave and Linda
Red necked Nightjar (HO) 21st April Hondon de las Nieves Stephan and Els