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 |
House Martin | 14th February | El Hondo | Barry Chambers |
Swallow | 14th February | El Hondo | Barry Chambers |
Little Ringed Plover | 23rd February | Santa Agueda | Mary and John |
Short toed Eagle | 1st March | Vistabella Road | Barry Chambers |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | 2nd March | El Clot | Mark Etheridge |
Red rumped Swallow | 6th March | El Clot | Mary and John |
Yellow Wagtail | 7th March | El Hondo/San Felipe | Barry Chambers |
Redstart | 7th March | El Hondo/San Felipe | Barry Chambers |
Whinchat | 13th March | Guadalentin Valley | Barry Chambers |
Bee eater | 13th March | Guadalentin Valley | Barry Chambers |
Pallid Swift | 15th March | Vistabella Road | Barry Chambers |
Sand Martin | 17th March | Vistabella hide | CBBC Members |
Alpine Swift | 17th March | San Felipe | CBBC Members |
Marbled Duck | 17th March | San Felipe | CBBC Members |
Subalpine Warbler | 17th March | San Felipe | CBBC Members |
Woodchat Shrike | 24th March | Lo Monte | Barry Chambers |
Common Swift | 25th March | Vistabella road | Barry Chambers |
Night Heron | 26th March | El Clot | Bryan Thomas |
Little Bittern | 26th March | El Clot | Bryan Thomas |
Willow Warbler | 27th March | Consorcio/gated road | Barry Chambers |
Savi’s Warbler | 27th March | Consorcio/gated road | Barry Chambers |
Reed Warbler | 28th March | Vistabella road | Barry Chambers |
Common Tern | 29th March | El Pinet | Barry Chambers |
Caspian Tern | 29th March | El Pinet | Barry Chambers |
Collared Pratincole | 29th March | San Felipe | Elaine Warnock |
Wheatear | 31st March | Petrola area | John, Mary and Bryan |
Black eared Wheatear | 31st March | Petrola area | John, Mary and Bryan |
Lesser Kestrel | 31st March | Yecla area | John, Mary and Bryan |
Great Reed Warbler | 2nd April | Green Sandpiper alley | Bryan, John and Mary |
Garganey | 2nd April | San Felipe | Bryan, John and Mary |
Pied Flycatcher | 4th April | El Clot | Greta Owen |
Short toed Lark | 5th April | Guadalentin | John and Mary |
Quail (HO) | 5th April | Nr.Vistabella road | Andrew Lamb |
Squacco Heron | 6th April | Vistabella road | Barry Chambers |
Purple Heron | 12th April | San Felipe | Paul and Greta |
Nightingale | 15th April | Segura Formentura | Barry Chambers |
Wood Warbler | 15th April | Segura Formentura | Barry Chambers |
Turtle Dove | 19th April | El Clot | Bryan Thomas |
Melodious Warbler | 20th April | Segura Formentura | Barry Chambers |
Curlew Sandpiper | 21st April | La Mata | Nick Gartward |
Roller | 23rd April | El Hondo fields | Mark Etheridge |
Red necked Nightjar | 25th April | Hondon de las Nieves | Stephan and Els |
Whiskered Tern | 8th May | San Felipe | Barry Chambers |
Little Tern | 8th May | San Felipe | Barry Chambers |
Spotted Flycatcher | 8th May | La Mata | Barry Chambers |
Gull billed Tern | 8th May | San Felipe | Barry Chambers |
Rufous Bush Robin | 28th May | Gran Alacant | Mark Etheridge |
Eleanora’s Falcon | 4th June | La Granadella | Nigel Bentley |