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 | 01/02/19 | El Clot | John Brazier |
Swallow | 07/02/19 | El Clot | Mary Brazier |
Little Ringed Plover | 14/02/19 | San Felipe | CBBC |
Pallid Swift | 14/02/19 | San Felipe | CBBC |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | 17/02/19 | Monastery road | Greta and Paul |
Caspian Tern | 20/02/19 | El Pinet | Nigel Bentley |
Sand Martin | 20/02/19 | El Clot | Nigel Bentley |
Purple Heron | 08/03/19 | Pego Marsh | Bryan Thomas |
Short toed Eagle | 08/03/19 | Pego Marsh | Bryan Thomas |
Garganey | 27/03/19 | San Felipe | Malcolm Palmer |
Reed Warbler | 27/03/19 | San Felipe | Malcolm Palmer |
Great Reed Warbler | 29/03/19 | Vistabella hide | Malcolm Palmer |
Common Swift | 29/03/19 | Vistabella hide | Malcolm Palmer |
Whiskered Tern | 29/03/19 | Vistabella hide | Malcolm Palmer |
Red rumped Swallow | 29/03/19 | Guadalentin | Bryan Thomas |
Yellow Wagtail | 28/03/19 | San Felipe | Bryan Thomas |
Montagu’s Harrier | 01/04/19 | Palm farm track | Bryan Thomas |
Collared Pratincole | 02/04/19 | Vistabella | Malcolm Palmer |
Black eared Wheatear | 02/04/19 | Calblanque | Jim Hendry |
Subalpine Warbler | 02/04/19 | Monegre | Bryan Thomas |
Pied Flycatcher | 03/04/19 | Agost/Petrer | Malcolm Palmer |
Squacco Heron | 03/04/19 | San Felipe | Geoff Culliford |
Northern Wheatear | 03/04/19 | Higuerela | Bryan Thomas |
Gull billed Tern | 03/04/19 | Higueral/Petrola | Bryan Thomas |
Night Heron | 03/04/19 | El Clot | Bryan Thomas |
Cuckoo | 03/04/19 | Benijofar | D and M Gartside |
Woodchat Shrike | 04/04/19 | El Clot | Jim Hendry |
Alpine Swift | 05/04/19 | Pego Marsh | Peter Alden |
Common Redstart | 08/04/19 | Rojales | Barry Chambers |
Short toed Lark | 08/04/19 | Rebasa | Malcolm Palmer |
Turtle Dove | 08/04/19 | El Clot | Jim Hendry |
Bee eater | 10/04/19 | Yecla | CBBC Members |
Bonelli’s Warbler | 12/04/19 | Maigmo | Malcolm Palmer |
Orphean Warbler | 12/04/19 | La Romana | Stephan and Els |
Nightingale | 16/04/19 | Formentera | Barry Chambers |
Whinchat | 17/04/19 | Rojales | Barry Chambers |
Spotted Flycatcher | 21/04/19 | Alicante University | Malcolm Palmer |
Roller | 21/04/19 | Palm Farm Track | Paul and Greta |
Willow Warbler | 22/04/19 | Alicante University | Malcolm Palmer |
Golden Oriole | 22/04/19 | La Mata | John Olley |
Garden Warbler | 22/04/19 | La Mata | John Olley |
Whitethroat | 22/04/19 | La Mata | John Olley |
Curlew Sandpiper | 22/04/19 | La Mata | John Olley |
Common Tern | 22/04/19 | La Mata | John Olley |
Black Tern | 23/04/19 | Font de Sendiata | Malcolm Palmer |
Little Tern | 25/04/19 | Tabarca | CBBC |
Wood Warbler | 26/04/19 | Benejuzar | Barry Chambers |
Melodious Warbler | 30/04/19 | Benejuzar | Mark Etheridge |
Little Tern | 01/05/19 | Santa Pola Salinas | Mary Brazier |
Red necked Nightjar | 20/05/19 | Rojales | Barry Chambers |
Rufous Bush Robin | 21/05/19 | Guadalentin | Mark Etheridge |