Wednesday 5 February
I see Dave and his Arboleas Birding Group are back at my favourite Almeria birding site. Maybe not as many species that they might have hoped for but, nevertheless, all had a good time. Congratulations to Mike and Kirsten and trust that Paul make a full and speedy recovery is once more back out with his birding peers.
Cabo de Gata - Wednesday 5th February
The La Perla team were out on tour today. Nigel, a near neighbour and new to the group, drove me and Seamus down to Cabo de Gata. From the motorway en route to the first hide we logged Woodpigeon, a pair of Hoopoe, Collared Dove, Spotless Starling, Jackdaw and White Wagtail. A scan of the shallow waters before us revealed Greater Flamingos, Shelduck, Black-winged Stilt, Yellow-legged Gull on the rocky causeway together with Little Egret and Mallard. We were joined by Trevor. Nigel found an Eurasian Curlew on the causeway and also saw an overflying Cormorant. Also seen were Redshank, Thekla Lark, a Stonechat found by Trevor and some House Sparrows. Nigel then spotted 3 Avocets just poking their heads above the bank. We adjourned to the village cafe for coffee.
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| Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (PHOTO: David Elliott-Binns) |
Suitably refreshed, we made our way to the beach opposite the second hide track. A scan of the near flat sea produced a couple of distant resting Gannet. We trundled to the hide. A male Sardinian Warbler appeared a couple of times. I found 4 Spoonbill on the causeway near some Cormorants. Also seen were Mallard, Yellow-legged Gulls which may have started to nest, a Redshank and of course many more Greater Flamingos. Nigel found a Slender-billed Gull.
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| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei (PHOTO: David Elliott-Binns) |
We drove to the public hide. Much of the same except I found a Greenshank and some Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
A Dunlin was seen.
Not wanting to risk the sandy beach route to Rambla Morales, we then headed home seeing a Magpie to complete our list. 27 species in total. Great weather and good company. Some good and bad news....Mike and Kirsten got married. Congratulations! But Paul Groves had a heart attack yesterday, but is recovering well. A speedy recovery to him.
Regards
Dave
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