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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Yesterday (Friday) there were 4 Little Bitterns together for over an hour seen around the reeds and bushes on the Rio Segura 400 meters downstream from the N332 bridge. Easily seen from Calle Ingeneiro Juan Garcia alongside the river in Guardamar. A first for me, easily identified by cream...
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Swallows going South Today, Monday 25th September 2017, starting at dawn there has been a steady procession of swallows flying South over the Rio Segura where the N332 crosses it. Around 08.00 there were tens of thousands in large flocks and they later thinned out (about 10.30) to about 50...
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Unknown Heron. Yes I have discounted the Purple Heron, they are much more colourful. This one was distinctive because of its overall drabness. It was dark grey on its back and neck with no markings at all (no black shoulders). It was definitely a heron by size and movements. Regards, Tony
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Help with identification please. Just spent an hour observing an unusual Grey Heron on the Rio Segura 400 metres downstream from the N332 bridge at Guardamar del Segura. The bird normal size for a Grey Heron but the colouration was different. The mantle and back of neck was a uniform dark slate...
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Happy New Year Everyone, Today's sighting; A pair of Lesser Kestrels came about 16.30 as the sun was getting low, to sit in the tree across the road from my balcony (about 60 feet away) . The female was giving her partner "what for" for about five minutes. It took me some time to discover what...
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Thanks Hotspur for your reply. I thought it was something unusual, I have a lot to learn about the resident species. Took a long walk through the woods of King Alphonso park in warm sunshine 20C. Sighting of the day; a pair of bearded tits "playing" in a small tree on the access road to "La...
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Seen today near the mouth of the Rio Segura; a large Cormorant (about 2" bigger than normal) which had a completely white front. It was standing upright on a post in the river separated from the gang of Cormorants standing on the sunken white boat but behaved like them. I thought that it was too...
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    Sorry if this is the wrong place but I need help! I will be posting from Guardamar where I am a permanent resident. I think that with your help Mark I might be in the right place! So far I have been confused by the sheer size of the site. Where should I post any sightings? Where do I post my...
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