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[Ddack]

Hi,im arriving in alicante in late may and would appreciate help on birding sites,i have a car so travel is no problem and am willing to travel a few hrs for certain species,would like white headed,marbled duck,rufous bush chat,trumpeter finch i have heard ferruginous duck is also a possibility,anyone know any books i could buy about this area also.
Thanks in advance
Dave

 

[john-henry]

Hi,im arriving in alicante in late may and would appreciate help on birding sites,i have a car so travel is no problem and am willing to travel a few hrs for certain species,would like white headed,marbled duck,rufous bush chat,trumpeter finch i have heard ferruginous duck is also a possibility,anyone know any books i could buy about this area also.
Thanks in advance
Dave

This thread should give you a good start

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=211770

 

[lazza]

It's worth taking a look at http://www.costablancabirdclub.com/index.htm

I visit the Elche/Elx region twice a year every year on holiday, and have found the above forum thread and the the CBBC web site very useful. El Hondo is a particularly good reserve, where you will almost certainly see white headed duck, and possibly marbled duck (although I am not sure when they arrive, and have so far not succeeded with the latter). And I think the spotted eagle have left by then.

 

[Big Den]

Hi there,

I'm heading to Murcia in April for a week which is down in the South East and was looking for some help on where the best sites are here and what I can expect to find.

Many thanks in advance

Dennis

 

[Vipers]

Hi Dave. Have a read through this http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=87133&highlight=Monnegre you might get some ideas.

 

[simon-p]

I'm heading out to the Murcia area on 10th of March. A great blog I found with local sightings is murciabirder.blogspot.co.uk/ I'm looking forward to it.