tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post3264613024166437353..comments2024-01-19T15:20:29.489+01:00Comments on Birding in Murcia (Spain), and UK visits: Saturday 17th May - Up West for the daymurciabirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994695997171248989noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-19293209847421635732014-06-05T16:00:07.094+02:002014-06-05T16:00:07.094+02:00Its in the bowels of the Birdlife International si...Its in the bowels of the Birdlife International site:<br /><br />http://www.birdlife.org.uk/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=1907<br /><br />Reading it again it actually claims 118 PAIRS.<br />Steve<br />Steve Lainghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551767578881291855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-62029495602729719432014-06-05T13:27:41.171+02:002014-06-05T13:27:41.171+02:00WOW - that's a lot of birds - I'd be inter...WOW - that's a lot of birds - I'd be interested in further details of the record, as I've never seen it in any of the Murcia literature.<br />Regards, Richard.murciabirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994695997171248989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-67615525360950960462014-06-05T13:05:09.782+02:002014-06-05T13:05:09.782+02:00Thanks Richard,
That’s a shame as “min 116” birds ...Thanks Richard,<br />That’s a shame as “min 116” birds were recorded there in 1996. Just goes to show how quickly things can change for species with specific requirements. <br />Kind regards, Steve<br />Steve Lainghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551767578881291855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-83672273417206619472014-06-05T12:13:01.007+02:002014-06-05T12:13:01.007+02:00Hi Steve,
I know the site you're talking about...Hi Steve,<br />I know the site you're talking about - if I remember rightly, it's mentioned in an english booklet of the birds of the Costa Blanca, published last century! I've tried checking out the site on several occasions over the years, never with any success, and talking to local birders, it seems the land usage has changed quite dramatically since they were last seen there - although there is still some spartina grass on the hills (its favorite habitat). Neither have I ever seen them mentioned in the 'Anuario Ornitologico de la Region de Murcia' (Annual Murcia Bird Report), so I personally think that they are extinct there.<br />Regards, Richard.murciabirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994695997171248989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-12179126019864180972014-06-05T11:46:05.896+02:002014-06-05T11:46:05.896+02:00Sound's like a fantastic day out - difficult t...Sound's like a fantastic day out - difficult to top that!. <br /><br />I understand the discretion around the Dupont's - have you visited/heard of anyone visiting the "traditional" site nr Sierra Espuna with success? Steve Lainghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551767578881291855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-81593307980188738642014-05-23T09:47:16.766+02:002014-05-23T09:47:16.766+02:00Nice to see yoy blog.Some of those will be lfers f...Nice to see yoy blog.Some of those will be lfers for me like the olivacios warbler and the red footed falcon (sometime appears in muy region Navarra but I havent had an encounter yet).<br />Interesting fhoto of the confiding Night Heron<br />Saludos camperos!Ornitocampero.blogspot.com.eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838267852682009415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592991860870701097.post-30339670616289998212014-05-20T07:59:01.156+02:002014-05-20T07:59:01.156+02:00What a great days birding. This is why we do it an...What a great days birding. This is why we do it and you do put the time in and this is the result.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681494108478015531noreply@blogger.com