Quieter Skies

Starting from Gran Alicant again we stopped off at our usual places. We watched Whiskered Terns at the lagoon opposite Las Brisas. At the pulling off spot past the Salt Tower we viewed forty Spoonbill and about thirty Great Crested Grebes. Flamingos were scattered across the water and one Marsh Harrier landed on an island and then flew north.
El Pinet gave us excellent views of a perched male Kingfisher that was photographed by Bryan.
In the water and close by was a Greenshank and one Redshank. There was no sighting of Pratincoles or Curlew Sandpipers and it was quieter than last Saturday. The skies were almost empty with only a few Barn Swallows flying by, two Red Rumped Swallows were also seen and a solitary Swift was seen.
We moved on to San Felipe Neri with the intention of checking out the waders there.
Ringed Plovers
Little Ringed Plover.
Kentish Plover
Common, Green and Wood Sandpipers
Black Tailed Godwits
Little Stint - no sighting of Temminck’s Stint this time
Dunlin
Glossy Ibis - about the same number as last time.
Marbled Ducks - ten
Red Knobbed Coots - un-tagged and swimming free.
Grey Heron
Cattle Egrets in good numbers.

Bee-eaters are still here, but not in previous numbers.

Raptors were very disappointing with one Marsh Harrier and two Common Kestrels seen all morning.