Thursday 20th January we gambled and went out into only 4 degrees. It was all grey with a chill breeze. The lagoons between Santa Pola and El Pinet yielded little. At the Salt Tower two Sandwich Terns passed by, one solitary Spoonbill - Espátula Común too, and a Slender Billed Gull - Gaviota. Picofina perched for a photo showing those red legs. And where were all the Flamingos?
El Pinet zero and a ten minute sea-watch was only worth the tea stop! If anything had been on the water we would have seen it.
The sun came out and so did the raptors. Buzzards - Busardo Ratonero and Booted Eagles - Agililla Calzada with some Kestrels - Cernicalo Vulgar on route. At Santa Agueda our tally for Booted was at least 20, with Marsh Harriers - Aguilucho Luganero into double figures with two playing together over the marsh. Blackcaps - Curraca Capirootada called with Goldfinch - Jilguero and on the pond was our resident Green Sandpiper - Andarrios Grande, Bluethroat - Pechiazul and a Snipe - Agachadiza Común. So it wasn’t all bad!
Someone always complains but it was good to be out. After all it was good to see so many Eagles and more than Winter Watch could muster! But good on them for all that filming.
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