Field Meeting 20th March 2010 - Guadalhorce Nature Reserve

[Peter]

Field Meeting – 20th March 2010? Date NOW CONFIRMED.
Malaga Province – Guadalhorce Nature Reserve
Leader: Bob Hibbitt

Our March field meeting on the Saturday 20th meet at 10am by parking at the beach head area. The reserve at Guadalhorce will be well known to many of you and its reputation to produce the odd rarity and plenty of spring migrants is now cast in stone. Leader for the day Bob Hibbitt knows the area extremely well and will be able to show us around the general area as well as the ‘hidden’ corners of the reserve. Quite apart from the reserve the beach area can also be good, not least for viewing seabirds at close quarters. After spending the morning around the reserve we will take a lunch nearby and then Bob has offered to take members to an area close-by where ‘Splendid Starling’ is breeding! For those who have never seen this species, the name is very apt. We look forward to seeing you all on the day.


Peter

[Peter]

IMPORTANT: Please see above amended details and also confirmation of date.

Peter

[Bob Wright]

9 Marc 2010

Date noted Peter and I expect to be there.  Visited this afternoon (see blog at http://birdingaxarquia.blogspot.com) wherer recorded Woodchat Shrike, Black-eared Wheatear and Willow Warblers, etc.  Certainly looking forward to some splendid Splendid Starlings!

Bob Wright

[Peter]

Looking increasingly likely I will attend with '5' others, don't know if this might put-off anyone else from going!!!!!!!

Peter 

[Franky no Hair]

Hi Bob
        Just to say Myself and Eileen will be coming tomorrow.
                       Have Fun Frank

[Peter]

A very big thank you to Bob Hibbitt for organising the day. Also thanks to you Bob and Andy Paterson for being such good 'guides' and showing us all around the reserve. Lastly thank you all who attended for making my day so enjoyable.

Peter

[Franky no Hair]

Hi Peeps
             Same as peter, thanks Bob for a great day I will have to leave an hour early if I am picking up from the airport so I can get to see the starlings.  Quickie for Elli we had a small flock of common scoters from the beach before we left for the car.
                                Have Fun Frank & Eileen

[David]

I just wanted to say a very big thank you to Bob Hibbitt for a very enjoyable Saturday morning's birding.  We saw a lot of birds.  Also a thank you to Peter Jones and Andy Patterson for giving up their time and sharing their knowledge with us all.

Here is my list for the morning:

1.   Ruddy Shelduck
2.   Mallard
3.   Gadwall
4.   Shoveler
5.   Common Pochard
6.   White-headed Duck
7.   Black-necked Grebe
8.   Little Grebe
9.   Gannet
10.   Great Cormorant
11.   Little Egret
12.   Grey Heron
13.   Greater Flamingo
14.   Osprey
15.   Booted Eagle
16.   Marsh Harrier
17.   Common Kestrel
18.   Peregrine Falcon
19.   Common Moorhen
20.   Eurasian Coot
21.   Black-winged Stilt
22.   Kentish Plover
23.   Sanderling
24.   Turnstone
25.   Great Skua
26.   Black-headed Gull
27.   Slender-billed Gull
28.   Mediterranean Gull
29.   Yellow-legged Gull
30.   Lesser Black-backed Gull
31.   Sandwich Tern
32.   Razorbill
33.   Rock Dove
34.   Eurasian Collared Dove
35.   Pallid Swift
36.   Crested Lark
37.   Barn Swallow
38.   House Martin
39.   White Wagtail
40.   European Robin
41.   Northern Wheatear
42.   Common Stonechat
43.   Common Blackbird
44.   Blackcap
45.   Sardinian Warbler
46.   Sedge Warbler
47.   Zitting Cisticola
48.   Cetti’s Warbler
49.   Willow Warbler
50.   Iberian Chiffchaff
51.   Woodchat Shrike
52.   Western Jackdaw
53.   Spotless Starling
54.   House Sparrow
55.   European Goldfinch
56.   European Greenfinch
57.   European Serin
58.   Monk Parakeet

I know I missed the Balearic Shearwater, the Common Scoter and maybe others.

Unfortunately Juliet and I will miss the next trip to Fuente de Piedra but we will see you all again in May at Loja, Granada with Mick Richardson.

David