The flow of water in the Lower Ebro is controlled by adjusting the gates on the dam further upriver at Flix. The normal flow is around 420 cubic metres per second. On Monday this rose dramatically to 1,450 m³/s! The nearest Gauging Station a couple of miles upriver recorded a …
I suspect that yesterday was the best day that I will have in my “big birding year”. Glancing over the balcony whilst busy doing household chores I noted a group of Little Egrets on the river island. We see egrets virtually every day but out of habit I picked up …
6.30 am Up, dressed, flask of coffee, binoculars, camera and off to Sebes Nature Reserve at Flix. 7 .00 am The sun was just kissing the tops of the reeds as I settled myself in the hide. Scanned the small lagoon – nothing to be seen. Chirps of house …