We have had the most peculiar weather in Spain so far this year. February was cold, March was the rainiest March since 1940-something and then April carried on the misery with more rain, grey skies and cold North winds. It hasn’t been bad every day, there have been quite a …
It was last August that I saw my first ever Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and it was right here in Mora d’Ebre, from the balcony of our lounge! Though often seen at the Ebro Delta or at the nature reserve in Flix I wasn’t aware that the Little Bittern was present …
Yesterday was just a fabulous day! One of those days that every time you turn around there is something of interest that catches your eye! It was the day for banding the stork chicks at Sebes Nature reserve, so as I did last year, I went up to watch. I arrived at …
A couple of days ago I accompanied a couple of our guests to the Ebro Delta. Within minutes of getting onto the Delta we saw Whiskered Tern, Glossy Ibis, Black-winged stilt and more. We visited bird hides at Riet Vell reserve and around La Tancada lagoon. Just some of the …
Camargue horses have had an important role in the successful re-introduction of White Storks at Sebes Nature Reserve. Storks consume a wide variety of prey including beetles, crickets, lizards, snakes, molluscs, crustaceans, frogs and toads and they prefer to feed in areas of shallow wetland and avoid areas that have tall …
I am a regular visitor to Sebes Nature Reserve at Flix so over the last few years I’ve got to know some of the staff there. Last June I had asked one of the wardens there to let me know when the bird-ringers were going to be ringing the storks. …
Sebes is small Nature Reserve about 20 mins drive from us, on the outskirts of the town of Flix. There are 206 hectares in total which runs in a fairly narrow strip alongside the left bank of the River Ebro. It consists of reedbeds, river islands, tamarisk woods, lagoons and …
And the total for my 2011 Birding Challenge was ….. ..drum roll………….. 158 species! So, I failed to meet the target but I don’t think I failed – if that makes sense! I suppose I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t get a bit nearer but I achieved more than …
As it was the last day of the year I thought I’d go down to the Ebro Delta to see if I could add any last minute birds to my list. It was a lovely still day here in Mora d’Ebre but on the Delta it was blowing a gale! …
Permit me to let off steam… This morning we were due to go on a sea-bird watching trip. I was hoping to add a significant number of birds to my 2011 birding year. More than that I was looking forward to a few hours relaxation and calm after a horrible …