Trip to El Hondo (North gate)
25 June 2016
At 0830 on a sunny Saturday morning, eight
members of our group met at the North gate of the El Hondo Parque. We were
joined by Stefan and Els from the Costa Blanca Bird Club who had kindly agreed
to act as our guides.
The North gate of El Hondo is approximately
2 km further on from the visitor centre and can only be accessed on a Saturday
morning between 0830 and 1130 and by prior arrangement with the visitor centre
(access is free). This restricted access
means that there is less human disturbance and therefore different bird species can be seen.
Our first stop was the tower platform which
gives good views over one of the lagoons and reed beds. Here, we were fortunate
enough to meet Graham, an extremely experienced
and knowledgeable birder who directed our attention to various species. We then moved on to the hide at the end of
the track and during a stay of approximately 1.5 hours over 40 species of bird
were seen. A brief stop at one of the
smaller hides on our return to the entrance revealed a variety of warblers.
At 1130 and after thanking Stefan and Els
for their help we left.
Three members continued bird watching at the
visitor centre where several more species were added to the list.
We hope to arrange a further visit during
the migration season.
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