Last week I was delighted to organise a birding trip to Albufera de Valencia Natural Park for returning clients Worth and Janet. Both keen birders, they wanted to see this well-known wetland and its birdlife.
Throughout the day, we visited several restricteded reserve areas, where we enjoyed amazing views of a Booted Eagle, huge numbers of waders, plus Flamingos, Glossy Ibis, Whiskered Terns and Kingfisher.
Glossy Ibis
After a short picnic lunch, we drove to the next stop by a field which usually provides a surprise sighting. Today we had views of Hoopoe, Crested Lark and Serin.
Hoopoe
In the last stop we were delighted by a Grey Plover, Red Knot, Kentish Plover and a Subalpine Warbler. It had been a fantastic day with some very special birds, and great company. Hopefully we can welcome Worth and Janet back again soon!
Species list:
Marsh Harrier, Booted Eagle, Kestrel, Gadwall, Shelduck, Mallard, Teal, Shoveler, Great Cormorant, Flamingo, Glossy Ibis, Purple Swamphen, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Great Egret, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Squacco Heron, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Collared Pratincole, Lapwing, Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Little-ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Temminck’s Stint, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Whiskered Tern, Iberian Grey Shrike, Kingfisher, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Hoopoe, Crested Lark, Spotless Starling, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Cetti’s Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Sardinean Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Serin.