Bird Watching in Alicante

One vital aspect of our work as guides is to know intimately our area; what´s where and when.  We´re operating constantly around the many sites that surround Valencia so we´re always “in touch”.  However, we´ll soon be welcoming a small group who have booked a multi-day trip that will take in sites close to both Valencia and Alicante. Although the Alicante region is very familiar to us (we have a small operating base there), it´s been a few weeks since we were guiding there.  So, in readiness for our next trip, last week Yanina and I spent a couple of days bird watching in Alicante, to update ourselves on what´s around, to chat to some of the rangers, and to check out a new hide.  We´d also planned to drop in at a traditional guest house with whom we work to finalise plans for another group who are soon to stay there.  It´s always a pleasure to operate in Alicante, especially in some of the region´s virtually unknown inland sites.  Many of our clients opt for a bespoke multi-day trip that combines bird watching in Alicante followed by a few days…

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