Wildlife of Alicante
The bird species that are available for observation near Alicante are simply stunning, ranging from the globally rare and endangered marbled and white-headed ducks, to the stunning and colourful bee-eaters and coracias. Additional favourites are cuckoos of two types, Bonelli's eagles (which I sadly had no time for this year) and perhaps a migrating short-toed eagle, the latter being by far the rarest regularly-occurring bird of prey in the region. Day 1. Clot de Galvany After yesterday's surprising discovery of no flowering mirror orchids in the mountains, I decided to visit Clot de Galvany, an unassuming at first glance reserve that can offer some of the most amazing moments with two globally rare and endangered bird species, the white-headed duck, and the even rarer marbled duck. Both are abundant on the reserve, although frequently elusive at that. On the way there I spotted a migrating whimbrel by the sea. When I arrived on the reserve, initially everything was quiet. But
