After picking up Antonia, we first headed to the Salina Nature Reserve managed by BirdLife Malta, since she was keen to see some European waders. Although there were not large numbers of waders around, we managed to see 2 Curlew Sandpipers, around 5 Wood Sandpipers, a single Temminck’s Stint, and multiple Common Sandpipers. Gulls were […]

Day 1 After picking up Richard from his accommodation, we headed to Gozo’s northern coast. Decent numbers of European Bee-eater were about, as well as several Tree Pipits, Northern Wheatears, Western Yellow Wagtails, Greater Short-toed Larks, and Whinchats. We also found 2 very obliging breeding plumage Red-throated Pipits, which are always a good bird to

Day 1 Our first day of the trip was spent on the main island of Malta. After picking up Thomas and his family we headed to our first location at a coastal garrigue area. Before long we started ticking off Thomas’s targets with good views of multiple Greater Short-toed Larks. Good numbers of Northern Wheatears

After picking up Gary and Anne from their hotel, we headed straight for the Gozo ferry. Soon after boarding and heading to the outside deck, we started ticking off birds in the form of two Sandwich Terns diving for fish just outside the harbour, and our first Scopoli’s Shearwater. The crossing was quiet and we

After picking up Rob and Denise from their hotel, we headed off to a coastal headland from where we immediately started with the resident Sardinian Warblers and Zitting Cisticolas, alongside winter visitors such as Meadow Pipits and Black Redstarts. After some patient waiting, we were finally rewarded with our target, namely several large flocks of