Jose B. Ruiz / Little stint (Calidris minuta) foraging in Santa Pola saltmarshes, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Greater flamingos {Phoenicopterus ruber} Santa Pola marsh, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Fan-tailed warbler {Cisticola juncidis} Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Fan-tailed warbler {Cisticola juncidis} adult watching its territory, Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Common tern {Sterna hirundo} on nest, Santa Pola saltmarshes, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Little tern {Sternula albifrons} on nest, Santa Pola saltmarshes, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Little Tern {Sternula albifrons} ground nest with three eggs, Santa Pola saltmarshes, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Yellow legged gull {Larus michahellis} chick hatching from egg, Santa Pola Saltmarshes, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) standing on nest, Santa Pola saltmarshes, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) sitting on nest, Santa Pola saltmarshes, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Pola de Laviana Mountains, Asturias, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Greater flamingo in water (Phoenicopterus ruber) Santa Pola marsh, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Kite surfing in sea off Playa de Gola, Santa pola, Alicante, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Kite surfer being lifted out of water, Playa de Gola, Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Kite surfer being lifted out of water, Playa de Gola, Santa pola, Alicante, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Kite surfer being lifted out of water, Playa de Gola, Santa pola, Alicante, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Kite surfer flying, Playa de Gola, Santa pola, Alicante, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial views of salt lakes. Santa Pola, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial views of salt lakes. Santa Pola, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial views of salt lakes. Santa Pola, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial views of salt lakes and salt marshes. Santa Pola, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial views of salt lakes. Santa Pola, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial views of salt lakes. Santa Pola, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Kentish Plover female on nest with egg visible, Spain, Europe

Jose B. Ruiz / Little egret in Santa Pola saltmarsh, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) Spain. Santa Pola saltmarshes, Alicante

Jose B. Ruiz / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) landing on water, Santa Pola saltmarsh, Alicante,Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) amongst reeds, Santa Pola saltmarsh, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Avocet turning eggs on nest (Recurvirostra avosetta) Alicante Spain