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