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WelcomeA very warm welcome to the Andalucia Bird Society web site. NewsOur latest field meeting itinerary can be viewed on our forum, find out more follow this link We are not just about birds! Why not add your observations to the Other Wildlife Board on our forum follow this link We have now published the March 2017 rarities and welcome any additions. To see the current list follow this link AnnouncementsAndalucia Bird Society in the News.
The Andalucia Bird Society now has a regular article in the free newspaper The News. Each article is about a different bird species that you will find in Andalucia.
Members infoAs many will already know we were having problems with accepting payment for memberships using PayPal. The problems are now resolved and you can now follow the registration process and use PayPal to pay for membership. If you prefer there are alternative means by which to pay, for instance we are able to accept bank transfers, so if this is a suitable alternative for you, please contact us for further details. For clear instructions using PayPal please see ABS Forum. PublicityDo you own a Hotel, Guesthouse, Villa or Casa rural in Andalucia? We are able to offer a link and photograph, plus details of your accommodation if you become an affiliated member of the society. If you are interested in this offer please use the Contact ABS menu tab above. Want a Professional Guide?
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Next field meeting
 Our next field meeting will be held on the 20th of April 2019. Field Meeting Guadalhorce near Malaga, Málaga Province. All actual information you can find on the forum.
We have available online many field meeting reports, which give a huge amount of information about the various sites we have visited earlier. October 2018 - Sea Watch Tarifa and La Janda
October 2018 - Brazo del Este
September 2018 - Charca de Suarez, Motril
June 2018 - Peñón de Zaframagón
April 2018 - Punto Entinas Sabina and La Cañada de las Norias de Daza
January 2018 - Fuente de Piedra
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On a cloudy cold and windy day at 8.30am a small group of nine met our guides Frank Hair and Javi Elorriaga at the entrance to the causeway leading to Isla de Las Palomas.We went through iron gates into the island fortress to find ruined buildings and large areas of abandoned training and parade grounds which once housed over 2000 of Spain’s special forces.
Defying all weather forecasts 9 hardy souls met at the Venta Casa Cachopo some 17kms south of Seville to bird parts of Isla Menor and Brazo del Este. Often better than Donana Having properly managed irrigation this area is often better than Donana, where at any time of year it is possible to see many marshland species, sometimes in their thousands.
The first visit by the Andalucia Bird Society to this lovely enclosed site at Charca de Suarez just west of Motril in Granada province. Greeted by light rain, sufficient to have most entering in either raincoats and/or with umbrellas, the weather soon cleared up to leave a cloudy and ever-increasing humid morning. Shame we were still carrying the now unnecessary rain gear! Given the fact that this was a very early start and a distance away from most of the regular field visit participants, it was lovely to see 17 members join me for the morning
Meeting Point: The group gathered at The Estacion Via Verde, Olvera at 09.30. We then drove in cars, parking a couple of kilometres short of the Estacion de Zaframagón.
We walked then slowly to the Estacion, temperatures heading for 30 degrees. Few birds to be seen. Across the viaduct, the water flowing some 30 meters below us. Looking up to the Peñon mountain, the large colony of Griffon vultures gave us a fine flying display as our first good siting.
Almeria is well known for a number of things,one of them being the wind and this certainly made it's presence felt during our April field meeting. Seventeen members gathered on Saturday morning by the main lagoon at Punta Entinas Sabinar. Early arrivals were treated to very close views of two pairs of White headed Duck. There were several Black necked Grebe on the lagoon and Squacco Herons in the reeds on the far banks. Whiskered Terns flew overhead along with two Marsh Harriers.
A cold morning was predicted so most of the members arrived with extra layers to wear! Having wished everyone a Happy New Year, it being the first meeting of 2018, we proceeded to follow our leader for the day, Frank Hair, down to the pond by the car park. What a difference to the last time we were here in November - plenty of water all around after recent periods of heavy rain! There was an immature Greater Flamingo stamping around in the pond for its food and plenty of Shoveler Ducks in the immediate area. Following the line of the pond around we also viewed Common Sandpiper, Coot, Common Snipe, Lapwing and several Teal and Black Winged Stilt.
