Welcome to the ABS Article Archives - Andalucia Bird Society

Our archives contain all articles written by members and friends of the Society. Most of the articles will also have been published in our member’s quarterly magazine ‘Birds of Andalucía’. The subjects are mostly related to birds, but other areas of general interest, fauna and flora are also included.
For our member’s convenience the archives have been arranged in indexes so that topics of interest can be found more easily.

Adding to our Archives
We are fortunate to have in our midst a number of members who enjoy producing articles of interest for publication. If you, like them, would care to donate an article for inclusion in our archive’s library, please send your copy by email attachment to the Society (abs.sociedad@gmail.com) clearly stating your name and contact details. We will accredit your name for any published articles on this website or our quarterly magazine. We hope all authors interested in the Society will help to create to this ever improving and growing resource.

About Birds

The Great Puddle Watch

Autumn and winter rains can produce stands of still waters preferred by birds for bathing and drinking. These large ‘puddles’ can be especially productive when located near to our river systems. Of course our rivers attract many birds, but when ...
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November 21, 2019 / About Birds, Newsflash

November 16th Field Meeting

We asked Antonio Pestana if he could let us know what birds we might expect to see during our next Field Meeting (November 16th). Although Antonio was at pains to point out the list is not exhaustive, it does give ...
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November 2, 2019 / About Birds, Newsflash

Appreciating Birds

I wonder how many times, when seeing a small brown job flying from one side of the road to other, that we catch ourselves saying ‘it's just a House Sparrow’? Or when we see a warbler flitting through scrub we ...
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November 2, 2019 / About Birds, Newsflash

Birding Sites

Birdwatching in Almería

(El artículo en español - Véase a continuación) Birding in Almería province is a sensitive topic, because so many people are completely unaware of the area, always folk seem to think that we only have lizards and mosquitoes here. And ...
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December 15, 2011 / Birding Sites

Jaén un Paraíso Natural

Andalucía es una de las regiones con mayor biodiversidad del continente europeo, tanto por el número de especies distintas presentes en su territorio, como por la existencia de numerosas especies exclusivas, de manera que sus áreas de distribución mundial se ...
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November 10, 2010 / Birding Sites

Almería – Tierra de Contrastes

Hay un pedacito de sol y de sal tendido entre el Norte de Africa y el Sur de Europa, que bañado por las olas halinas del Mar de los Romanos _Mediterráneo_ del que sólo se puede decir que seduce a ...
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October 3, 2010 / Birding Sites