Welcome to the ABS Article Archives

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.

Helping a wild bird in need

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About Birds

The Complex of Yellow Wagtails

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava are without doubt a complex species and cause of much confusion when determining race. Here in the southern most reaches of the Iberian Peninsula we are able to witness several races, both during spring and autumn migration. The ...

October 3, 2023 / About Birds, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, andalucia birds, Andalusia Birds, Article Library, Birding in Andalucia, Birds of Andalucia, Newsflash

Welcome Home

At the beginning of spring, I am often struck by the thought I might be a strange old birder or more than a little weird as I get impatient, anxious, and more than a little excited at the prospect of ...

June 23, 2023 / About Birds, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, andalucia birds, Andalusia Birds, Birding in Andalucia, birds andalusia, Newsflash

Swift – The Bird of the Wind

Andalusia is packed full of beautiful towns and mountain villages usually surrounded by a pristine natural habitat and full of old-world romance. The Arab whitewashed hamlets of the south where an enchanting world of Moorish charm awaits visitors who travel ...

September 11, 2022 / About Birds, ABS - Conservation Projects, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birds, Birding in Andalucia, Birds of Andalucia, Conservation, Newsflash, Saving our Swifts, Swifts

Birding Sites

Birding Sites – Marismas de Barbate

Where to watch birds in Andalucia is a feature article we hope might be appreciated by members both resident and those visiting here. This regular feature, in collaboration with John Cantelo and others, will be dedicated to a single birding ...

June 14, 2021 / ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birding Sites, Andalusia Birds, Article Library, Birding in Andalucia, Birding Sites

DÓNDE VER AVES EN LA PROVINCIA DE CÓRDOBA

Casi siempre que se hace referencia al Birdwatching en Andalucía, se suele tener una imagen clara de dónde poder disfrutar de esta afición dirigiendo nuestras miradas a las provincias de Huelva, Cádiz y Sevilla. Si nos damos cuenta, son provincias ...

May 26, 2021 / ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birding Sites, Article Library, Birding in Andalucia, Birding Sites

Where to watch birds in Cordoba Province

Almost always when referring to Bird watching in Andalucía, it is usually a very clear picture of where to enjoy this hobby, directing our attention towards the provinces of Huelva, Cádiz and Sevilla. If we take time to think about ...

May 21, 2021 / ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birding Sites, Article Library, Birding in Andalucia, Birding Sites

Comparative Field Guide

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Conservation

Hola Olivos, adiós a la fauna y flora!

EL OLIVAR. ¿EL OCASO DEL CAMPO ANDALUZ? Desde niño, mi entusiasmo, curiosidad y amor por la naturaleza se fueron forjando a orillas del Guadalquivir, a su paso por la provincia de Jaén. En este sentido, puedo decir que fui un ...

May 7, 2021 / ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Article Library, Conservation, Conservation, Newsflash

ABS and Conservation

As spring approaches our birding lives are dominated by one thing – migration. Migration is a physically demanding time, and the birds must have stored enough fat (energy) for them to make it through to their breeding grounds. Many of ...

February 1, 2021 / ABS - Conservation Projects, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birds, Birding in Andalucia, Birds of Andalucia, Conservation, Conservation, Newsflash

Why Natural Areas are Important for Birds

Spain is a big country, the second biggest in Europe and this size is reflected in the diversity of its topography, climate, geology and ecology. From true desert to sub-tropical cloud forest and baking lowland plain to high alpine glacier, ...

January 10, 2021 / Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birds, Article Library, Birds of Andalucia, Conservation, Conservation

Flowers

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Insects

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Interviews

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My Local Patch

A Patch in the Sun

La Rondeña sits on a ridge in the Sierra Cabrera, a range of hills some fifty kilometres north east of Almeria city. Patchwork, it’s always been a facet of birding that I’ve enjoyed. There’s something rather satisfying about working your ...

August 12, 2013 / My Local Patch

Every birder should have one, but Marbella?

It was when a birder commented on one of my photographs that they would not have associated a Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus with Marbella, that I started to think about the wonderful birdlife that we are blessed with here on ...

April 1, 2013 / My Local Patch