MIGRATION WATCHING PLACES ALONG THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR During the migration seasons there are two main crossing places for northern European birds to access their wintering grounds. Western Turkey, and the Strait of Gibraltar. The Strait of Gibraltar is located off the coast of Andalucía … Continue readingMigration watching sites
Although birds are my primary interest, like many birdwatchers I enjoy seeing other forms of wildlife. Given my interest in Spain, it was inevitable that seeing Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus would come high on my wish list. However, for years I had assumed that given … Continue readingSierra de Andújar -Looking for Iberian Lynx
It is a Sunday in the month of August, 7:30 pm, when we get into our car and head by road to the steppes of Campo de Calatrava. It’s just 15 minutes drive to start birding and we know that we have one hour, maybe … Continue readingSteppe birds, last haven in Southern Spain
Andalucía is one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity in the European continent, in both number of different species occurring in the area and the number of exclusive species, so its distribution in the world is limited to specific areas of our geography. We … Continue readingJaen Province – A wonderful Sanctuary for Wildlife
When we drive along the A92 motorway north of the province of Malaga, next to the town of Fuente de Piedra, we discover a floodplain surrounded by an agricultural landscape dominated by olive groves: the lagoon of Fuente de Piedra. It is the largest lagoon … Continue readingLas Lagunas de Fuente de Piedra
Andalucía, the southern most point of the Iberian Peninsula, is the second largest of the autonomous communities in Spain and it contains 8 provinces. It covers nearly 9 million hectares, an area larger than Scotland and almost as large as Portugal and it is a … Continue readingAndalucía and the Andalucía Bird Society
Since ancient times wetlands have been considered as worthless areas of standing water and also sources of infection. This idea is very unrealistic, since wetlands are ecosystems of great biodiversity despite occupying a small part of the earth’s surface. Wetlands have great importance both for … Continue readingWetland, Steppes and Migration
The Odiel Marshes between the sea, the earth and the sky In front of Huelva, possibly the oldest city in Western Europe, an estuary was born from the tidal sea and the embrace of the rivers Odiel and Tinto whose waters have been plied by … Continue readingThe Odiel Marshes
(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 it is not altogether untrue, … Continue readingBirdwatching in Almería
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 restringen a determinados enclaves de … Continue readingJaén un Paraíso Natural
