Have you ever had that prickly feeling at the base of your neck, when your hairs stand up and you are in wonder? It is a kind of out of body experience, where your spirit dances with joy and you can feel with … Continue readingHigh Summer in the Serranía de Ronda – Hot Birding and Other Wildlife
In April 2026, ABS returned to Morocco, hosting two birding tours based out of Marrakech. This year, one of the tours added several coastal stops to the itinerary, taking us from snow-capped mountain ranges and desert landscapes to Atlantic estuaries, fishing harbours, and seaside cliffs. … Continue readingMorocco Coastal Birding Tour
This lavish avifauna updates the landmark 1985 publication of Birds of the Sheffield Area and is a superbly produced hardback of well over 400 pages, a tour de force by not just the two editors but a much wider team of recorders, scribes, photographers and … Continue readingReview: The New Birds of the Sheffield Area by Richard Hill and David Wood
We went to this tourist bird show ready to be disappointed, but we weren’t! It is a show for the general public and for birders alike, thanks to the broad range of raptors (both native and foreign). They show off the birds and their abilities … Continue readingAn honest 4-star review: Jardín de las Águilas
I wonder how you got into birding? In my case it was through my Dad. Maybe that is how it was for many of us, especially those of my generation. I was born in 1950; my Dad in 1923. His diary is in front … Continue readingThe Sins of our Fathers
