It always surprises me that I still act like a child who is anticipating a pile of gift-wrapped goodies for Christmas as I search in hope of seeing our first summer visitors as they return from their winter break in Africa. Every part of the … Continue readingSpringtime is just a moment away!
You would be extremely hard pressed to find another area within the whole of Europe as good as Andalucía for birdwatching. Its great diversity of habitats translates into such an array of birds, not to mention other wildlife, that frequent visitors are often surprised how, … Continue readingThe many joys of birding in Andalucía
Event by Andalucia Bird Society – Caring for Nature Location: Estella del Marques (see map) Date: Sunday 26th February 2023 Public Our Society recently donated €500,00 to the Swift Project (Proyecto Vencejos) in the name of its membership. This sum of money was collected from your … Continue readingMember’s Day building Common Swift nestboxes – 26th February 2023
ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY VENTA LA VEGA, 29400 RONDA 21ST JANUARY 2023 The Annual General Meeting (OGA) of members was convened on January 21st 2023 at Venta La Vega, Ronda. At the first call at 12.30 36 members were present representing 7% of the total membership. … Continue readingMinutes of the OGA held 21st January 2023
I would like to thank members for attending our EGA/OGA on Saturday 21st January in such amazing numbers. Despite a cold and grey day, it was a fun time for everyone, and I think all those attending enjoyed the indoor meeting and a … Continue readingA Fun Day with Members
Those who know me will testify to my being a passionate advocate for nature as a means of enhancing our well being both mentally and physically. Nature can play such an important role in restoring and preserving our mental health, but of course it needs … Continue readingJanuary Birding
“In order to raise money for the Andalucia Bird Society, we are selling a series of notebooks on Amazon and all the royalties from sales we will donate to ABS to support the fantastic conservation work they do. The notebooks are lined softcover books and … Continue readingBuy a notebook and help conservation
Cabra Field Meeting Afternoon Report During the afternoon of the November field meeting in the Cabra area, we had a very interesting presentation in a beautiful location and we were all looking forward to listening to our friend and ABS member Antonio Pestana. Project Alba, … Continue readingABS Supporting Barn Owls with Antonio Pestana
October is always a bit of an anti-climax for those of us who love to get out and around to see the birds of our region, it is a time when many of our familiar summer resident have departed for exotic destinations in Africa and … Continue readingAutumn birds, flowers, and busy times
I guess we all have days where things just get too hectic or there are too many things to deal with. Whether it is just dealing with normal routine tasks or problems arising, my problems always seem to arrive in clusters rather than one at … Continue readingThe healing powers of Nature
