Right now there is a distinct calm in our countryside as familiar summer visitors have albeit left us for their wintering grounds. There is now the anticipation and excitement of waiting for the rush hour, when old friends descend upon our region to keep us … Continue readingAutumn Birdwatching in Andalucia
Pleasant weather greeted our group at the customary meeting point, the Lidl parking lot in Tarifa. A gentle breeze out of the NNE seemed ideal for raptors crossing over to Africa. And indeed it was! Our leader for the day, Frank Hair, had selected as … Continue readingSeptember 2019 – Tarifa Migration Watch
A host of birds, from northern and central Europe, make their way south during the autumn to spend the winter with us in Andalucía. We are fortunate to live in a temperate climate during a time when low temperatures and constant inclement weather can grip … Continue readingWintering Birds – The Bluethroat
Wandering through the high mountain areas of the collective and adjoining national parks of the Sierra de Grazalema and Sierra de las Nieves – 26th September 2019. Autumn migration continues apace with obvious and large movements heading south involving Whinchat, Northern Wheatear (including O.o.leucorhoa – … Continue readingAutumn Migration continues
It is that time of year when many of our summer visitors have departed for Africa and we await the mass arrival of our winter birds. October normally sees familiar old friends arrive to spend their time in a temperate Andalucía and they can arrive … Continue readingThe Lull Before the Storm
An Extra Member’s Field Meeting Attendance of our Field Meetings are so well supported by our members and it is inspiring to have so many join us on our monthly forays into various areas of our region. This made the extra effort of organizing another … Continue readingField Meetings for 2019
Editorial Phew! A typically sizzling July and August, with daily temperatures in the mid-thirties, saw me spending more time in my surrounding woodlands to do my birding. On average the woodlands tended to be 5/6 degrees lower and I also had the advantage of shade … Continue readingNewsletter – September 2019
The Barn Owl Project Certainly across most of Europe this species is struggling to cope with changing agricultural practices and the vulnerability it has from a consequence of taking to hunting roadside margins for voles and other small mammals. Throughout Europe there are organisations attempting … Continue readingConserving the Barn Owl Project
18 ABS members met at Bar Las Vegas on a lovely sunny day. Our leader, Frank, gave a brief description of what he had planned for our day. We set off along the road where Red-legged Partridge, Stone Curlew (seen by some) a Common Kestrel … Continue readingMay 2019 – The Osuna Triangle
As mentioned in a previous article in our ABS Magazine, the project “Restoring water points, creating sources of life” is a conservation project for fauna in general, particularly amphibian wildlife, whose scope of action is within the boundaries of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. … Continue readingRestoring Water points, creating “Sources for Life” – Update
