News

You are in the news section of Andalucía Bird Society. Here you will find all information posted by the Society. Not only the latest Field Meeting reports but also General information about what is happening and new added articles to our Article Archives.

To read a post, just ‘click on the title photo‘.

Serranía de Ronda – A wilderness and wildlife enclave of international importance.
Within the heartlands of Andalucía, nestling within Malaga Province, is a wilderness of outstanding natural beauty and importance. The Serranía de Ronda is a jewel in the crown of natural ...
Read More
/ ABS news, andalucia birds, Andalusia Birding Sites, Andalusia Birds, Birding in Andalucia, Birding Sites, Birds of Andalucia, Newsflash
The Rise of the Glossy Ibis
“It seems now we are all in a war zone, we are fighting on so many fronts to conserve and preserve what we have left, and yet this story of ...
Read More
/ About Birds, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birds, Article Library, Birding in Andalucia, Birds of Andalucia, Glossy Ibis, Newsflash, Newsletters
ABS Special Member’s Tour – Visiting our neighbours
We have been asked by several members about the possibility of visiting Morocco and seeing some of their amazing birds that are absent or extremely rare here in Andalucia. We ...
Read More
/ ABS Morocco tour, Birds of Morocco, Moroccan Birding, Newsflash
Andalucía Birding in May
I am often asked what my favourite time of year is for birds. It is a difficult question and one that I am at odds with. Is it springtime when ...
Read More
/ About Birds, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, andalucia birds, Andalusia Birds, Birding in Andalucia, Birds of Andalucia, Newsflash
Bird of the Month – March 2022
The Common Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos What is your favourite bird that you most look forward to seeing return to us this spring and stay for our summer? If you ...
Read More
/ About Birds, ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birds, Bird of the Month, Birding in Andalucia, Newsflash
Bird of the Month – February 2022
Robin
The familiar Robin Erithacus rubecula With many of us hailing from northern Europe, where the familiar and friendly Robin is widespread and often a common garden bird, it is strange ...
Read More
/ ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Andalusia Birds, Bird of the Month, Newsflash
Minutes of the ABS Ordinary General Assembly – 2022
Ordinary General Assembly Andalucia Bird Society Minutes No. 20 The Ordinary General Assembly of members was convened on January 15, 2022, at the visitors centre, Fuente de Piedra. At the ...
Read More
/ ABS news, Andalucia Bird Society, Field Meeting Reports, Field Meetings, Newsflash, Uncategorized
The Barn Owl Project – Proyec-tyto Alba 2021
During 2020 a new hacking campaign could not be carried out in the Sierras Subbéticas due to bureaucratic problems, attributed to COVID-19 and other causes that, as it is said ...
Read More
/ ABS - Conservation Projects, Conserving the Barn Owl
2021 conservation campaign for Montagu’s Harrier in La Janda
The beautiful Montagu’s harrier is an emblematic bird of warm open spaces like extensive grassland, heath and steppe. Like many species associated with this habitat its population is declining. In ...
Read More
/ ABS - Conservation Projects, Save the Montagu's Harrier
Proyecto Vencejos – Campaign results as of 31 of August 2021
During 2021 against wind and Covid-19, the SGHN was very happy to present a new bird conservation project. The name, Proyecto Vencejos, being “vencejos” the Spanish word for swifts, is ...
Read More
/ ABS - Conservation Projects, Proyecto Vencejos