The Gambia Birding tour for ABS Members. After many requests from members, we have now organized a birding tour for ABS members to The Gambia. See the full itinerary below. We have chosen a tour of 10 nights/11 days visiting the most interesting birding spots … Continue readingABS Birding tour to The Gambia February 2027 plus added tour
October has ended and with it the door to autumn is firmly closed, or at least as far as birds are concerned, and November opens the door to winter that will endure for the next three months for most of our migrant winter birds. Wintering … Continue readingNovember, declining birds and climate change
Day 1 / 12 April: Airport – Marrakech Arrival and hotel check-in, if time allows, we can meet and discuss the itinerary. Staying in Marrakech at Hotel Farah Marrakech Day 2 / 13 April: Marrakech – Atlas mountains – Amerzgane – Ouarzazate After a relaxed … Continue readingMorocco Tour 2026 – From Desert to the Atlantic Coast
Confusing identifications and why the devil is in the detail. These days, bird identification is certainly made easier by the proliferation of excellent field guides, both in paper form and apps (my recommendation is for the Collins Bird Guide, suitable for our region and includes … Continue readingShort-toed Treecreeper and Common Treecreeper are confusing.
This contest is organized to coincide with the celebration of the “Andalucía Bird Festival”, which will take place in Montejaque (Málaga) on April 25, 26 and 27, 2025. Competition rules: Participation in the contest is open to all people over 18 years of age and … Continue readingSubmit your photos to the Andalucia Bird Festival
Winter birding can be a cool affair as we languish in our colder months, but in January I like to set a couple of days aside to target a few of my favourite winter birds. Common Firecrest, allegedly known as ‘king of birds’ in folklore, … Continue readingCommon Firecrest – a winter favourite
At the dawn of a new year, as president of the Andalucía Bird Society, I’m looking forwards, making plans and setting targets, some will be attainable but others unlikely, but it’s exciting to be thinking ahead. And yet it’s also a time to look back … Continue readingCelebrating 2024 and looking ahead for 2025
XVII Iberian Congress of Harriers (Iberian Congress of Aguiluchos) The Iberian Harrier Congress (Congreso Ibérico de Aguiluchos), the most renowned Iberian event dedicated to harriers, was held for the second time in Portugal, in its seventeenth edition. Organised by Palombar – Nature Conservation and Rural … Continue readingMontagu’s Harrier
Alianza Marismas del Guadalquivir-Doñana I am writing to let you know about a project involving the NGO www.salarte.org and it is a project I can’t get enough of because of its importance for nature in the Guadalquivir and Doñana, which is none other than the “Alianza Marismas … Continue readingWetland Restoration – Presentation
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds”. And it can become lonely, especially reading a government press release that actively promotes acts against our birds in support of hunting and collector’s interests. Press Release … Continue readingRegional Junta’s Press Release is a disgrace!
