Global Bird Weekend 13, 14 & 15 October October Big Day – Saturday 14 October We hope you are ready to take part! Existing Teams who took part in Global Bird Weekend 2022 and Global Big Day 2023 are automatically registered to take part in this … Continue readingJoin in with Global Bird Weekend October 13, 14, 15th
Phew, this month is an article by the melting birder as I traverse my paradise in the blazing heat of July and try to endure temperatures at dangerous levels for this aged soul. Even doing routes with the trusted car and air conditioning is hot … Continue readingHeatwave Birding
Just when will we get rains, our spring has been one of the driest and hottest on record producing parched landscapes that would normally have remained dressed in their green finery until the beginning of June, as alluded to later in my article. In all … Continue readingBirding in the heat of summer
September gently passed over my mountains, its balmy days giving leave for many of our familiar summer birds to depart on their southern passage to Africa. Only a few, foolhardy maybe, lingered and perhaps lulled into believing autumn would never arrive. After such a hot … Continue readingOctober in the mountains
Two distinct and contrapuntal qualities are present here in the Finca at the beginning of October. The first of these is one of silence; a deep profound quiet has descended upon this small patch of Cadiz. The incessant and choral Nightingales have long been silent … Continue readingAutumn Qualities at the Finca
