All our professional wildlife guides are approved by and are members of our Society. Individually and collectively, they are a valued and important part of ABS. Many will be known to members who have already used their guiding services or have been guided by them … Continue readingApproved Wildlife Guides. Part 3
All our professional wildlife guides are approved by and are members of our Society. Individually and collectively, they are a valued and important part of ABS. Many will be known to members who have already used their guiding services or have been guided by them … Continue readingApproved Wildlife Guides. Part 2
Winter has arrived earlier than I had expected or wanted. As the hand of winter holds my mountains firmly in her grip, she adds to the woe of confinement due to current restrictions on freedom of movement. Recent rains, although welcome, fell as snow on … Continue readingA Winter’s Tale
The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small member of the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European Siskin, Common Siskin or just Siskin. It has a wide distribution and so it has unsurprisingly attracted many names according to geographical zones, these include Black-headed Goldfinch, Barley Bird and Aberdevine. It is common throughout Europe and Euro … Continue readingBird of the Month – November 2020
I have various species of warbler present here at the Finca. Some like the Cetti’s, fan tailed and Sardinian are resident, whilst the Bonelli’s and Melodious are summer breeders, still others like the Chiffchaff, Willow, Garden, Reed and Whitethroats are only seen during passage and … Continue readingCompetition amongst Winter Warblers.
All our professional wildlife guides are approved by and are members of our Society. Individually and collectively they are a valued and important part of ABS. Many will be known to members who have already used their guiding services or have been guided by them … Continue readingApproved Wildlife Guides. Part 1
Much like our spring birding, this autumn has seen lockdown and restrictions of movement impacting on our ability to bird as and where we would like. However, there can be little doubt these restrictions are necessary as the pandemic has seen more cases reported throughout … Continue readingMembers Helping Members
Someone has switched the light out as they closed the door! It feels just like that, as the days become shorter and the nights are now cooler. It really does feel that a switch has been tripped, turning off summer and switching on autumn. I’m … Continue readingOctober Birding
