Bird Guide

THE BLACK WHEATEAR Oenanthe leucura leucura A personal tale by Peter Jones "Wheatear a folk etymology of white and arse, or more simply put ‘white arse’, never was this more appropriate ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-black-wheatear-oenanthe-leucura.html

Andalucía boasts the broadest diversity of habitats in Europe. It’s difficult to find a destination that offers such an unique ecological diversity in Europe whilst at the same time unveilin...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/08/andalucia-wildlife-paradise-part-1.html

THE FIRST SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR IS INTERNATIONAL VULTURE AWARENESS DAY. Vultures are an ecologically vital group of birds that face a range of threats in many areas that they occur...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/08/international-vulture-awareness-day.html

“YOU CANNOT GET THROUGH A SINGLE DAY WITHOUT HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND YOU. WHAT YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE AND YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF A DIFFERENCE YOU WANT TO MAKE.” - J...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/08/spain-going-to-court-for-not-adequately.html

DELICIOUS AUTUMN! MY VERY SOUL IS WEDDED TO IT, AND IF I WERE A BIRD I WOULD FLY ABOUT THE EARTH SEEKING THE SUCCESSIVE AUTUMNS.  George Eliot Soon. To be leaving us too soon, evoking thou...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/delicious-autumn.html

> "DURING  PERIODS OF RELAXATION AFTER CONCENTRATED > INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY, THE INTUITIVE MIND SEEMS TO TAKE OVER AND CAN > PRODUCE THE SUDDEN CLARIFYING INSIGHTS WHICH ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/lazy-sunday-afternoon.html

“The Vulture. Of all the creatures in the jungle, he has it the easiest. The hard work of others becomes his work; their failure to survive becomes his nourishment. Keep an eye on the Vulture ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/vulture-culture.html

"LETTING NATURE IN AND FINDING A BETTER YOU REQUIRES NO EFFORT, JUST VENTURE INTO ANY WILD SPACE, BREATH DEEPLY AND LET NATURE DO HER WORK". In a universe far far away and in a time remove...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/natures-healing.html

Since 2017 the Andalucía Bird Society has adopted the Montagu's Harrier conservation project as it's main flagship conservation and preservation support programme. To date the Society has g...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/saving-montagus-harrier.html

The legality of releasing circa. 50 million non-native pheasants and partridges into the British countryside each year is to be challenged in the courts by a new crowdfunded campaign led by W...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/legal-challenge-on-release-of-game-birds.html

Good morning Saturday as I slurp a Yorkshire Tea on my terrace here in the Serranía de Ronda in deepest Andalucía. I am watching an adult Woodchat Shrike pouncing on beetles on the adjoining ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/birding-and-drinking-my-breakfast-tea.html

"IF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE TO FIND THE BIRDS, SOMETHING THAT CAN CHANGE ANNUALLY, AND BE ABLE TO POINT THEM OUT TO FELLOW TRAVELLERS MEANS ANYTHING, THEN PETER IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST AND MOST...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/wildlife-of-morocco-grand-tour.html

The mass poisoning reported 20 June of 537 African vultures on three elephant carcases in Botswana highlights the need for immediate and effective conservation action to avert the complete l...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/07/africas-vultures-need-you.html

House Bunting getting to grips with a seedhead Tour date: April 4th to April 12th  8 nights 9 days "A UNIQUE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAIN TO SAHARA DESERT EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU WILL BE ACCOMPANIED...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/06/morocco-2020-spring-safari-road-trip.html

--> For a little bit of self-indulgence and fun, I thought about my suburban garden here in the heart of Andalucía and how, with a little foresight, it has progressed for the wildlife it a...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-suburban-wildlife-garden-andalucia.html

Sometimes duty and commitment mean sacrifice. So it was that I ventured to the shores of the UK for 17 days, a time for family and friends during the Christmas and New Year festivities. Forsa...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2018/01/away-from-paradise.html

Review of “Montagu's Harrier in La Janda” 2017 BACKGROUND Now, at the end of the breeding season and 2017, it is a good time to review the success of this conservation project for m...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/12/montagus-harrier-conservation-project.html

Cooking up a Memory Cake. Main ingredients: self-indulgence 20%, stock of reflective moments 20% and lots of fun 60%. It has always been motivating for me to aim to make each year better than...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/12/memory-cake-and-ingredients.html

Winter has encroached on my mountains; autumn’s soft embrace has released its hand on the landscape and submitted almost unnoticed to the cold of winter. The unpredictable has returned, fro...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/12/winter-wildlife-serrania-de-ronda.html

Wintering birds in the Serrania de Ronda are increasing as temperatures in northern Spain plummet. An annual event here as many birds find refuge in temperate areas surrounding this southern mo...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-ubiquitous-wintering-white-wagtail.html

MOROCCO  MOROCCO DE LUXE - 22-31 MARCH 2018 The Atlas and Saharas Morocco is one of the most beautiful countries in the region and one of few places where you really can get the true ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/11/morocco-de-lux-safari-2018-spain-tour.html

10th of December marks the end of another grouse shooting season. Yet again, throughout 2017, there were numerous wildlife crime incidences on and near England’s grouse moors, including ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/11/ban-driven-grouse-shooting.html

Winter birding is around the corner; temperatures at night are dropping, the days noticeably shorter and the promise of long overdue rains for the next week. None of this concerns the residen...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/11/winter-birding-serrania-de-ronda.html

Passions of mine include Wheatears (Oeneanthe, a genus in the family Muscicapidae) and one of particular interest is the elegant, comic and enigmatic Black Wheatear. Here in my mountains I ca...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/11/black-wheatear.html

AFRICAN & EURASIAN VULTURES ARE IN SEVERE TROUBLE—MOST SPECIES PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO EXTINCTION. WE'RE CALLING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A NEW 12-YEAR ACTION PLAN TO SAVE THEM. ARTICLE ORIGINALLY ...

https://spanishnature.blogspot.com/2017/04/vultures-need-you.html