Author: yeray

Friends: Once again, we will be attending to the Birdfair in Rutland Water Nature Reserve, next August. We are specially happy this time as we will be giving a talk about the Strait of Gibraltar and the province of Cadiz as members of 14KM. We will be showing a selection of some of our best…

In June, when the bulk of the spring raptor migration is coming to its end, the birding opportunities around Tarifa, far from decreasing, are excellent. This time, hundreds of Griffons return to Spain after their quest in Africa. Among them, Rüppell’s Vultures arrive. Indeed, this week four of them have been observed at a carcass…

This weekend, in our visit to the wetlands of Northern Morocco, we had the chance to observe up to 9 Lesser Crested Terns during a boat trip in Merja Zerga. The Lesser Crested Tern breeds in subtropical coastal parts of the world, mainly from the Red Sea across the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific…

Isla de las Palomas Over the last week we have run two guided visits for seawatching in Tarifa. These included the visit to the “Isla de Las Palomas” in Tarifa, the southernmost tip of the continent. Here the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet.   The seabirds obervatory at Isla de las Palomas is…

We have spent two rewarding weeks birding in the southern coast of Morocco, including Oualidia, Esaouira, Tamri, Anza-Agadir, Souss-Massa, Goulimine, El Ouatia, Lower Draa, Oued Chebika and the Khiniffis Lagoon in the Atlantic Sahara. The trip has been specially designed to search for overwintering colour ringed gulls and resulted in 660 readings. In addition, we…