Our journey upriver to Tendaba brought some of the best birdwatching our well-travelled team had experienced! Egyptian Plover, Marshall Eagle and Long-crested Eagle, Exclamatory Paradise Whydah, Red-throated, Little Green, Blue-cheeked and European Bee-eaters led the way, with African Golden Oriole, Dark Chanting Goshawk and Grasshopper Buzzard, Beaudouin´s, Brown and Short-toed Snake Eagle, African Fish Eagle,Continue reading “Bird Party in The Gambia – Tendaba Triumphs”
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Bird Party in the Gambia – Smiles Galore at the Coast!
Not much bigger than Norfolk, The Gambia is Africa’s smallest country and clings to the banks of the Gambia river. The curve of this river as it winds into the continent shapes the whole country into a geographical grin, earning it the nickname of Africa’s Smiling Coast. There was certainly no shortage of smiles withinContinue reading “Bird Party in the Gambia – Smiles Galore at the Coast!”
Mountain Birding and Vulture Culture in Ronda and the Straits!
What a superb adventure that was! While birding Andalusia from the stunning mountains of Ronda to the gorgeous coasts of the Straits of Gibraltar, last week’s trip brought us encounters with star species including Rüppell’s Vulture, Black Wheatear, Golden Eagle, Audouin´s Gull, Egyptian Vulture, Montagu´s Harrier and many others! The mountain leg of the tripContinue reading “Mountain Birding and Vulture Culture in Ronda and the Straits!”
A Tale of Two Continents ! Birding Spain and Morocco
This September, we were joined by a hearty crew of Inglorious Bustards for a rip-roaring (yet thoroughly laid-back!) adventure, birding across Southern Spain and Northern Morocco! Our journey brought our group up close and personal with star species on both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar, including Moroccan Marsh Owl, Moussier’s Redstart, Bonelli’s Eagle, Audouin’sContinue reading “A Tale of Two Continents ! Birding Spain and Morocco”
You wait all morning then 9,000 turn up at once!
Rush hour for the East Atlantic Flyway started late yesterday, but Blimey, was it a busy one!
Raptors before the eyes
It’s a disconcerting feeling when you shut your eyes and you can still see hundreds of raptor silhouettes passing in front of them! We’ve spent the day volunteering with Fundacion Migres as part of their long-standing migration monitoring programne – we reckon this must be a common side effect! With very little wind, but heavyContinue reading “Raptors before the eyes”
#Birdfair Rocked!
With potentially record attendance figures and legions of new faces in evidence, this year’s Birdfair felt more like the start of a movement than the continuation of an event. We were told on Sunday by one of the events’ army of lovely volunteers that the combined visitor total for Friday and Saturday was up byContinue reading “#Birdfair Rocked!”
#Birdfair to #Birdfair – a year of migration!
The ebb and flow of migration along the East Atlantic Flyway never really stops – here’s how in the past year The Inglorious Bustards have been gathering a perspective from the Straits of Gibraltar on the journeys of some familiar – and less familiar – species… Birdfair 2016 marked the beginning of our journey last year –Continue reading “#Birdfair to #Birdfair – a year of migration!”
Fill up your Swift page!
Common. Pallid. Alpine. Little. White-rumped. This time next year, your list of European breeding swifts could be complete! During our exciting new Swift Weekender tour, we endeavour to bring you together with all five species of that most aerially superb genus, the Swift, all over the course of a weekend of fantastic and varied birding! BecauseContinue reading “Fill up your Swift page!”
Star-studded Birding in Morocco; Can We Pap a Pode..?
Birding in north-western Morocco has been bringing us a wealth of avian ‘A’-listers, and now we were headed for the beautiful little gem of Oualidia in search of the ultimate reclusive star bird, the Andalusian Hemipode. Thought extinct, the small population that breeds here was rediscovered in the 2000s. On the neighbouring farmland, in 2007,Continue reading “Star-studded Birding in Morocco; Can We Pap a Pode..?”