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    Bird ID .

    Hi folks, i have just spent a couple of weeks north east of Malaga, in the hills above a place called El Borge, saw a few birds of higher ground i could ID and some i couldn't, but one species had me beat, saw a pair of them going away from me gliding a quite fast and level flight, i was above...
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    Monte Gordo, March 2023

    Last summer we had a two week stay at a cottage just SW of Ourique, the lady owner told us she had a Female Little Bustard with chicks the season before and i saw a Female with 3 young in her garden so it seems she has a small population on her land which is nice considering the situation as a...
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    Birds you could watch for hours and hours...

    Packs of Swift screaming between the houses on my mothers estate, the agility is fantastic so i'm really envious of folk who get to watch Hobby for good amount of time, only ever seen them in Laparade, France where both were sitting on power lines.
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    Swallows etc in uk 2020

    My first Swallow of 2020, 16th April at Ramshaw, SW Durham.
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    Anyone seen Swallows yet ?

    First Swallow of the summer seen 16th April at Ramshaw, near Bishop Auckland.
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    Smallest prey items taken by Peregrine falcon

    I once asked this question to the wardens at Malham Cove and he replied " anything from Blue Tits to Curlew ", saying when they take a Jackdaw from the colony there all hell breaks lose and the times they take Curlews to the nest its like watching a bi-plane coming in !. Whilst at Malham i've...
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    Ourique birds

    Thanks for that good advice Goncalo.
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    Ourique birds

    Hello. We have a cottage for two weeks in August near Ourique in the Alentejo, I know roughly what to expect to see but not exactly the best areas at that time of year, any advice would be most welcome . Thanks, Alan.
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    I managed to get a couple of hours at Montnegre and well worth the drive over there too, an hours watching gave me Goshawk, a quite dark plumaged Bonelli's Eagle, two larger all dark brown Eagles that i'm guessing were Golden Eagles, six bee Eaters, Woodchat Shrike and a not certain but...
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    Territorial fly tipping.

    The road is non public, used by fork trucks and Delivery tankers, something comes along every 10 minutes or so. Back at work weds morning and i'm curious to see if they're still there.
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    Territorial fly tipping.

    I work on a large industrial complex populated by many hundreds of Gulls using various rooftops for roosting and nesting, for three days and nights now a pair of Herring Gulls have been involved in a sort of fly tipping competition, one picks a twig and drops it on the road, the other either...
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    Nuthatch preying on Marsh tit chicks?

    The BBC Spring watch series shows just how many nests get predated by other birds, this years edition showed a Great spotted woodpecker taking tree creeper chicks from the nest and also showing plenty of interest in a Blue Tit nest box. A Little Owl cleared a Blackbird nest in one barn then...
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    Birding in the Charente-Maritime department

    You can head north west 30 ks or so to Le Gua, lots of ponds, pools, waterways near the mussel beds, you should see Marsh Harrier, Black Kite, Short toed Eagle & Black winged Stilts, the cereal fields of Sablonceau nearby are good for Montagu's Harrier too.
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    Birding in Alicante Province

    I was reading on an earlier page about a Bonelli's Eagle nest site at Monegre ?, Montnegre ?, Monnegre ?, we are staying near Castalla for a couple of weeks in August and would love to see them, can someone give me some more info as to whereabouts it is please.
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    Bird Guide, Fuerteventura.

    Hi there, Cicar are a decent car hire company, avoid Goldcar or it will cost you dearly.
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