Mick Sway
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Unfortunately our arrival for our Algarvian annual pilgrimage always arrives a little too late for the Annual Birdwatching Festival at Sagres. For those undecided on a relatively easy Autumn Birding Holiday, they could do worse than try the Western Algarve in October.
The festival this year runs from 2 - 5 October, see here.
I always like to give the economy of our Portugese friends a bit of a plug, so
I thought I'd post a few images from our visit last year, in the hope that the prospect of some Portugese October sunshine, might tempt someone.
Raptor Migration.
There's a huge raptor migration over the Sagres peninsula during late September and early October. The large wind farm near bye is therefore a major cause of concern. However the power company employs a team of environmentalists to monitor the raptor movements during the peak migration period, during which flocks of thousands of griffon vultures may pass over [amongst which there can also be several other species].
On the occasions when the team picks this up on their radar equipment, they message the raptor movement to the wind farm, who in turn, switch off the turbines until the passage is complete.
The festival this year runs from 2 - 5 October, see here.
I always like to give the economy of our Portugese friends a bit of a plug, so
I thought I'd post a few images from our visit last year, in the hope that the prospect of some Portugese October sunshine, might tempt someone.
Raptor Migration.
There's a huge raptor migration over the Sagres peninsula during late September and early October. The large wind farm near bye is therefore a major cause of concern. However the power company employs a team of environmentalists to monitor the raptor movements during the peak migration period, during which flocks of thousands of griffon vultures may pass over [amongst which there can also be several other species].
On the occasions when the team picks this up on their radar equipment, they message the raptor movement to the wind farm, who in turn, switch off the turbines until the passage is complete.
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