• Bird Migration Videos in the Strait of Gibraltar – Part I

    Today we release in our Youtube channel the first of a series of bird migration videos in the Strait of Gibraltar. We have filmed these videos over the last three years around Tarifa. This is part of a collaboration project with the Nature Agency at the Ministry of Environment of Denmark . These videos make part of…

  • The Empire of the Eagle and Águila de Bonelli: Book review

    There’s no denying, at Birding The Strait we are passionate about Eagles. We love seeking for them, photographing them and simply observing them in the wild. We are also wildlife photography and bird books enthusiasts. Indeed, this is one of our main sources of expenditure! So, we were excited to see two new books coming…

  • Birding Northern Morocco: Trip Report

    We recently finished a Birding Northern Morocco trip and just uploaded the trip report. You can find it here. It contains a full description of the itinerary, with pictures taken during the trip. It also has an annotated list of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects! On this post we mention some of the highlights…

  • Glossy Ibis, the Andalusian Phoenix

    A murmuration of starlings, a murder of crows, a confusion of chiffchaffs, a prayer of godwits, a committee of vultures…what about the Glossy Ibis? Glossy Ibis Galore Once upon a recent time a Glossy Ibis in Andalusia was a celebrated finding. The species declined to extinction as a breeding species in Spain during the 20th…

  • Pelagic Birding Cadiz, welcome aboard!

    Pelagic birding in Cadiz receives little attention. To a large extent this has been eclipsed by raptor migration and whalewatching. Only in recent years, local birders have started to organize especially dedicated pelagic birding trips in the Gulf of Cadiz. Remarkably, these have shown to be highly satisfactory and increasingly popular! For this reason, in Birding…

  • See you at the Birdfair 2018 edition

    This weekend is the 30th edition of the BBF – Birdfair 2018 is here! The event will take place, as always, at Rutland Waters. This is the reference event for the international birding community and Birding The Strait will be present for the sixth consecutive year. Find us at the Birdfair 2018 Are you looking for a…

  • Broad-billed Sandpiper in Cadiz, Spain

    On August 6, 2018, a Broad-billed Sandpiper was found in Salina Carboneros, Cadiz. The observer was Fernando Gross, a young birder of only 14 years old, who first found the bird resting within a small flock of dunlins and curlew sandpipers. To our knowledge this is the first record of a Broad-billed Sandpiper in Cadiz!…

  • African Raptors, by Bill Clark and Rob Davis: book preview

    This summer is bringing long-awaited books to the ornithological community. While we are still marveling with the Handbook of the Western Paleartic Birds, August brings “African Raptors” by Bill Clark and Rob Davies. African Raptors Africa is the continent of Raptors and, therefore, this comprehensive work will certainly fill a gap in the specialized literature. The book…

  • Handbook of the Western Palearctic Birds: Unboxing!

    The Handbook of the Western Palearctic Birds by Hadoram Shirihai and Lars Svensson is here! This is a milestone in global ornithology and Western Palearctic birding. We just received the two volumes in the office and are quite excited. For this reason, we have made a new video with the unboxing of the most awaited…