• Birding Trip to the Bay of Dakhla and Aousserd Region – Part II

    Day 6 , 18 February – Aousserd Road & Oued Jenna After breakfast we met with Taoufik El Balla and Mohamed Samlali from ANI, who had kindly shorted out a visit to the Oued Jenna and Aousserd region for us. We jumped into their Landrover Defender which was loaded with everything we would need for…

  • Birding Trip to the Bay of Dakhla and Aousserd Region – Part I

    In autumn 2015 we were asked by Dakhla Attitude Hotel, to scout the area and assess the possibilities to accommodate birding and nature enthusiasts’ groups during trips to the Atlantic Sahara. We scheduled the trip for the middle of February 2016, which is a good time for birding in the area both in terms of…

  • Two continents, two seas, three countries, lots of birds and much more with Avifauna from Sweden!

    We have recently finished the second edition of a very successful tour in the Strait of Gibraltar and Northern Morocco with a wonderful group of 10 birders from Sweden leaded by Gigi Shalstrand /Avifauna. Some of the highlights of the 8 days of birding include: striking views of a Booted Eagle feeding on a recently…

  • 2016 World Wetlands Day in La Janda #WorldWetlandsDay

    “Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods” is the 2016’s theme for the World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated every year on 2 February. On the occasion of this international event “Laguna of La Janda Friends Association” organized last Sunday a program of acts to claim the recovery and protection of the former Lagoon of La Janda, in which…

  • New book about Birds of Morocco by Ignacio Yúfera

    Waking up everyday with the amazing views of the Jebel Musa on the Moroccan coastline, obviously has a strong impact on us. Its proximity to Tarifa, literally on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar, compels us to visit Morocco often. So often now, that we consider it one of our main birding regions. For…

  • Exceptional spotted eagle season in the Strait of Gibraltar

    The last months of 2015 have been exceptional for spotted eagles (sensu lato) in the Strait of Gibraltar. Over 10 putative Lesser Spotted Eagles Aquila pomarina (LSE) have been recorded from the 25th August, when Victor Estrada photographed in Tarifa the first bird of the autumn, to the 17th of November when we photographed a juvenile.…

  • Birding in the salt pans of the bay of Cadiz with Weyas

    The Bay of Cadiz is an outstanding example of Atlantic tidal marshes on the Iberian Peninsula. Strategically located halfway between Doñana National Park and the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bay of Cadiz is a crucial stopover for migrating and wintering waterbirds, and in 2003 it was declared a Ramsar site. Much of the tidal marshes…

  • Winner of the “Land Photography” category in the Strait Natural Park Photography competition

    The IV edition of The Strait Natural Park Photography awards took place yesterday. This is a competition that encourages photographers to show their best pictures taken in this nature reserve of the Strait of Gibraltar. Yeray Seminario, from Birding the Strait, won two of the three categories: "Land Photography" and "The Park from the other…

  • Seawatching from Isla de Tarifa with the Andalucia Bird Society

    The Island of Tarifa (also known as Isla de las Palomas, 36°0’10″N 5°36’33“W ) is the southernmost end of the European continent. Here, the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea, and the European and African continents are separated by a sea channel of 14,5 km at its narrowest point. This strategic geographic position provides privileged…