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About Jimena de la Frontera, the province of Cadiz and Spain as a whole, focused on this small village in the mountains

Archive for BIRD WATCHING

World Bird Day: learning about migration species and ringing

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(Agencies) Children and adults spent some time learning about the birds that migrate across the Straits of Gibraltar. It was a special celebration on October 3rd: World Bird Day, which was celebrated locally by the Cigüeña Negra Ornithological Society at the wetlands at mouth of the Palmones River.> Read the rest of this entry »

Cazalla bird observatory inoperative for lack of finance

Observatorio_Casalla(Agencies) The ‘new’ bird observatory at Monte Cazalla (photo: EuropaSur) will not be opened for at least a year, according to Tarifa Councillor Paola Moreno. Announced a year ago as ‘one of the best places in Europe to watch the migration of birds’,> Read the rest of this entry »

Tarifa says no to bird fair

PICT6240 (Agencies) Budget restraints have put an end to what would have been the second edition of the town’s bird fair in September, as well to its annual livestock fair. Some €300,000 would be needed for the event, but> Read the rest of this entry »

Migres organizes bird watching programmes for September

PICT6227 (Agencies) The Junta’s Council for the Environment is organizing a series of ornithology activities through the Fundación Migres and projects called Programamigres and Educaves, aimed at Campo de Gibraltar residents, to take place during September.> Read the rest of this entry »

Bird watchers argue over possible plagiarism

PICT6236(Agencies) The two principal bird protection and study organizations of the Campo de Gibraltar, Fundación Migres and Cigüeña Negra, are arguing over the text of an article to be published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.> Read the rest of this entry »

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