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20/12/2009 19:31

The introduction of the new licencing system must be counted as been a great success.This was very noticeable on my most recent trip to the Gambia from thec 15th to 22nd of March

Anyone walking from Kololi down towards Kotu severl months ago would undoubtably have been surrounded and presssurised by any number of giudes fo their buisness.On my most recent walk in this area I came across only one guide who was very pleasant and informative and after a very brief exchange I was continuing my walk to Kotu.

At Kotu itself only 4 or 5 guides were in the office and these people too conducted themselves in ac ver polite and more orderly manner.It has to be said that ther is now a much more noticeable military prescence in the area and this is no doubt contributing to thesituation.We saw at least 1 unlicensed giude being removed from the site very positively indeed.

So lets hope this more orderly approach will continue asd it will undoubtedly bring about more buisness for the local licensed guides and will createa much more relaxed environment for the birder and casual tourist.

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21/09/2011 11:01

Day 2 a trip to the Sierras Subbeticus and Virgen de la Sierra (7/09/11)

Allthough as mentioned previously Migrants appered to be thin on the ground in most of the area we covered a,this site proved time and time again to be by far the most rewarding and reliable of the ones we birded. For a start there was a very goood range of species to be seen from large raptors...

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19/09/2011 16:35

Arrival in Malaga

We arrived at Malaga airport at around 09:45 on Tuesday the 6th of September and after the usual dlays with the airport and the proccesing of our car hire we managed to leave the airport area at around 10:15. The car we were to use was a silver Ford Fiesta and allthough this was not ideal or in...

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18/09/2011 17:53

Our trip to Southern Spain for nine days from the 6th of September

Having just retured from Southern Spain articles and reports will now be appearing on this website giving details of field trips and photographs of birds seen. I have to report that generally there was little signs of migration except perhaps in Raptor numbers particulay Griffon Vultures. We...

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05/09/2011 12:05

Osprey and Peregrine showing well on the Thornhill Wetlands this morning

An Osprey was over the river calder at Healy mills Ossett this morning at 08:10 hours.The bird was  briefly obver the Willow Plantation and was slowly drifting away to the South but was on view for around 10 minutes. Also at around 09:35 hours ca large peregrine flew across Kerries Food...

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03/09/2011 18:12

Latest news from my patch

One of the quietist late Augusts I can remember in my area for birds. warblers and other small migrants are still very thin on the ground in the valley.There as been a persistant flow of westerlies for most of the wek apart from 1 day this weel when briefly the wind went in to the South...

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24/08/2011 14:32

Bushtrackbirder will be visiting Southern Spain(Cordoba Province) from the 6th of September to the 15th of September).

We will be based in Rute in Cordoba Province and we will be birding all the local hot spots in the area. For trip reports and photographs keep an eye on this website.

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24/08/2011 14:01

A change in the wind.What a difference it makes.

With the wind changing overnight to a North Easterly and bringing with it rain around lunchtime it was good to see our reserve at Ossett full of small birds again after a long quiet spell. Best of all was the finding of a Spotted Flycatcher at around 09:55 sat in an opening recently created in...

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20/08/2011 18:50

Young Merlin hunting in stubble fields close to Dewsbury Sewage Works

An immature Merlin is harrasing the feeding Linnet,Greenfinch and Goldfinch parties which are feeding on stubble in the area just below Pildacre and Dewsbury Sewage Works.Feeding finch numbers have been increasing in this area for the last 2 or 3 weeks and this is the first record of Merlin in...

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18/08/2011 19:38

Hobby Showing well on Kerriesfoods Reserve today

A Hobby was hunting Hirrundines and Large Dragonflies on Kerries Reserve this afternoon.The bird first appeared around 15:15 hours and was operating between the centre of the Reserve and the Sewage Works  border fence.

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17/08/2011 17:47

Latest Birding news on my Patch

It seems to have been ages since there was anything of any real significance to report in our area.The Autumn seems to be approaching at a snails pace and apart from a few late Summer feedin flocks of Finches in the last couple of weeks very little seems to have changed. It was nice to come...

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