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Welcome
A very warm welcome to the Andalucia Bird Society web site.
Here you will find information on birdwatching in Andalucia. A great resource for exchanging and or getting information on many aspects of birding here in southern Spain. If you intend visiting this area, then an open and FREE forum allows you to contact locals on specific site or species information. Contribute to our database & conservation efforts by submitting your vacation trip reports and sighting records to the society.
The main site and the forum also have areas restricted to members of the society. To get even more benefits from our web activities and also be entitled to receive newsletters and attend field trips why not JOIN US? |
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News
Our latest field meeting report and itinerary can be viewed on our forum, find out more follow this link
We are not just about birds! Why not add your observations to the Other Wildlife Board on our forum follow this link
We have now published May's 2013 rarities and welcome any additions. To see the current list follow this link
Have your say on the society's future activities & attend our AGM and barbecue on July 20th. For more information follow this link. |
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Announcements
Andalucia Bird Society in the News. The Andalucia Bird Society has been mentioned in the local press. A full page article has been produced by SUR in English and appears in their March 29th to April 4th 2013 issue on page 31. So get your free copy and read what the press has to say about us
Do you know of any county or national bird clubs, societies, organisations that might want to exchange links with us? We think we can offer their members a great resource through mutual links and able to give their members a point of contact and reference if they intend visiting Spain.
Thanks, The ABS team. |
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Members Info
As many will already know we were having problems with accepting payment for memberships using PayPal. The problems are now resolved and you can now follow the registration process and use PayPal to pay for membership. If you prefer there are alternative means by which to pay, for instance we are able to accept bank transfers, so if this is a suitable alternative for you, please contact us for further details. For clear instructions using PayPal please see ABS Forum.
Do any members have either articles they want published here on the main site and or photographs we can use in our gallery? If you can contribute please use the 'contact us' form. See main menu bar above.
Note: Members can now access their own area on the main site. See main menu bar above. |
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Publicity
Do you own a Hotel, Guesthouse, Villa or Casa rural in Andalucia? We are able to offer a link and photograph, plus details of your accommodation if you become an affiliated member of the society. If you are interested in this offer please use the Contact ABS menu tab above.
Do you provide a service in Andalucia? Banner adverts appearing at the top of all pages available for a donation to the society.
Do you offer guiding services in Andalucia for walkers, birdwatchers, botanists, entomologists and or general nature tours? We can offer links on our web site for return links and a single free membership day tour guided by you each year. If you have an interest in this offer please use the Contact ABS menu tab above. |
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 Someone shouted "Great Bustard"
The objective of our March 2013 Field Meeting was to find Great Bustard. One of the areas where you are most likely to see this species in Andalucia is in the farmland around the town of Osuna, in the province of Sevilla. Due to bad weather we had to pospone the original meeting earlier in March and the weather forecast for the re-arranged meeting was not brilliant - solid cloud, heavy showers and high winds. However, the lure of the Great Bustard was strong because we had one of our best attended Field Meetings for some time.
To find out whether we were succesful in finding Great Bustard .......
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Field Meetings
Our Field Meeting Reports can be viewed Here
All past and planned future Field Meeting Notices can be viewed Here
Members.
Advance notice of Field
Meetings appear in each
issue of our quarterly
magazine 'Birds of
Andalucia'.
2013 Meetings
January 19th.
Malaga Province.
See Here for details.
February 16th.
Huelva Province.
See Here for details.
March 9th.
Sevilla Province.
See Here for details.
April 17th.
Granada Province.
See Here for details.
May 10th
Ciudad Real Province.
See Here for details
June 15th
Sevilla Province.
See Here for details
July 20th
Malaga Province & AGM.
See Here for details
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To find suitable accommodation for birders, close to birding sites have a look at the accommodation of our Members by clicking on the picture
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A superb birding site
What a way to end a wonderful day
Our Spring 2013 issue of our magazine is in the post and should be received by all members soon. It's a great issue. Most of the articles have been written by members of the Society and are about birds and birding subjects associated with Andalucia. In this issue we also have included articles about orchids and dragonflies. The magazine is FREE to members of the society and is one of a number of benefits you receive when you become a member of the Society. See here for further information and how to become a member 
