John Muddeman 23/09/2013 A few notes regarding two rare insects seen on my September tour to the Strait of Gibraltar, plus the overall results including a few Rüppell's Vultures, at last!
Posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Andalusia | Mainland Spain, Southern Spain
John Muddeman 23/09/2013 A few pictures of this remarkable species which was refound in Madrid last year, 105 years after the only specimen record was taken at an unknown site.
Posted in: Dragonflies and Damselflies, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Madrid | Mainland Spain, Central Spain
Teresa Farino 12/02/2013 Following a cancellation due to ill health, we have two 'eleventh-hour' places available for our wildlife holiday in Tenerife and La Gomera, from 5 - 12 March 2013.
Posted in: Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Other Invertebrates, Reptiles, Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Canary Islands | Spanish Islands
Teresa Farino 31/01/2013 A week spent observing these endangered mammals amid the superb mountain scenery of western Asturias, plus an abundance of other late-summer wildlife
Posted in: Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Asturias | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain
John Muddeman 23/01/2013 A summary of a 6h afternoon trip to look principally for raptors and steppic birds in Madrid.
Posted in: Birds, Mammals | Madrid | Mainland Spain, Central Spain
John Muddeman 23/01/2013 In order to provide some more up to date info as I go along, this is the first of a series of abbreviated trip reports covering most of the sites checked for possible inclusion in the final version of the guide. I sincerely hope it's of interest!
Posted in: Dragonflies and Damselflies, Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Extremadura | Mainland Spain, Western Spain, Central Spain
John Muddeman 23/01/2013 This is a short note just to confirm that the second edition is under way and will be out as soon as possible (perhaps even towards the end of the spring?)
Posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Castile-Leon, Extremadura | Mainland Spain, Western Spain, Central Spain
John Muddeman 09/09/2012 Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi continues its northward spread and Faded Pincertail Onychogomphus costae is refound in Madrid over a century after it was first, and last, recorded there!
Posted in: Dragonflies and Damselflies | Andalusia, Catalonia, Extremadura, Madrid, Valencia | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain, Southern Spain, Eastern Spain, Western Spain, Central Spain
John Muddeman 22/08/2012 Extremadura's first wind farm has been given the go-ahead, despite being just a few miles from Monfragüe National Park and in a crucial area for threatened raptors.
Posted in: Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Extremadura | Mainland Spain, Western Spain, Central Spain
John Muddeman 10/07/2012 A photo-blog plus a few notes from a recent long weekend excursion to Lanzarote, where a 2-day pelagic trip was planned to take us out to the Banco de la Concepción to look for seabirds and cetaceans at possibly one of the most accessible marine hot-spots in European waters.
Posted in: Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Reptiles, Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Canary Islands | Spanish Islands
