The Algarve Nature Week was here and I managed to get 3 people interested in one of my proposed activities! I know, I´m in the verge of going into mass tourism…
Deep into the hills, in a wonderful spot by ever constant flow of the Cerca stream, a group of outdoor people gathered to learn more about being in the wild.
As part of the Algarve Nature Week we took the children of Lagos for a quick birdwatching break, and for a fun awareness session on marine plastic pollution.
Balearic Shearwaters are one of the most endangered seabirds in the world, and Butch was determined to find one.
It was the second time I have had the pleasure of guiding Anton, a keen 8 year-old German birder, and his lovely family.
Yet another wetland and birding hotspot is being destroyed in the Algarve, in the name of big private interest. But some are taking action, and the getting results.
2016 was the first active full year of Birland as a company. It was a year made of beginnings, growth, adjustments, many birds – 238 species to be precise – and nature. And some memorable moments.
After a busy Summer dedicated mostly to coastal tours and marine work, Migration season was suddenly here.
Unusually grey skies, lots of birds and good flowers. March and April in the SW.
Birding around, Spring, wild flowers
This past weekend an afternoon tour revealed 8 species of orchids, and a Sunday birdwatching around Portimão revealed about 80 species of birds.
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