Autumn flowers

Written by Charlie Perez on 07 November 2017.

There are some characteristic plants that begin to flower in the autumn, with some already present and others beginning to flower now.

Normally, with the first rains, some plants sprout early, but due to the drought conditions we have experienced lately, some have delayed flowering and are appearing now. The gallery of pictures, taken by our botanist Leslie Linares, displays some of the most characteristic species that can be found in Gibraltar.

Autumn Lady's Tresses Orchid

Flowers from (September) October to November.

Autumn Snowflake

Flowers between September, October and November.

Autumn Squill

Flowers from September, October to November (December).

Bullate Or Autumn Buttercup

Flowers between October, November and December (January).

Paper White Narcissus

Flowers from (October) November, December to January (February).

Prickly Ivy

Flowers from (September) October to November (December).

Southern Autumn Crocus

Flowers during (October) November (December).

Southern Or Autumn Colchicum

Flowers from September to October.

Published: 07 November 2017

EuroBirdwatch 2018

Written on Wednesday, 10 October 2018

GONHS celebrated the 25th EuroBirdwatch last weekend, a Europe-wide event organised by BirdLife International to highlight bird migration and conservation. The event has been celebrated in Gibraltar every year since 1993, when it began.

GONHS at BirdFair

Written on Thursday, 23 August 2018

The Society was represented by our hard-working council member Jill Yeoman, at the Bird Fair held at Egleton Nature Reserve at Rutland Water, Oakham from the 17th - 19th August.

Rare Plants of Inglis Way

Written on Monday, 04 June 2018

By this time of the year (June) many plant species on the Rock are already going to seed and everything seems to be drying up, but there are still some interesting plants which are fully in bloom. A number of these can be found along Inglis Way, and some only here and nowhere else in the Upper Rock.

Sierra Crestellina Outing

Written on Tuesday, 29 May 2018

April's GONHS outing took place at the beautiful mountains of Sierra Crestellina, near the town of Casares, Spain.

Brazo del Este Outing

Written on Monday, 14 May 2018

May's GONHS outing took place last weekend on a birding bonanza to Brazo del Este, Seville. Those who attended were in for a treat!

African Chaffinch recorded again in Gibraltar.

Written on Wednesday, 25 April 2018

An African Chaffinch was present in the Nature Reserve at the end of last month. The bird, an African subspecies of the nominate race of European Chaffinch, found in north Africa, has rarely been recorded in Europe.

Gibraltar Swallow found in Angola

Written on Tuesday, 17 April 2018

A Barn Swallow, ringed at the Field Centre at Jews' Gate, was found in Chibia, Angola. The Swallow, ringed on the 16th October 2017, flew into the window of a house in the town of Chibia in Angola on the 20th March 2018.