Plants of the Upper Rock Outing

Written by Rhian Guillem. Written on 10 April 2019.

This outing, which took place on Saturday the 30th March was originally planned to cover Mediterranean Steps but, due to gale force levanter wind, we decided to avoid the east side and concentrate on the more sheltered west side of the Rock.

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Hassan Centenary Terraces - Joint Statement from the 3 NGOs represented on DPC

Written on 12 February 2019.

The following statement was read out by GONHS General Secretary, Dr Keith Bensusan at the meeting of the Development and Planning Commission on 1th February 2019:

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Purple Sandpiper rescued

Written by Charlie Perez. Written on 31 January 2019.

A Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) was rescued from Sandy Bay beach after being found entangled in discarded fishing line.

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Wintering Seabirds Outing

Written by Charlie Perez. Written on 21 January 2019.

Our first outing of the year took place on Saturday 19th January at Harding's Observation Post, Europa Point.

Despite the forecast, the rain held off for the most part but the dark clouds and offshore breeze were not conducive to a great afternoon's birding.

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EuroBirdwatch 2018

Written by Rhian Guillem. Written on 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.

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GONHS at BirdFair

Written by Charlie Perez. Written on 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.

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Rare Plants of Inglis Way

Written by Leslie Linares. Written on 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.

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Sierra Crestellina Outing

Written by Rhian Guillem. Written on 29 May 2018.

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

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Brazo del Este Outing

Written on 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!

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African Chaffinch recorded again in Gibraltar.

Written by Charlie Perez. Written on 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.

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Gibraltar Swallow found in Angola

Written by Charlie Perez. Written on 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.

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Spring Flowers

Written by Rhian Guillem. Written on 05 April 2018.

Spring is now well underway, and with it comes a spectacular display of flowering plants on the Rock.

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Hawk and Owl Rescued and Released

Written by Albert Yome. Written on 04 April 2018.

With the Spring passage in full flight (pun not intended), our Raptor Unit has been kept very busy over the past few weeks.

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La Janda Outing

Written by Jill Yeoman. Written on 23 February 2018.

It was a glorious day as we set off towards La Janda a convoy of 4 cars with 12 eager birders and hopeful photographers.

First stop was breakfast at the convenient last stop Apollo X1 Venta before the huge expanse of flooded rice fields and ditches that was our destination.

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Seabird Outing success

Written by Charlie Perez. Written on 22 January 2018.

The Seabird Outing to Europa Point was very enjoyable, with over 20 people in attendance throughout the afternoon, including some avid photographers, among which were John Sanchez and Albert Yome who led the outing, and Tommy Finlayson, Jason Mesilio, Shane Shacaluga and Trevor Hammond; all kitted out with their telephoto lenses at the ready.