Little Stint ( Calidris minuta ) A visit to the saltpans (Las Salinas) in Fuencaliente on August 15 produced the first early birds of...

I am often asked by birders planning a visit to La Palma about the sea-watching potential of the island. La Palma is, after all, surround...

  Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus ) The widespread resident swift on most of the Canary Islands is the Plain Swift ( Apus unicolor ) , alt...

  Wood Sandpiper ( Tringa glareola ) Early spring has witnessed the arrival of a number of interesting migrants. None of the species in...

 A selection of waders in an irrigation pond in Las Martelas, 15/03/2017. From left to right: Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax ), Redshank ( Tri...

For several years I have been a member of SEO/Birdlife, regarded as the largest and oldest conservation organisation in Spain, and the count...

 Group of 5 Tufted Duck ( Aythya fuligula ) and one of two Eurasian Wigeon ( Anas penelope ) Despite the lack of "La Palma Birds...