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Pronged Clubtail in western Madrid and Ávila!

Pronged Clubtail in western Madrid and Ávila! John Muddeman
24/08/2010
Fieldwork for a birdwatching tourism project leads to the pleasant discovery of this scarce species, almost simultaneously, in the provinces of Madrid and Ávila!

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Dragonflies and Damselflies, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Castile-Leon, Madrid | Mainland Spain, Central Spain

White-clawed Crayfish in western Cantabria

White-clawed Crayfish in western Cantabria Teresa Farino
18/07/2010
Surprising locality for this endangered crustacean: a small 'reservoir' on the southern margins of the Picos de Europa.

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Other Invertebrates, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Cantabria | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain

Summary of the Picos de Europa Lepidoptera Study, 2009

Summary of the Picos de Europa Lepidoptera Study, 2009 Teresa Farino
03/04/2010
Between February and November 2009 we recorded 115 species of butterfly and 312 macromoths in the Picos de Europa and surrounding area, in the process adding twenty new macromoths to our list for the region.

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Butterflies and Moths, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Asturias, Cantabria, Castile-Leon | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain

Autumn narcissi in south-west Iberia

Autumn narcissi in south-west Iberia Teresa Farino
28/01/2010
A fabulous display of Autumn Narcissus (Narcissus serotinus) and Narcissus cavanillesii by the Río Guadiana, on the Spanish–Portuguese border.

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Flora, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Andalusia, Extremadura, Alentejo | Mainland Spain, Southern Spain, Western Spain, Mainland Portugal, Southern Portugal

SOS Playa de los Lances

John Muddeman
26/09/2009
SOS Playa de los Lances. Despite records of a number of rare migrant birds on the beach this autumn, the site is terribly disturbed, and Godfried Schreuer has emailed a number of authorities to convey his dismay over its condition.

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Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Andalusia | Spanish Mainland, Southern Spain

Rare and threatened bog flora of Cantabria

Rare and threatened bog flora of Cantabria Teresa Farino
23/09/2009
A very wet but rewarding day rummaging around in an Alto Campóo peatbog, in southern Cantabria.

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Flora, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Cantabria | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain

Wild Spain

Wild Spain Teresa Farino
06/05/2009
Teresa’s latest book, the lavishly illustrated Wild Spain, is now on the shelves.

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Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Other Invertebrates, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Mainland Spain, Spanish Islands

Good news for big raptors in Madrid?

John Muddeman
20/03/2009
The president of Madrid aims to change the law to enable more carrion to remain for scavengers

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Birds, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Madrid | Spanish Mainland, Central Spain

Another Iberian Lynx killed on Doñana's roads

John Muddeman
20/03/2009
News released of the first Iberian Lynx to be killed on Doñana's roads in 2009

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Mammals, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Andalusia | Spanish Mainland, Southern Spain, Western Spain

Save Extremadura, NOW!

John Muddeman
14/03/2009
This is the name of the cyber-campaign to try and save this extraordinary region

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Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Extremadura | Spanish Mainland, Western Spain

 
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