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!
Posted in: Dragonflies and Damselflies, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Castile-Leon, Madrid | Mainland Spain, Central Spain
Teresa Farino 18/07/2010 On 2 June, whilst leading a day trip focussing on the butterflies of northern Palencia, I was absolutely amazed to observe a female Sooty Orange Tip (Zegris eupheme) close to the top of the limestone sculpture city known as Las Tuerces, south-east of Aguilar de Campóo.
Posted in: Butterflies and Moths | Castile-Leon | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain
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.
Posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Endangered Wildlife and Habitats | Asturias, Cantabria, Castile-Leon | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain
Teresa Farino 04/12/2009 Written by Caroline Bateman and illustrated by Teresa Farino, this report gives highlights of IWT's most recent botanical tour in the Picos de Europa, during which we also encountered a wealth of other wildlife.
Posted in: Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals | Asturias, Cantabria, Castile-Leon | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain
Teresa Farino 14/10/2009 A new locality for this Iberian endemic cricket in northern Spain.
Posted in: Other Invertebrates | Cantabria, Castile-Leon | Mainland Spain, Northern Spain
John Muddeman 04/06/2009 Spring is at its peak here on the N plateau, some 6-8 weeks later than in Extremadura!
Posted in: Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Birds | Castile-Leon | Spanish Mainland, Central Spain
John Muddeman 01/04/2009 Comments and highlights from the second half of the tour
Posted in: Flora, Butterflies and Moths, Birds | Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Extremadura, Madrid | Spanish Mainland, Southern Spain, Western Spain, Central Spain
John Muddeman 24/03/2009 Comments & highlights from my recent tour (pt 1)
Teresa Farino 04/03/2009 Between January and November 2008, our survey team recorded 114 species of butterfly and 271 species of macromoths in the Picos de Europa and immediate environs.
