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When we were playing the Almerimar course yesterday I saw a hoopoe (upupa epops) bird for the first time in a while so I guess their migration north from Africa is in full swing now. 

The photo above is from one of the bird watching articles that John Wi has written for us. You can see the articles via the topic menu on the left.

You can see more about the hoopoe bird here on the RSPB site. The page also has a recording of the very distinctive sound of the bird. You can also see some interesting facts about the bird in the article here (including information about some foul smell it makes).

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For winning the recent bird watching quiz here on the site set by John Witham. I understand that he only got one wrong answer so just pipped Ray B. Janne picked up his prize of a bottle of wine at Friday golf yesterday.

Over the last two years I have introduced you to a few of the many bird species you may see here in Almeria. Most of the birds I covered had a photograph accompanying the article in the hope that it may help you identify the bird if you came across it in real life. I thought it would now be appropriate to have a little quiz to give you the opportunity of testing your new-found knowledge of our local bird-life.

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Thanks to John Wi for his latest bird watching article.

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Razorbills in Darsena 1

Another keen birdwatcher, Janne from Sweden, alerted me that 6 Razorbills had taken up residence in the port near to the tower.

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It has been a while since we have had a birdwatching article so I hope you enjoy this one. Thanks to John Witham for the article.

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The latest article from  John Witham about birdwatching is called:

On the beach.

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Here is the latest birdwatching story from John Witham. Thanks John.

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It has been a while since we have received a bird watching article from John Witham. Thanks for the latest article John.

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Well, during the last few days hundreds have arrived and can be seen around the golf course, the old hotel and Mercadona, Lago Vitoria and anywhere where there is lots of blossom and therefore plenty of bees. Read more...