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14/02/09 3rd Colour-ring reading weekend 6-8th March 2009.Organized by Spanish Seabird Group, GIAM, a colour-ringed seabird weekend is scheduled for 6-8th March.

12/02/09 From 27th.-30th.March ,the10th.meeting of the the International Seabird Group in the city of Bruges,Belgium. More info…

10/02/09 On 12th. February the world celebrates the birth of the scientist,Charles Darwin, 200 years ago,and at the same time,150 years since the publication of his work " The Origin of the Species"

05/02/09 The occurrence in only three weeks of 2 deep depressions giving extremely violent W.winds continues to give very interesting seabird observations . This afternoon a Glaucous Gull appeared on Los Lances beach (Tarifa).

Photo: Javier Elorriaga

26/01/09 The weather continues to producec interesting birds on our beaches. A Ring-billed Gull and Northern Fulmar appeared on the shoreline of Los Lances beach (Tarifa). Photo: Javier Elorriaga

24/01/09 Due to stormy S.W.winds through the Strait these past few days, numerous groups of Kittiwakes and Little gulls are seen passing along
our coastline. More info…

21/01/09 Record of wintering Ospreys on the salt marshes of the Palmones river . On the 10th.January several members of GOES counted up to a total of 7 different individuals in the area the salt marsh.

06/01/09 An Egyptian Goose was discovered on the salt marsh of the Palmones river in front of the observatory in the Torrejón Park (El Rinconcillo).

20/12/08 20th.March-April 1st.2009 Dr.Richard Banham, a member of GOES, will lead another ringing programme within the Mediterranean Field Course organised by the Dr. William Hughes of the University of Leeds (United Kingdom) at the Urra Field Station, within the Paraje Natural of the Karst in Yesos de Sorbas (an Andalucian Conservation area)

08/08/08 The body of one of the young bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) reintroduced in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas was found. This took place only 4 months after it appeared another individual had been shot

4/08/07 GOES complete 25 years of their foundation

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