August 30, 2022
Chorlitejo patinegro – Kentish plover
I was asked to participate in the "Save the Kentish plover" campaign. I didn’t know…
August 25, 2022
2022 Birds
This year I didn't take in so many birds. I took three swifts from the…
June 8, 2022
World Swift Day 2022
Celebrate what you love! I love swifts. World swift day is a good day to…
May 4, 2022
6th International Swift Conference Segovia
Swift lovers of the world unite! This was a highlight of my year. The aqueduct…
February 23, 2022
Women in Science: Sociedad Gaditana de Historia Natural
I was asked to give a talk about the swifts in Vejer by the Sociedad…
October 13, 2021
Flight
Summer 2021: my teenage daughter has a three month holiday and not a great deal…
October 2, 2021
Avenida Andalucia
In July 2021 one of my worst fears came true. There is a beautiful colony…
September 3, 2021
2021: 28 Birds
The summer of 28 birds. Suddently it seems birds just fall from the sky. The…
July 31, 2021
Swift Speaking
Talking about swifts to a group of children in the Granja Escuela Buenavista with other…
June 6, 2021
Blackbird Rubbish
I got a call from a friend to say he had found two blackbird chicks…