Perching in the Ria Formosa
It’s a rather wonderful place to rest a while
Read MoreTag: Sardinian Warbler
Feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs . . . . .
. . . . is how Wikipedia introduces what we know as birds, and whilst that description is accurate it doesn’t capture the variety and general ‘amazingness’ of one of the things* which bring us back again and again to the Algarve. Yup it’s another bird post! We are not twitchers but, when in the […]
Read MoreBee-eaters, Hoopoes and Swallowtails
Up until last week our visits had all been in the winter, but we decided we wanted to experience Olhão in the high season – just to see how busy, how warm and what difference it made in terms of bird watching. Well it wasn’t the true ‘high season’ but even in early May much much […]
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