The 2nd Sagres Birdwatching Festival spots rare species
- Written by Sue Englefield
The second festival, held from September 30th to October 2nd, dedicated to birdwatching surpassed the organisers' expectations. Over 700 participants spotted 116 different birds including a rare corncrake.
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Plants for Butterflies in the Garden
- Written by David Rees
A garden should not be work, work, work all the time. It is also to enjoy. It is perhaps in the garden that one can truly rest and feel at one with nature, simply by walking around the garden and appreciating what is there.
Photographing Wild Life
- Written by David Rees
‘Avoid filming children and animals,’ suggest the film-makers, maybe because they know just how many consuming hours it can take to obtain a reasonable animal picture. Firstly, let me say that I am an amateur and do not pretend to have any professional expertise or even professional equipment.
Insects of the Algarve
- Written by David Rees
Ever since a Rhinoceros beetle crashed onto the table during an evening of bridge and began walking over the cards, raising and lowering its ‘Rhino’s horn’, I became fascinated by the wealth of insect life around us in the Algarve. Bridge evenings have been relatively quiet since, but my enthusiasm for insects has never wanted.
Butterflies in the Spring - Part 2
- Written by David Rees
Look out in spring for the Swallowtail butterfly with its yellow colouring and preference for cool over-grown areas. You may be able to spot it feeding from the flowering Lantana that is so common in the Algarve. It differs from the Scarce Swallowtail in that it is a slightly richer yellow and prefers slightly cooler areas.
Butterflies in the Spring - Part 1
- Written by David Rees
The fields are full of colour as the wild flowers bloom in profusion in April and May, and along with the flowers come the butterflies. The main butterfly season in the Algarve is short. As the summer advances and the flowers fade, then many of the local butterfly species also disappear, their progeny safely laid as eggs or already hatched to caterpillars.
