Electrocution, poisoning, shooting and even drowning have led to an alarming death rate of Bonelli’s eagles in eastern Spain. Recent findings on the state of these raptors have led researchers to call for further conservation action to protect the birds and their ecosystems. “The whole population has been declining for several years,” said Andrés López-Peinado, […]
Tag: Aquila fasciata
Rare and unusual birds seen in Saudi Arabia in first half of 2017
An adult and juvenile Bewick’s Swan Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii near Al Jawf 14-15 December 2016 with three more adults in the north of the Kingdom 19 December 2016 being only the third to seventh records of the species for the Kingdom. Four See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis, including a calling male, were at a remote desert […]
Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
The Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) is one of my favourite raptors and I recently had the opportunity of watching and photographing of this lovely adult male. At this time of the year in Andalucia females are incubating eggs and males play their part by bringing food to their mates as she waitspatiently for the chicks […]