Magnificent male Redstart ringed and released this morning by the Jews gate field team. Mark Cutts Jill yeoman GONHS Gibraltar BTO

Male Whitethroat and female Redstart ringed and released by the Jews Gate Field team. Over 110 birds ringed.Mark Cutts GONHS Gibraltar BTO #Gibraltar

Another species for 2024. Ortolan bunting, ringed and released by the Jews Gate Field team. Today, 60 birds already ringed.Mark Cutts GONHS Gibraltar #BirdsSeenIn2024

GONHS have made a presence at the Montajaque Birdfair. Thanks to Linda Moore, Jill Yeoman, Tony Hocking and Steven Morgan for representing our Society. Also thx to Keith Bensusan and Stewart Finlayson for their outstanding lecture with captivating photos.

Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) perched high on the Eastern slopes @ the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. #Gibraltar #BirdsSeenIn2024 GONHS Gibraltar
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A control Willow Warbler from Italy, Field team will be making further enquiries via BTO. Mark Cutts BTO Jill yeoman GONHS Gibraltar

At the Jews gate field centre with 107 birds ringed so far this morning including Bonelli’s, Garden, Melodious, Willow, Subalpine, Wood, Reed Warblers, Pied Flycatchers, Nightingale a spectacular Golden Oriole and Red Necked Nightjar. BTO Mark Cutts @infogibraltar

Barbary Partridge, mating call. Northern Defences, #Gibraltar GONHS Gibraltar #birds BirdLife Europe & Central Asia Gib Nature Reserve #Alectorisbarbara

This ringed Hoopoe doesn't seem to want to migrate northwards! #birding GONHS Gibraltar

Update on the injured booted eagle which was found at sea a few weeks ago, it was ringed and released back into the wild from the Upper Rock Nature Reserve by the Raptor Unit. Here’s to the conservation efforts of all those involved and a successful journey ahead.

A very impressive Female Black-eared Wheatear ringed and released at Jews Gate bird obs Gibraltar this am.
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The opportunistic predator, Raven with what looks like a stolen Blackbirds egg in its beak
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Alpine swifts are back #Gibraltar 📷 by Paul Rocca #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birdphotography Rasta Birding Gibraltar GONHS Gibraltar InfoGibraltar Gibraltar Birds BTO RSPB The British Nature Guide BirdGuides BirdLife Europe & Central Asia Gib Nature Reserve The Gibraltar National Museum

A small % of the Black Kite through Gibraltar today, with Montagues Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Booted Eagle also

Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) one of a few seen crossing the strait this afternoon.
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Bird quality still brilliant at GONHS Gibraltar, a few more highlights from last night and this morning. First Pied flycatchers of the spring, another Melodious warbler, Wryneck, Scops owl and this quite spectacular Bee-eater, huge huge thanks to Mark Cutts & kevin whiston what a week!

Melodious Warbler ringed at #jewsgatefieldcentre this morning. A regular early April passage migrant. #gibraltar Mark Cutts

Western Orphean Warbler ringed by the #jewsgatefieldcentre team this morning Mark Cutts, BTO

The GONHS Raptor unit get their first downed raptor of the season, a male booted eagle downed by gulls was rescued by the EPRU launch in the Bay of Gibraltar and taken to our local vet Mark Pizzaro, It will be looked after by the team and released once fully rehabilitated.