Preservation of bird life through tree planting

If you own a garden which borders a road which is higher than your land which is common across Spain; you can have a significant impact on the preservation of the neighbourhood bird-life by planting tall shrubs or trees along your perimeter.

The effect of the planted material is that the birds are forced to climb higher on take off enable them to cross roads without being struck by traffic.

The trees and shrubs are often used as visual and noise screening but if the boundary is a little further off it can be overlooked.

Conservation Delta del Ebro

Plazas libres a partir del 30 de enero   Programa Voluntariado en Ríos 

Te esperamos en las reservas de SEO/BirdLife en el Delta del Ebro (Tarragona). 

Conviviréis con los otros voluntarios en la Reserva Natural de Riet Vell, y realizaréis trabajos de censos de aves y seguimiento de fauna, flora y calidad del agua, mantenimiento y gestión de las reservas, forestación, nidos de aves, mantenimiento de márgenes e itinerarios, atención al público, huerto ecológico, compostaje y otros trabajos de conservación y colaboración con la investigación de las reservas y el arrozal ecológico. 

Además tendréis tiempo libre para conocer el Delta del Ebro, disfrutar de las aves desde nuestros observatorios y os dejaremos binoculares. 

El tiempo mínimo de estancia está en torno a los diez días. No hay máximo. 

Para más información escribir directamente a reservarietvell@seo.org  o llamar al 616 290 246

Esta actividad está apoyada por el Programa Voluntariado Ríos concedida por el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino y se prevé renovar para el resto del año 2009

 

Vacancies from January 30 

Rivers Program Volunteer 

We hope that in the reserves of SEO / BirdLife in the Delta del Ebro (Tarragona). 

Living with other volunteers at the Nature Reserve Riet Vell, and work in realizing the bird census and monitoring of flora, fauna and water quality, maintenance and management, afforestation, bird nests, maintaining margins and itineraries, customer service, organic garden, composting and other conservation work and cooperation with the investigation of ecological reserves and rice. 

In addition you will have free time to learn the Ebro Delta, enjoy the birds from our observatory binoculars and you'll stop. The minimum stay is around ten days. No maximum. 

For more information write directly to reservarietvell@seo.orgor call 616 290 246 

This activity is supported by the Rivers Volunteer Program granted by the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Environment, and is expected to renew for the rest of 2009. 

            

Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO)

Melquiades Biencinto 34 

E-28053 Madrid 

Spain 

Tel: +34-91-434-0910 

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Harvest help

Helping out with the Mulberry harvest this year a pair of Golden Orioles made frequent visits to our trees. 

Love lies bleeding -Amaranthus Caudatus

Amaranthus Caudatus or Love lies Bleeding has proved to be very resilient this year surviving several dinner dates with the local sheep. Their pruning of the plants encouraged the plant to become even bushier, with each stem carrying long tassels of blood red cascading from the heart shaped green leaves . Even the stems add to this striking show turning from green to crimson as the plant matures, each plant arching to present the cascading flowers towards the sun.

When the flowers fade they form thousands of tiny seed resembling millet. Easy to collect, the seed germinates readily and even self sows so that you should always have a progression of plants throughout the year. The plant is an annual, sowing and flowering in one year; and whilst many will end their days on the compost heap it is worth leaving a couple of plants with their seed heads in tact to feed the birds.

Spring meadows Bee Eaters return

The spring flowers are burgeoning in the Finca and they have brought with them insects galore, friend and foe alike. The bugs have in turn attracted the Bee Eaters, as colourful as any hummingbird could be.