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Starlings are undoubtedly extremely striking and impressive due to the large flocks they form, where hundreds of specimens can gather together, creating spectacular formations of clouds of starlings as they fly. On the island of Ibiza we can find two species of starlings. On the one hand, as a s...

On 12 August, we published a short entry on B5RY, which, like B5ZE, was also a Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis). Both gulls belong to the same tagging project, so we refer to that entry for those who wish to know a little more about the species, as well as the purpose and the tagging projec...

The common house martin (Delichon urbicum), or white-tailed oreneta in Eivisenc, is a species of migratory passerine bird, which winters in sub-Saharan Africa and breeds in northwest Africa, practically all of Europe and even reaches some parts of eastern Asia. In appearance they are very similar...

Last week, two news items have appeared in different media and with different voices, but they show that what is happening to wetlands such as Doñana or the Tablas de Daimiel is not something that is so far away and that it has potentially catastrophic consequences for a multitude of species of f...

Last Thursday 10th August, shortly after 11 a.m., as part of our routine work at the Port d'Eivissa, where we provide wildlife control services, we were lucky enough to be able to read a PVC ring of a yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis). As we have indicated, this is a Yellow-legged Gull, a...

To access the first part of this entry: Notes on snake control in Ibiza and Formentera (1/3) To access the second part of this entry: Notes on snake control in Ibiza and Formentera (2/3)   Captures of non-target species with the current trapping system for invasive snakes. Although we ...

To access the first part of this entry: Notes on snake control in Ibiza and Formentera (1/3). To access the third part of this entry: Notes on snake control in Ibiza and Formentera (3/3)   Biometrics, sexual maturity and body condition Studying the biometry of the captures (taking stan...

To access the second part of this entry: Notes on snake control in Ibiza and Formentera (2/3) To access the third part of this entry: Notes on snake control in Ibiza and Formentera (3/3)   Horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) and ladder snake (Zamenis scalaris). The plague of ...

On the occasion of this date, and with no need to go into more detail, we want to share 10 images taken over the last year, in the different works we have done in the Pitiusas.   They are ordered chronologically, and apart from you liking them, we hope that they also contribute to contribu...

The white-headed marsh tyrant are small passerine birds, between 16 and 19 cm long, belonging to the family Motacillidae. Common features include their slender, elongated shape, with a fine beak designed to catch insects and a long tail. The three species have a diet based on small insects,...

The wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a bird belonging to the Columbidae family. It is the largest of the pigeons present in Ibiza and Formentera, as well as throughout Europe. The wood pigeon measures between 38 and 44.5 cm in length, and weighs between 300 and 615 g. As with other species be...

Last February 2, was World Wetlands Day, and although we would have liked to have been able to devote the necessary time to elaborate something in greater depth (because it is certainly a topic that deserves it), lack of time has not allowed us to do so. But still, even with two days of delay, we...

Snake control in Ibiza was started as a pilot test in 2014 by the Consell de Eivissa. During the pilot phase, different control methods were tested: from the use of dogs to different types of traps that led to the current system. The plans for making the traps are distributed free of charge by t...

Historically, both Ibiza and Formentera have been snake-free. The current plague of snakes that can be found in Ibiza and Formentera is the result of irresponsible human action. Once again, a capricious attitude and a lack of awareness of the fragility of our ecosystems, -which we prove to have ...

Today we would like to introduce you to EZS... EZS is a xatrac; sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), and he has two rings on his legs. The one on the right leg is metallic, this type of rings are those of the official organisation that manages the production of rings in the area where it wa...