While not as busy for migrating raptors as Gibraltar, the Sagres peninsula in the south-west Algarve, Portugal is a popular migration watch point for birds of prey. Simon will introduce the area and the birds that pass through and refer to research on the numbers of birds and timing of migration as well as the issue of wind-farms on the migration route.  As a contrast, he will also talk about the wild orchids that can be found in the area in the spring and some of the other interesting wildlife of this unspoilt part of the Algarve.

Simon Bennett is a member of the Natural History Section and several other local and national wildlife organisations. He has been a birdwatcher since he was a member of the Young Ornithologists' Club in the 1960s and holidays every year in the south-west Algarve in Portugal.

Quaker Meeting House - link to map

Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.