Birds - and ornithologists - flock to huge rubbish dump in Spain

Storks, black kites and vultures feed at Los Barrios before migrating to Africa - but many now decide to stayA vast rubbish dump in southern Spain has become a magnet for ornithologists as thousands of storks, black kites and vultures make a stopover to feed on food waste before beginning their journey across the Strait of Gibraltar."It's especially useful for carrying out a census, as with so many birds in one place it's easy to count them and to read their rings," said Jesús Pinilla of SEO/Birdlife in Andalucía. Continue reading...