https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed UPDATED; Police in Catalonia are investigating the discovery of several hundred dead starlings on a busy road in northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20200219/mystery-shrouds-death-of-hundreds-of-birds Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:14:14 +0100 mystery-shrouds-death-of-hundreds-of-birds Environment experts have called for teams of snipers to patrol parks in Spain to rid them of pesky parakeets. https://www.thelocal.es/20181126/snipers-wanted-to-hunt-spains-green-feathered-terror Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:56:59 +0100 snipers-wanted-to-hunt-spains-green-feathered-terror The Alhambra fortress-palace in Granada is one of Spain’s most popular tourist sights, attracting thousands of visitors each day to marvel at its pillared courtyards and filigree arches. https://www.thelocal.es/20170829/what-a-hoot-alhambra-welcomes-new-night-time-visitors Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:33:25 +0200 what-a-hoot-alhambra-welcomes-new-night-time-visitors A tiny, finger-sized bird has proved that looks can be deceiving by completing a near 2,400 kilometre flight all the way from southern Spain to Sweden in just 10 days. https://www.thelocal.es/20170823/this-tiny-bird-just-flew-2400-km-from-southern-spain-to-sweden-at-a-spectacular-speed Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:18:26 +0200 this-tiny-bird-just-flew-2400-km-from-southern-spain-to-sweden-at-a-spectacular-speed They may be cute, colourful and chatty, but South American quaker parrots have taken up residence in Madrid and other Spanish cities, irritating residents with their shrill squawks and destabilising the ecosystem. https://www.thelocal.es/20161010/pets-or-pests-quaker-parrots-invade-madrid Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:08:18 +0200 pets-or-pests-quaker-parrots-invade-madrid Spanish police said on Thursday they had dismantled an international ring that smuggled falcons to the United Arab Emirates, where bird-of-prey racing is an elite sport. https://www.thelocal.es/20160211/spain-busts-gang-trafficking-falcons-for-uae-races Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:55:35 +0100 spain-busts-gang-trafficking-falcons-for-uae-races A cheeky seagull in northern Spain stole a tourist's camera and flew off with it providing astonishing footage from the air as well as some rather amusing close-ups of the bird itself. https://www.thelocal.es/20150716/thieving-seagull-selfie-birds-eye-vid-viral Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:22:16 +0200 thieving-seagull-selfie-birds-eye-vid-viral A town near Barcelona has announced that it is putting its pigeons on contraceptives in order to reduce the growing population of feathered fiends. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/spanish-town-to-put-pigeons-on-the-pill Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:08:22 +0200 spanish-town-to-put-pigeons-on-the-pill It is well known that France imports Spain’s wine, its jamon and its olive oil, but now Spain is sending a rather different cargo over the Pyrenees to its northern neighbour. https://www.thelocal.es/20150410/spains-newest-export-to-france-vultures Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:00:42 +0200 spains-newest-export-to-france-vultures The famous resident falcons of Barcelona iconic Sagrada Família church became the proud parents of three chicks recently, but the predatory birds still remain massively outnumbered by pesky local pigeons. https://www.thelocal.es/20140425/sagrada-famlia-falcons-welcome-new-chicks Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:55:00 +0200 sagrada-famlia-falcons-welcome-new-chicks The British government has been criticized for its 'Captain Ahab-style' persecution of ruddy ducks, after it complied with diplomatic requests from Madrid to eliminate the species to prevent it flying south to cross-breed with Spain's own native white-headed duck. https://www.thelocal.es/20140210/brits-cry-fowl-over-spanish-led-duck-cull Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:47:00 +0100 brits-cry-fowl-over-spanish-led-duck-cull