Azure-wings are here to stay

     April sees the start of the breeding season
for many birds in the Algarve, none more remarkable than the Azure-winged
Magpie, which is strongly defying predictions that it may be facing extinction.

     About the size of a blackbird but appearing
bigger because of its multi-coloured body and much longer tail, the
Azure-wing’s brash and boisterous behaviour also make it easy to spot.