Andalucia
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Seven Day Tour - Andalucia Mar 14th - Mar 21st - £750
Seven Day Tour - Andalucia May 29th - June 5th - £750
Seven Day Tour - Andalucia June 23rd - June 30th - £750
Our 7 day tours are based in Gaucin, Andalucia and include:- airport transfers, seven nights accommodation plus breakfast, packed lunch and delicious home-cooked evening meals with wine. Accommodation is in our comfortable apartments found at the rear of our house in Gaucin. Six full days guided birding and two short outings on arrival and departure day - subject to flight times. These tours are competitively priced at only £750 per person, based on a minimum of two people sharing a twin room.
For further details of where you will be taken and some of the species you are likely to see during these 7-day tours please read the individual 1-day tour pages.But rest assured that you will see a good variety of habitats and a great selection of species.
These holidays will often include a visit to Gibraltar which can be very interesting whatever the time of year. During the spring/autumn migration periods a visit to the ringing station based on Gibraltar may result in seeing some special birds in the hand. Whilst a tour of the "Upper Rock" will increase your chances of seeing Barbary Partridge which is found nowhere else in Europe. You will, of course meet the "Apes" (Macaque monkeys) found all over the "Rock"
During these holidays we will do our utmost to cater for all needs and if you have a specific “wanted list” we will try incorporate the necessary sites into your itinerary to give you a good opportunity to see them.
If you are interested in arranging your own personnal tour with us please contact us with your date requirements using the contact form. We will e-mail you with a acknowledgement/confirmation within 48 hours.
Andalucia - Winter Break
February 14th - 21st 2010 - 7 nights / 8 days.
Southern Spain is a great place to visit during February because the climate is so mild and very similar to the pleasant English spring days of late April. You can leave the drab, dark days of the English winter behind you and enjoy clear blue skies and fabulous clear light.
Bird watching at this time is very interesting because you get to find out where some of the northern European species spend their winter and you can catch up with quite a few scarce European breeding species.
Reed-fringed coastal lagoons and estuarine salt marshes support a great number of wintering birds with some surprises in store. The Bluethroat, though very elusive, maybe encountered along the scrub line and Penduline Tits may be found feeding in nearby reed-beds. The larger lagoons host Shoveler, Teal, Pintail and Greylag Geese. Along the salt marshes and river banks we may find a whole host of waders such as, Golden and Black-bellied Plover, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Snipe, Little Stint, Greater & Little-ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Dunlin, Ruff, Redshank, Greenshank, Common and Green Sandpiper. Gulls and Terns may also be present with Audouin's and Slender-billed Gull, Sandwich and Caspian Tern a good possibility. Smaller passerines may include, White Wagtails, Zitting Cisticola, Serins, Black Redstart, Chiffchaff, Bramblings, Siskin and Blackcaps. The lagoons and marshes are patrolled by Peregrine Falcons, Merlin, Marsh and Hen Harriers, Osprey and Kestrels.
Larger inland lagunas hold Greater Flamingo, Purple Swamphen, Red-knobbed Coot, White-headed Duck and occasionally Marbled Duck. Common Crane, Glossy Ibis, Great Egret and large flocks of both Calandra Lark and White Stork may be found in another area not too far away from our base.
A day in the mountainous region near Ronda should add the likes of Black Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, Ring Ouzel, Rock Bunting, Rock Sparrow, Cirl Bunting, Red-billed Chough, Griffon Vulture, Bonelli's and possibly Golden Eagle. The Hoopoe sometimes over-winters along with small numbers of Barn Swallow, House Martin, and Tree Pipit.
On a winter bird-watching break such as this you may see up to 150 different birds including some prized species.
What is included in our 7 day Andalucian tour?
- Airport transfer.
- Seven night’s accommodation with breakfast, home cooked evening meal and wine.
- Six full days of guided birding and some birding on arrival and departure days.
- My services as guide and all transportation.
- Picnic lunches and drinks on each day tour.
- A "tick-list" of seasonal birds of the region.
What is not included?
- Air fares.
- Personal holiday insurance.
- All items of a personal nature, i.e. Drinks and telephone calls.
Summer short - Break July 1st - 5th 2010 - 4 nights / 5 days.
We also offer a four day tour in early July. On this trip we will look for specialist summer visitors as well as the many resident speices. Some time will be spent looking for 5 swift species; White-rumped, Little, Pallid, Alpine and Common, also Rufous Bush robin, Olivaceous and Orphean Warblers, Collared Pratincole and many more. One morning will be spent on Gibraltar where we can look for Barbary Partridge and meet the Barbary Apes.
A day in the mountainous region of Grazelema will provide us with an opportunity to look for Bonelli's Eagle, Black Wheatear, Rock Sparrow, Rock Bunting and Rock Thrush. All in all a great summer trip with some glorious weather, great birds, wonderful butterflies and beautiful scenery.
During September we will concentrate on the migration hot-spots around Tarifa and Gibralta where vast flocks of birds can be seen as they congregate along this part of the coast ready for the short hop across the Straits to North Africa.
All you have to do is book your own flights and travel insurance and leave the rest to us.
Included in this 5 day tour:
- Airport Transfer
- All meals
- 3 full days birding plus as much as time allows on arrival and departure days.
- All transport
- The services of the guide
- Welcome reception
- Seasonal bird checklist.
What is not included?
- Air fares.
- Personal holiday insurance.
- All items of a personal nature, i.e. Drinks and telephone calls.
