Seven Day Tour - Coto Doņana and Extremadura
Seven Day Tour - Coto Doņana and Tarifa
Coto Donana and Extremadura
- Feb 2nd - Feb 9th 2009 - Winter Cranes
- May 11th - May 18th 2009 - Summer visitors
What a fantastic combination, this exciting birdwatching tour joins together two of the top birding areas of Spain. The tour itinerary incorporates many of the best sites in these two prolific regions giving you the opportunity to witness a wildlife spectacular not seen in many other regions of Europe. Both areas are covered in other tours and the tour descriptions can be found on the relevent pages, just click here Doņana and here Extremadura for further details.
During the winter tour of February you will still see a vast number of birds including large flocks of Cranes, Bustards, Geese, Ducks, Storks, Larks, Pipits, Gulls and Waders. During March all the winter visitors will still be around but some early summer migrants will be arriving. Birds such as Lesser Kestrel, Gt Spotted Cuckoo, Pallid Swift, Wheatears, Black Kite and many more begin to arrive.
Rice Harvest in Donana and Bustard flocks in Extremadura - Oct 1st - Oct 8th 2008
October is a fantastic time to visit Spain, the temperature is just lovely, the birds are beginning to flock and are very showy, the roads are empty, the autumn colours are tremendous and the complete tour is a joy to lead. You also have the added bonus of witnessing the rice harvest in Donana, during this time hoardes of birds flock behind tractors as they plough the rice paddies making ready for next season. The birds gorge themselves on Crayfish and many other crustaceans as they are unearthed during the ploughing process, the birds amass in their thousands a truly wonderful spectacle not to be missed.
In Extremadura you can be confident of seeing large flocks of Little Bustard and smaller flocks of Great Bustard as we explore the grassy plains of Belen and Casares. Other species forming large flocks are Corn Bunting, Spainsh Sparrow, Spotless Starling, Lapwing, Calandra Lark and there will still be many Northern Wheatears and Whinchats passing through. The chances of seeing a Golden Eagle drifting across the plains are good and a visit to Monfrague Nacional Parque will be a most enjoyable experience.
Coto Donana and Tarifa Spring Migration - Apr 5th - Apr 12th 2009
This exciting tour combines the wonderful range of habitats found in Donana, at a time when thousands of wintering birds are on the move northwards and many more are pouring in from Africa in the south, with the prospect of seeing active migration in the very best area around Tarifa
