ALL YEAR
£1300 p/p
Dupont’s lark
Photo by ©Andrew Fortuna
Chose your dates
5 or 7 days
Eastern Andalucia
Max 4 persons
Single supp £250
BOOKINGS
Choose your preferred dates, subject to availability and will get taken up quite quickly. Please contact me asap to request your preferred dates to avoid disappointment.
Included
- Pick-up from Malaga or Granada airport
Drop-off: Malaga or Granada airport
Ground transport in air-conditioned vehicle - 6 nights accommodation in village town house
- Breakfast and tapas / spanish ‘raciones’ lunches
- Services of professional bilingual birding guide
Use of KOWA telescope + KOWA eye pieces - Basic travel insurance (recommended you get your own)
- Bird checklist
- All taxes
Not included
Dinner
A la carte meals
Extra drinks and other items of a personal nature
Air fare (Easyjet, Ryanair & other companies operate daily flights from several UK airports)
Photo equipment hire (optional)
Photo – Lesser-short-toed lark ©Andrew Fortuna
OVERVIEW
Málaga, located on Spain’s southern Costa del Sol, boasts a diverse and stunning natural landscape, combining Mediterranean coastline estuaries and marshes, rolling hills, and mountainous regions. The Málaga Mountains Natural Park (Montes de Málaga) is home of Azure-winged magpie. Wetlands provide White-headed duck and Slender billed gull.
Granada is a city of stunning natural beauty, nestled at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, boasting the highest peaks in mainland Spain. This diverse landscape offers everything from snow-capped summits, to lush valleys and rolling hills covered in olive groves and almond trees. A great area for Alpine accentor, Red-billed chough, Golden & Bonelli’s eagles, Black wheatear and more
Almería is located on the Costa de Almería, which is part of Spain’s southern Mediterranean coastline in the Andalucia region. It stretches along the Mediterranean Sea, known for its beautiful beaches, warm climate, and desert landscapes. Many arid / desert species can be located here such as Black-eared wheatear, Lesser short-toed lark, Trumpeter finch, and Dupont’s lark despite being rare is still possible
TARGET SPECIES
Red kite, Black kite, Black-shouldered Kite, Golden eagle, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Short-toed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, Eurasian Black (Cinereous) Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Marsh harrier, Hen harrier, Montagu’s harrier, Short-toed eagle, Booted eagle, Common buzzard, Honey buzzard, Long-legged buzzard, Peregrine falcon, Eurasian hobby, Common kestrel, Lesser kestrel, Eleonora’s falcon, White stork, Black Stork, Lesser-short-toed lark, Dupont’s lark, Trumpeter finch, collared pratincole, Black wheatear, Black eared wheatear, Thekla lark and many more!
CONTACT US FOR A TOUR ENQUIRY
DAY 1
Arrival at Malaga airport, transfer to Village near Granada where we spend the 6 nights, stopping along the way to birdwatch.
DAY 2
Spend the day in the Granda province exploring the southern hills of Sierra Nevada mountains by vehicle and walking. Walking can be reduced in the event participants have any health issues or waling impediments, but at least some walking is to be expected.
DAY 3
Explore the steppe habitats and mountains in the NE of Granada. Target species will include Little bustard, Stone curlew, and both Sandgrouse species amongst many other birds, flowers and other nature.
DAY 4
Explore the Almeria region on it’s costal marshes and inland arid desert habitat for target species such as various larks, wheatears and more.
DAY 5
Spend the day in the Malaga’s costal marshes and inland hills for species such as Slender-billed gull, white-headed duck, Audouin’s gull and much more.
DAY 6
Explore the fresh and brackish water lagoons in the Antequera region, including amazing poppy fields and impressive mountain valleys. Target species include, Greater flamingo, Gull-billed tern, Great spotted cuckoo and many other raptors and waterbirds.
DAY 7
Transfer to airport stopping along the way for spots of birding – ensure to book an afternoon or late evening return flight if possible (contact me before booking any flights).
Route are generally set with some degree of flexibility possible. Shaded red areas reflect the area covered. Exact routes will depend on weather / traffic during the course of the 5 or 7 days.
Some of the images from the tours
Images of the charming typical Spanish town house where you will stay, in one of the villages in southern Granada province. Rooms, toilets, showers, linen and floors are very clean
