OVERVIEW
Birdwatching in Gibraltar on our Tripadvisor recommended day tours with a fully licensed and recommended guide by GONHS and the Gibraltar Tourist Board is an unforgettable experience.  Our tours are ideal if (like us) you prefer to avoid of large noisy tour groups.  Well if you feel that way, and your a nature lover, just want to stretch your legs, breath some fresh air or simply want to engage in a leisurely walk in the countryside, this tour may be just what you need!  Experience how man and natural history has influenced the the region around us.  Watch hundred of migrating birds of prey, native breeding birds, plethora of wild flowers and butterflies and and enjoy some stunning scenery.

Birds (species depends on season)
WInter can very productive, with a large range of wintering species such as seabirds, such as Audouin’s gull, Mediterranean gull, Northern gannet, Black redstart, shore birds such as Ruddy turnstone, Kingfisher and and more. Breeding birds also offer some specialities for birders. Thousands of pairs of Common and Pallid Swifts breed in Gibraltar and a few pairs of Alpine Swift inhabit the Rock’s cliffs, which they share with five to seven pairs of resident Peregrines, Common Kestrels, and Blue Rock Thrush. Sea caves at the southeastern end of the Rock hold a small colony of resident Mediterranean subspecies of the European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii). Gibraltar’s most emblematic breeding bird is the resident Barbary Partridge, which is found nowhere else in mainland Europe. The species is not easy to see, but patient observers may well encounter them in the Gibraltar Nature Reserve.

The tour
Will take us around by car the best spots to observe the more shy wildlife, as well as enter the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. Entry at individual tourist sites is not covered by this tour and requires a separate fee, best done at some other time or after the tour. We do not go all the way to the top of the Rock as this is prohibited by car, and nature often disturbed by th presence of mass tourism. You can walk up after the tour if you wish. Tour starts at 8am and ends at 1pm. If you wish to extend the tour until 4 pm please add +£25 p/p.

Customisable
We will take into account your activity preference birds, photography, digiscoping or nature in general.  Let us know what your medical conditions / limitations are.  Your health and safety is paramount for us!  A great option if you’r based in Gibraltar or nearby area.  We will arrange pickup / drop-off free of charge.  Also a great option for general nature photographers. 

What you require
Use appropriate footwear and clothing (no sandals).  You can choose to bring your own food, however, tours pass by several restaurants and cafes. Bring your medication, suncream, sun shades, whilst insect repellent and a hat is optional.species of bird of prey, two species of stork, and a plethora of species of seabirds such as the restricted Audouin’s and Scopoli’s shearwater can be observed. On the seventh day we transfer to our respective airports where the tour will end.

Licensed tour guide

DAY FEES
Prices in total not per person
1 person: £160
2 people: £220 (£110 p/p)
3 people: £300 (£100 p/p)
4 people: £360 (£90 p/p)
Children <12 yrs free
Reduced fees for Gibraltar
residents contact me info

DURATION
8am -1pm
Tour till 4 pm? +£20 p/p

WHAT IT IS INCLUDED
– Round around the rock stopping at various top locations
-Explore all forms nature, especially birdlife.
-Narrative of Rock’s culture and history
-Entry and walk within the Nature Reserve (does not include entry to the tourist sites or access to very top of the Rock)
– Transport & fuel
– Licensed Bird tour guide
– Use of binoculars (if required) and telescope
– Gibraltar bird checklist
– Use of bird ID book in English
– Mineral water
_ Basic liability insurance

NOT INCLUDED
Health / personal / travel insurance
Recommend to get your own
Any meals
items of a personal nature.

WHEN TO GO
The variety of possibilities make this trip rewarding year round

TARGET SPECIES (depends on season)
Apart from all other wildlife
Barbary partridge, Mediterranean shag, Cory / Scopoli’s shearwater, Balearic shearwater, Audouin’s gull, Peregrine falcon, Kingfisher, Grey heron, Common sandpiper, Whimbrel, Griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, Black kite, Booted Eagle, Short-toed eagle, Common buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Honey buzzard, Blue rock thrush, Sardinian warbler, Spotted flycatcher, and more

OVERVIEW
You will be day touring in the wilderness with a fully licensed and recommended guide by GONHS and the Gibraltar Tourist Board.  Our tours are ideal if (like us) you prefer to avoid of large noisy tour groups.  Well if you feel that way, and your a nature lover, just want to stretch your legs, breath some fresh air or simply want to engage in a leisurely walk in the countryside, this tour may be just what you need!  Experience how man and natural history has influenced the the region around us.  Watch hundred of migrating birds of prey, native breeding birds, plethora of wild flowers and butterflies and and enjoy some stunning scenery. We can take in to account your tour preferences; birds, photography, digiscoping or nature in general.  Do let us know if you have any food requirements and / medical conditions or physical imitations, your health and safety is important to us.  We will arrange the pickup and/or drop-off free of charge.  

The tour
Will take us around by car the best spots to observe the more shy wildlife, as well as enter the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. Entry at individual tourist sites is not covered by this tour and requires a separate fee, best done at some other time or after the tour. We do not go all the way to the top of the Rock as this is prohibited by car, and nature often disturbed by th presence of mass tourism. You can walk up after the tour if you wish. Tour starts at 8am and ends at 1pm. If you wish to extend the tour until 4 pm please add +£25 p/p.

What you require
Use appropriate footwear and clothing (no sandals).  You can choose to bring your own food, however, tours pass by several restaurants and cafes. Bring your medication, suncream, sun shades, whilst insect repellent and a hat is optional.species of bird of prey, two species of stork, and a plethora of species of seabirds such as the restricted Audouin’s and Scopoli’s shearwater can be observed. On the seventh day we transfer to our respective airports where the tour will end.

Variety of flowers 
Gibraltar is a great destination for botanists, with a wide array of endemic species such as the Gibraltar candytuft (see pic left), Gibraltar campion, Gibraltar sea lavender and others.  We walk you through all the nooks and crannies in the famous Rock of Gibraltar in search of these specialities and a offers a great opporunity for children and nature lovers in general who enjoy a casual ramble in the local countryside! The primary habitat in Gibraltar is maquis, or dense Mediterranean scrub.  This is mostly made up of tall bushes that include wild olive, Mediterranean buckthorn, lentisc, Osyris, terebinth, and smaller bushes that include shrubby scorpion vetch, spiny broom, teline, wild jasmine, shrubby germander and felty germander.  The bay laurel, and the dwarf fan palm are also found in parts of the maquis.  Understory plants include the intermediate periwinkle, Butcher’s broom, Italian arum and Bear’s breech. The firebreaks in the maquis are home to plants such as paper-white narcissus, common asphodel, giant Tangier fennel, wild gladiolus, Galactites and mallow bindweed.  Butterflies include the Monarch, Two-tailed pasha, Moroccan orange-tip and others.

DAY FEES
Prices in total not per person
1 person: £150
2 people: £250
3 people: £330
4 people: £400
Reduced fees for Gibraltar
residents contact me info

WHAT IT IS INCLUDED
Transport & fuel
Local Bird guide
Language – English/Spanish spoken
Use of binoculars & scope
Bird checklist & guide in English
Basic liability insurance

WHEN TO GO
The variety of possibilities make this trip rewarding year round

AVAILABLE TOUR DATES
All year round

DURATION
8am -1pm
Tour till 4 pm? +£25 p/p

We can take in to account your tour preferences; birds, photography, digiscoping or nature in general.  Do let us know if you have any food requirements and / medical conditions or physical imitations, your health and safety is important to us.  We will arrange the pickup and/or drop-off free of charge. 

What you require – It is recommended that you wear appropriate footwear and clothing, please do not wear sandals.  Bring your own food if you wish by tours will always pass by several good cafe &restaurants where you may stop if you wish. Do remember to pack your medication, any suncream, sunshades, although insect repellent is generally not necessary. A baseball or field hat is always a good idea especially in the summer months where it can get quite hot.

The tour
Will take us around by car the best spots to observe the more shy wildlife, as well as enter the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. Entry at individual tourist sites is not covered by this tour and requires a separate fee, best done at some other time or after the tour. We do not go all the way to the top of the Rock as this is prohibited by car, and nature often disturbed by th presence of mass tourism. You can walk up after the tour if you wish. Tour starts at 8am and ends at 1pm. If you wish to extend the tour until 4 pm please add +£25 p/p.

Colourful
Some of Europe’s most colourful butterflies can be observed and photographed during our tours around Gibraltar. Butterflies such as the  Two-tailed Pasha, Swallowtail, Scarce Swallowtail, Spanish Festoon and the superb Monarch are some of our highlights, if you are lucky you might even bump in to the less common moroccon orangetip which can sometimes be seen in certain areas in Gibraltar during spring. Across the border in Spain, many more species can be observed at different elevations.

Migration
You may be lucky to bump in to butterfly migration involving passage species such as the painted lady, which has peaks in Spring and autumn, also coinciding with the arrival of many species of dragonflies. Painted Lady are one species that can occur in huge numbers at certain times of the year, especial April and late summer.

Local
Amongst the more sedentary species, one could expect to encounter the beautiful Cleopatra, and the ubiquitous whites, both the large and small versions. Striped grayling and the Speckled wood are also common. The Geranium Bronze is often encountered in the city area amongst green areas. Some of the species that can be observed include:-

DAY FEES
Prices in total not per person
1 person: £150
2 people: £250
3 people: £330
4 people: £400
Reduced fees for Gibraltar
residents contact me info

WHAT IT IS INCLUDED
Transport & fuel
Local Bird guide
Language – English/Spanish spoken
Use of binoculars & scope
Bird checklist & guide in English
Basic liability insurance

WHEN TO GO
The variety of possibilities make this trip rewarding year round

AVAILABLE TOUR DATES
All year round

DURATION
8am -1pm
Tour till 4 pm? +£25 p/p

TARGET SPECIES
Apart from all other wildlife
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) – Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) – Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)– Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) – Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta – Painted Lady Vanessa cardui – Large White (Pieris brassica) – Small White (Pieris rapae)– Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)– Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)– Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina)– Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)– Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalii)– Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)– Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)– Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)– Southern Brown (Argus Aricia cramera)– Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) – Striped Grayling (Pseudoptergumia fidia), and many more!

OVERVIEW – Barbary Macaques & general nature tours in Gibraltar
You will be day touring in the wilderness with a fully licensed and recommended guide by GONHS and the Gibraltar Tourist Board to observe the Barbary Macaques.  Our tours are ideal if (like us) you prefer to avoid of large noisy tour groups.  Well if you feel that way, and your a nature lover, just want to stretch your legs, breath some fresh air or simply want to engage in a leisurely walk in the countryside, this tour may be just what you need!  Experience how man and natural history has influenced the the region around us.  Watch hundred of migrating birds of prey, native breeding birds, plethora of wild flowers and butterflies and and enjoy some stunning scenery

The tour
Will take us around by car the best spots to observe the more shy wildlife, as well as enter the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. Entry at individual tourist sites is not covered by this tour and requires a separate fee, best done at some other time or after the tour. We do not go all the way to the top of the Rock as this is prohibited by car, and nature often disturbed by th presence of mass tourism. You can walk up after the tour if you wish. Tour starts at 8am and ends at 1pm. If you wish to extend the tour until 4 pm please add +£25 p/p.

Barbary Macaques
The approx number of Barbary macaques on the Rock of Gibraltar ranges about 230 individuals living in 6 groups with group sizes ranging between 25 and 60 individuals, and are managed by (GONHS) and veterinarian expertise is provided by the Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic.

Warning
The macaques may react violently in the presence of foods, so please DO NOT open any food or bring food in any bags and they will find it and could place you at risk of injury. DO NOT feed the apes, keep a wide berth when they are around you and do not make any sudden movements near them.

What you require
It is recommended that you wear appropriate footwear and clothing, please do not wear sandals.  Bring your own food if you wish by tours will always pass by several good cafe & restaurants where you may stop if you wish. Do remember to pack your medication, any suncream, sunshades, although insect repellent is generally not necessary. A baseball or field hat is always a good idea especially in the summer months where it can get quite hot.

DAY FEES
Prices in total not per person
1 person: £150
2 people: £250
3 people: £330
4 people: £400
Reduced fees for Gibraltar
residents contact me info

WHAT IT IS INCLUDED
Transport & fuel
Local Bird guide
Language – English/Spanish spoken
Use of binoculars & scope
Bird checklist & guide in English
Basic liability insurance

WHEN TO GO
The variety of possibilities make this trip rewarding year round

DURATION
8am – 1pm
Tour till 4 pm? +£25 p/p

AVAILABLE TOUR DATES
All year round