The famous reserve of El Hondo, rich in wildlife throughout the year. A fantastic place to go birding in the area. The trip will be either to the Reserve area at the North Gate if this is open to the public, or to the Visitor Centre area covering El Rincon and La Raja lagoons. Either location is teeming with birds and is a must visit in the area. Typical species that may be seen are:
All Year
Great Crested Grebe, Black Necked Grebe, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Little Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Flamingo, Shelduck, Gadwall, Shoveler, Marbled Duck, Red Crested Pochard, Pochard, White Headed Duck, Osprey, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Water Rail, Spotted Crake, Purple Gallinule, Black Winged Stilt, Avocet, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint, Redshank, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Black Tailed Godwit, Stone Curlew, Mediterranean Gull, Little Owl, Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Lesser Short Toed Lark, Crested Lark, Southern Grey Shrike, Moustached Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Fan Tailed Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit, Corn Bunting, Serin, Tree Sparrow.
Spring/Summer/Autumn
Purple Heron, Squacco Heron, Night Heron, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Honey Buzzard, Short Toed Eagle, Montagu's Harrier, Hobby, Quail, Baillon's Crake, Little Ringed Plover, Dotterel, Bar Tailed Godwit, Ruff, Collared Pratincole, Gull Billed Tern, Common Tern, Little Tern, Whiskered Tern, Black Tern, Turtle Dove, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Alpine Swift, Pallid Swift, Common Swift, Bee-eater, Roller, Short Toed Lark, Swallow, Red Rumped Swallow, Sand Martin, House Martin, Tawny Pipit, Iberian Yellow Wagtail, Woodchat Shrike, Savi’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Spectacled Warbler, Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Whinchat, Wheatear, Black Eared Wheatear, Redstart, Nightingale.
Winter
Greylag Goose, Wigeon, Teal, Tufted Duck, Pintail, Red Kite, Booted Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Spotted Eagle, Peregrine, Merlin, Crane, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Lapwing, Knot, Spotted Redshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Snipe, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Greater Black Backed Gull, Baltic Gull, Little Gull, Wryneck, Thekla Lark, Crag Martin, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Dartford Warbler, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Reed Bunting, Spotted Starling.
Vagrants and Rarities
Goldeneye, Sacred Ibis, Black Shouldered Kite, Red Footed Falcon and White Winged Black Tern have been seen.
Cost
1 Person 35 Euros
2 People 45 Euros
3 People 55 Euros
4 People 65 Euros
5+ People 75 Euros