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Description
Canhão do Erges is one of the most inhospitable and remote places in Portugal. The Erges is still a wild river with great erosive capacity that led to the formation of three impressive gorges within a short distance. Exploring these canyons, where the river flows at a depth of 150 m, is a perfect opportunity to discover a great diversity of birds. The cliffs are an important nesting and resting place for Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Black Vulture, Black Stork, Bonelli's Eagle, Blue Rock Thrush and Eagle Owl. Here, the skies are also crossed by birds of prey like Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Golden Eagle, Red Kite, Black Kite, Common Buzzard and aerial birds such as Alpine Swift, Common Swift, Sand Martin, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Crag Martin and Red-rumped Swallow.
From the Roman bridge of Segura, that connects Portugal to Spain, you can observe Common Kingfisher, Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Great Cormorant and Grey Heron. This is also a great place to observe Melodious Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, Sardinian Warbler, Western Orphean Warbler and Dartford Warbler, which usually feed and shelter in the bushes by the river. In the surroundings lands of Segura it is possible to detect and watch birds like Common Quail, Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Common Cuckoo, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Hoopoe, European Bee-eater, Golden Oriole, Woodchat Shrike, Iberian Grey Shrike, Iberian Magpie, Magpie, Thekla's Lark, Spanish Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, Linnet, Corn Bunting, Rock Bunting and Cirl Bunting.
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Start by driving to the Roman bridge of Segura, from where can you see the village, the Erges river bed and the surrounding landscape, occupied by many species of birds. After that, you can drive along the riverside until the “Centro Interpretativo da Biodiversidade”, which has a good view into the interior of the granite outcrop. Finally, you can drive to a sandy area, with some watermills, where the canyon starts. See the map below.