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Cilanco

Albacete  >  Spain

A pleasant area of traditional orchards next to the Cabriel river where you can see a variety of birds.

Added* by Lucas de las Heras Gómez
Most recent update 5 January 2022
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Description

Cilanco is an area between the riparian forest, forest masses and traditional orchards, with rocky areas that are home to a large number of vultures. Among the birds you can encounter are Tawny Owl, Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Goshawk, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Golden Eagle, Hawfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Water Rail, Zitting Cisticola and Red-rumped Swallow.

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Espagnol: Una agradable zona de huertas tradicionales junto al río Cabriel. Zona de ecotono entre el bosque de ribera, masas forestales y huertas tradicionales, con roquedos que albergan una gran cantidad de buitres.

Details

Access

Access from the road that connects Requena with Albacete.

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Espagnol: Acceso desde la carretera que conecta Requena con Albacete.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , Valley , River , City/village , Agriculture , Canyon/cliff

Conditions

Hilly

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration , Winter

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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Top 5 birds

Griffon Vulture
1. Griffon Vulture
(Gyps fulvus)
Water Rail
2. Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Golden Eagle
3. Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
Tawny Owl
4. Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
Eurasian Goshawk
5. Eurasian Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)

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