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Description
Albufeira de Santa Maria de Aguiar is housed in a valley with gentle slopes, where the Aguiar river flows. This reservoir is one of the most important wetlands in the district of Guarda. The scarcity of other wetlands nearby makes this area an important refuge for water birds, especially for potápka roháč, with this reservoir having one of the most important population centers nationally. Of the water birds also stand out species like lžičák pestrý, kachna divoká, ostralka štíhlá, kopřivka obecná, čírka obecná, polák velký, potápka malá, lyska černá, Slípka zelenonohá, pisila čáponohá, tenkozobec opačný, volavka červená, ibis hnědý and kolpík bílý. On the banks of the reservoir and the streams that flow into it, the aquatic and riparian vegetation is occupied by bekasina otavní, chřástal kropenatý, bukáček malý, volavka popelavá, slavík obecný, cetie jižní, cvrčilka zelená, rákosník velký, rákosník obecný,rákosník proužkovaný and ledňáček říční.
As regards the surrounding area, the vegetation is dominated by farmland, pastures and small forest areas that allow the presence of landbirds. In the bushes and trees of the east bank it is possible to hear and, with luck, observe species such as žluna zelená, strakapoud velký, strakapoud malý, sojka obecná, Žluva hajní, orebice rudá, křepelka polní, pěnice vousatá. You can also observe species like dudek chocholatý, vlha pestrá, čejka chocholatá, ťuhýk rudohlavý, ťuhýk pustinný, straka obecná, straka iberská and chocholouš vavřínový on the banks of this reservoir. You should also prospect the skies, which are often crossed by large birds of prey, such as orlovec říční, luněc šedý, sup mrchožravý, včelojed lesní, Black Vulture, sup bělohlavý, orlík krátkoprstý, orel nejmenší, orel skalní, moták pochop, moták lužní, krahujec obecný, jestřáb lesní, luňák červený, luňák hnědý, sokol stěhovavý, ostříž lesní, poštolka obecná. In the skies you can also see several species of swallows: vlaštovka obecná, vlaštovka skalní, břehule skalní, jiřička obecná, břehule říční; and swifts: rorýs obecný, rorýs velký, rorýs šedohnědý.
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Access
You can park your car next to the dam wall and explore all the area on foot. You can explore the dam wall, the east bank of the reservoir and the surrounding areas. See the map bellow.