Beschreibung
Wild, unpopulated countryside with self-sufficient farms and cork oak forests. Santa Clara Valley is a beautiful walking area and there's an excellent place to stay on the other side of the lake that has been built to blend into the surrounding area and attract birds - search for "Paradise in Portugal" or "Quinta do Barranco da Estrada". There's an excellent hide in the valley itself and "Paradise in Portugal" has a hide in their garden that is aimed specifically at Pirol - during July they have 40+ in the garden every morning! Quite stunning! Other birds you can see in the area are Eisvogel, Wiedehopf, Blauracke, Bienenfresser, Wasserralle, Zistensänger, Samtkopf-Grasmücke, Girlitz, Wellenastrild and Seidensänger. But many more, see the birdlist and photo gallery below.
Details
Zugang
By car or train. The station is called "Santa Clara Saboia". Click on the P in the map for directions to Quinta do Barranco da Estrada.
Terrain und Habitat
Wald , Feuchtgebiet , See , Landwirtschaft , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , Grasland, Wiesen , Tal , Fluss , Schilfflächen , Stadt/DorfBedingungen
Hügelig , Trocken , Offene LandschaftRundweg
JaIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
NeinGute Beobachtungszeit
GanzjährigBeste Beobachtungszeit
Sommer , Frühjahrszug , Frühjahr , Herbst , HerbstzugRoute
asphaltierte Straße , unbefestigte Straße , Schmaler Pfad , Normaler WegSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
EinfachErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , Fahrrad , AutoBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
JaZusätzliche Informationen
I cannot stress this with greater emphasis - check out "Paradise in Portugal" (see the link below) you will not be disappointed, but early booking is normally essential.
Links
- Paradise in Portugal
- An excellent website for anyone thinking of "Birding in Portugal" - funnily enough it's the name of the site!


