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Natural Area Marismas del Rio Palmones

Cádiz province, Andalucía.  >  Spain

This protected area is located inside the bay of Algeciras, at the east side of the strait of Gibraltar, in the border between Los Barrios and Algeciras.

Hinzugefügt* von David Cuenca
Zuletzt aktualisiert 24 Mai 2020

Beschreibung

This natural park in the mouth of the river Palmones, covers the only marshes of the whole Strait of Gibraltar. It's an important place for birds, especially in migration periods and in winter, with more than 200 species recorded. The marshes, intertidal zone and coastal dunes attract lots of wildfowl species, herons, gulls, terns and waders. The Löffler is easy to see in small numbers and it's the most important wintering area for Fischadler in the Strait. Some of the main species are: breeding Seeregenpfeifer, Wiesenschafstelze, Kurzzehenlerche and Weidensperling (in the orchards); migrants Stelzenläufer, Rosaflamingo, Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe, Flußseeschwalbe and Weißbart-Grasmücke and wintering Kormoran, Rohrweihe, Pfeifente, Rotschenkel, Großer Brachvogel, Sumpfohreule, Brandgans (some years), Raubseeschwalbe and Bergpieper. The Rüppellseeschwalbe is one of the annual rarities. Moreover, Kanadapfeifente, Waldschnepfe, Gelbspötter and Waldammer have been seen.

There is an observatory in the place called Torrejon Park, from where you have an excellent panoramic sight of all the area. In early spring, it is easy to see Häherkuckuck and several species of warblers and others songbirds in the forest and scrubland.

Palmones is also a good place to see migration of raptors, storks, swifts and swallows with the west winds.

Details

Zugang

The best option to visit this area is to access from the south. Take exit number 108 of the A7 motorway towards Embarcadero Avenue. Then, in the first traffic circle turn right until a junction with a stop (you can see a sign for the Observatory for Public Use 1 km. away) where you turn left onto the Mediana road. If you continue along this street until the end, in its final section it continues as a dirt track to the vicinity of the Torrejon Park observatory, which you have to explore walking. If you turn right onto Cabo Ajo street and then turn left onto Cabo Finisterre street, you will come to an orchard area from where you can access, on foot too, the eastern part of the area, with wide intertidal mudflats, the dunes and the beach.

Terrain und Habitat

Feuchtgebiet , Strand , Schlammflächen , Landwirtschaft , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , Fluss , Dünen

Bedingungen

Flach , Sandig , Offene Landschaft , Sumpfig

Rundweg

Nein

Ist ein Spektiv nützlich?

Ja

Gute Beobachtungszeit

Ganzjährig

Beste Beobachtungszeit

Winter , Frühjahr , Herbst , Frühjahrszug , Herbstzug

Route

Normaler Weg , unbefestigte Straße

Schwierigkeitsgrad der Tour

Einfach

Erreichbarkeit

zu Fuß , Auto

Beobachtungshütten oder -türme

Ja

Zusätzliche Informationen

If you want to see waders feeding and groups of gulls and terns resting, it is better to visit the eastern part of the area at low tide.

To take advantage of the time it is better to drive to the car parks and walk from there.

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