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Saladares de Guadalentìn

Murcia  >  Spain

This nature reserve features salty plains with diverse birds, including endangered species.

Added* by Nigel Parker
Most recent update 17 Φεβρουαρίου 2021

Description

Saladares de Guadalentìn nature reserve at the bottom of the Guadalentín Valley, between Sierra Espuña and the Sierra de Carrascoy, is this protected landscape, camouflaged among a large agricultural mosaic of extensive irrigated crops, wooded crops and human constructions, where the natural vegetation of the area appears at its greatest expression: the saladar. It is a salt plain around different river courses. The area of ​​2,600 hectares of wide mead owed olive groves, cereal plantations, fallow land and, above all, extensive salt marshes, constitute another important ecosystem, the steppe. Many nice birds can be seen here like (Ευρωπαϊκή) Χαλκοκουρούνα, Χρυσαετός, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Κιρκινέζι, Μαυροπεριστερόκοτα and Καλαμοκανάς And many more, see the extended birdlist below.

Details

Access

Near Alhama de Murcia. Click on the P on the map to get directions to the viewpoint. On the map you also see a 15 km long circular trail. If you are going to do this on foot, take plenty of water and don't do this hike in summer in the middle of the day. And also not at sunset because of abundant mosquitoes

Terrain and Habitat

Plain , Reedbeds , Steppe

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Unpaved road , Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Car , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Links

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

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