Filtro Verde del Villar de Chinchilla

Albacete > Spain

The green wastewater purification filter near the village of Villar de Chinchilla is a kind of small wetland that attracts birds.

Added* by Lucas de las Heras Gómez
Most recent update 27 November 2023

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Description

Filtro Verde del Villar de Chinchilla is a small wetland with dense vegetation that houses a good concentration of Common Snipe and some Jack Snipe each winter. Also other birds are attracted to this water source.

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Espagnol: Filtro verde de depuración de aguas residuales. Pequeño humedal con vegetación lacustre que alberga buena concentración de Common Snipe y algunos ejemplares de Jack Snipe cada invierno.

Details

Access

From Villar de Chinchilla, taking the service road of the A31 highway heading east (1 km from the town). Click on the P on the map for directions.

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Espagnol: Desde el Villar de Chinchilla, cogiendo la vía de servicio de la autovía A31 en dirección este (a 1 km del pueblo). Haga clic en la P en el mapa para obtener direcciones.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Agriculture , Forest

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Is a telescope useful?

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Car , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

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Top 5 birds

1. Jack Snipe
(Lymnocryptes minimus)

2. Common Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)

3. Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)

4. Common Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)

5. Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)

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