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Description
This natural area covers the mouth of the Guadiaro river, the wetland (that is an old island) and the beach. Despite its small size, its characteristics, closer to the Mediterranean Sea than to the Atlantic Ocean, make it an area of high bird's richness, with almost 230 species recorded. The bird species are typical of places of brackish water with little influence of tide and reedbeds: ducks, herons, rails and crakes, waders, seabirds, gulls, terns and waterbird passerines.
Among these species you will find: residents Kentish Plover, Purple Swamphen, Common Kingfisher or Cetti's Warbler; migrants Squacco Heron, Purple Heron, Spotted Crake, Black-winged Stilt, Audouin's Gull, Little Tern, Red-rumped Swallow or Great Reed Warbler; wintering Osprey, Water Rail, Penduline Tit or Reed Bunting. You have breeding, among other, like Little Bittern and Reed Warbler. Some possible rarities are Marbled Teal, Jack Snipe or Baillon's Crake. The beach is a good place for seabirds, both in winter and on migration, like Cory's Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater or Common Scoter.
Details
Access
This area is located between Sotogrande and the harbour of Sotogrande. You can take exit 130 of the A-7 motorway towards Paniagua avenue, first, and Paseo del Parque street, later.
You can also take exit 133 of the same highway towards the harbour of Sotogrande, first, take Puerto Sotogrande street and then Jaime el Conquistador street, after crossing the bridge, where you can have a look, turn left. to the entry. The entrance is about 500 meters.
You can park next to the entrance from where you have to go on foot.
Terrain and Habitat
Wetland , Beach , River , Sea , ReedbedsConditions
Flat , SandyCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
YesGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
Winter , Spring , AutumnRoute
Wide pathDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
FootBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
The hide is normally closed.