Description
Laguna de El Oso is a reserve composed of a pair of steppe lagoons that are located within the municipality of El Oso. Kurki winter here and it holds a big population of merihanhi. Other birds you can find here in winter are valkoposkihanhi, but in the surroundings also isotrappi and pikkutrappi. In spring you can see heinätavi, ristisorsa, avosetti, pitkäjalka and taivaanvuohi, kattohaikara, pikkutylli. In summer hietakyyhky use the lagoon to drink and get drink water for their young.
The reserve is located in the heart of the cereal plain, surrounded by large spots of pine forests, where you can easily find more interesting bird species.
Details
Access
You reach El Oso leaving the A-6 motorway (Madrid – A Coruña) at the height of Sanchidrián. From the village of El Oso you can access the reserve by the road of San Pascual or by the path of Villanueva de Gómez. On both roads you will find an observatory from which to observe the birds as well as several information tables. To get the keys to the observatories it is necessary to get them in the village bar or in the town hall.


