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Villebois les Pins Shrike Road

Hautes-Alpes  >  France

The road from Orpierre to Villebois les Pins is not only very picturesque, it's also rich in birds. And the amount of Pie-grièche écorcheur is astonishing.

Ajouté* par Thierry Martin
Dernière actualisation 24 octobre 2023

Description

The road from Orpierre to Villebois les Pins is perfect for relaxed bird watching. The road has almost no traffic and passes through different types of habitats. A part runs along a small enclosed stream where the treetops are at eye level. A part runs through small-scale agricultural landscape with hay fields. Some parts run through forest and the most beautiful part through a small canyon. This means that you can see different types of bird species. You can see many Pie-grièche écorcheur on the electric wires along the hay fields. Dozens of them! In the quiet bird months of July and August, they are very visible when they are sitting in the top of bushes with their young.

Also spectacular is the small canyon where Circaète Jean-le-Blanc can be seen perched on the top of the protruding rock pillars. You can also see Perdrix rouge crossing the street on the bottom of the canyon in the early morning. The open agricultural area also has a lot of Bruant zizi and Pic vert. But many more birds can be seen, see the extended list below.

Détails

Accès

The best way to explore the road is by bike. But of course you can also walk. From Orpierre the road gradually ascends towards Villebois les Pins. The route you see on the map is 5 km, this is the most interesting part, but you can go on to Villebois les Pins, the road remains very attractive also after the small canyon.

When you explore the road by car, you can park almost anywhere. Only in the small canyon it can be difficult to find a parking spot.

Terrain et Habitat

Forêt , Montagnes , Canyon/falaise , Agriculture , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Prairie , Vallée , Rivière

Conditions

Vallonné , Rocailleux , Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Non

Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Automne , Eté

Meilleure période pour une visite

Printemps

Itinéraire

Route pavée

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo , Voiture , Fauteuil roulant

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

Carte

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