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Trafal e Foz do Almargem

Loulé  >  Portugal

Wetland with a tapestry of habitats (temporary lagoons, pinetree forest and dunes). Nesting place of Nette rousse, Gravelot à collier interrompu and others.

Ajouté* par André Pinheiro
Dernière actualisation 31 mars 2022

Description

Trafal e Foz do Almargem is a wetland area with a large diversity of habitats in a small area. To the west (Foz do Almargem) you can find several species of waders and marine birds such as Flamant rose, Goéland d'Audouin, Bécasseau sanderling, Sterne naine and, in the dunes, you can find Gravelot à collier interrompu nesting in the spring (be sure to keep your distance). If you move to the northwest part of the area, towards the more reed dense zone, you can find less common species as Talève sultane and Héron pourpré.

Just 300 meters to the east, you can find another small lagoon - Trafal - which usually dries up in the summer. In winter and spring, though, it is usually tightly packed with ducks and other species as the Ibis falcinelle, Héron cendré, Busard des roseaux, Cisticole des joncs, Foulque macroule and Gallinule poule-d'eau. Amongst the ducks, while you can find many species, most commonly there are Nette rousse, Sarcelle d'hiver, Canard chipeau, Canard souchet and Canard colvert. The pinetree forest dividing the two lagoons is a known spot for the Common Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) and the entire area is also known for having mammals such as the otter (Lutra lutra).

Détails

Accès

The best way to connect between the two lagoons is just walking, because they are just a 5 minute walk apart from each other. There's free parking on the sides of "Foz do Almargem" (both) and also in the western side of "Trafal". You can follow signs for "Foz do Almargem (praia)" (beach).

Terrain et Habitat

Forêt , Zone humide , Canyon/falaise , Plage , Vasières , Agriculture , Mer/océan , Rivière , Dunes , Roselière , Prairie , Arbres et buissons disséminés

Conditions

Marécageux , Plat , Sablonneux , Niveau d'eau élevé probable , Paysage ouvert , Pas d'ombre

Boucle

Non

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Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Hiver

Meilleure période pour une visite

Hiver , Printemps

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Voiture

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

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