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Camino de la Reyerta - Punta de Montijo

Cadiz Province  >  Spain

A convenient stop for watching gulls, terns & waders

Ajouté* par John Cantelo
Dernière actualisation 16 avril 2020

Description

When the tide is high this is a less attractive site so try to time your visit to coincide with a rising or falling tide particularly durring migration. However, even at high tide you can still see a variety of terns - particularly Sterne caugek, Sterne naine and Sterne pierregarin , less often Sterne caspienne and Guifette noire plus, rarely, Sterne voyageuse - and various gulls including Goéland railleur. Further out in the bay check for Grand Labbe and Fou de Bassan. Waders include Gravelot à collier interrompu, Grand Gravelot, Bécasseau sanderling, Bécasseau variable, Tournepierre à collier, Huîtrier pie, Chevalier gambette , Barge à queue noire, Courlis corlieu, etc. At all times take great care not to disturb roosting & feeding birds. Note that the beaches can be busy at weekends and peak holiday times.

The beach at the end of Camino de la Reyerta is overlooked by an excellent chiringuito (bar/restaurant), Casa Gaspar, making this a great place to stop for refreshment as you can still watch the birds (often at close quarters on a high tide). From the bar head west towards Punta de Montijo (c1 km) to check for waders, gulls & terns (heading east towards Sanlucar risks getting cut off when the tide rises which makes for a long detour inland to return the chiringito). The walls of the corrales de pesca (ancient enclosed fish traps) are often used by birds feeding for resting. From the point you have a good view across the bay towards Chipiona.

Détails

Accès

Easily reached along the Camino de la Reyerta which is signposted off a roundabout on the Sanlucar - Chipiona road.

Terrain et Habitat

Plage , Vasières

Conditions

Plat , Sablonneux

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Meilleure période pour une visite

Migration printanière , Automne

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

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