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Delta del Ebro - Laguna de la Tancada

Catalonia  >  Spain

Lagoon and surrounding fields are great for birdwatching and spotting birds like Kék fú, üstökösgém and Batla.

Added* by Eite Boonstra
Most recent update 30 október 2024

Description

La Tancada is one of the most remarkable lagoons in the Ebro Delta. 250 hectares of land with a rich fauna and vegetation. It is the lagoon with the highest density of Rózsás flamingó in the entire Delta. Many species of ducks, gulls and waders. Also in the surrounding ricefields many birds can be seen. Among the birds you can see are Kék fú, üstökösgém, Batla, Kacagócsér, vékonycsőrű sirály, Korallsirály, Lócsér, üstökösréce, Búbospacsirta and csíkos szikipacsirta. But many more, see the birdlist below.

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Espagnol: La Tancada es una de las lagunas más destacadas del Delta. La Laguna de la Tancada, de unas 250 hectáreas de extensión, tiene mucha importancia por tener un excepcional entorno natural y una rica fauna y vegetación. La Laguna de la Tancada es el espacio natural perfecto para la observación de aves. Es la laguna con más densidad de flamencos en todo el Delta. Si os gusta ir en bicicleta, una de las mejores actividades posibles es realizar una ruta itineraria por Laguna de La Tancada y su entorno.

Details

Access

You get there by car. I camped in l'éucaliptus. The delta is flat. In one lake saw about 10 Kék fú. The üstökösgém was not to be missed. At the border of the sea I spotted csíkos szikipacsirta. There are 3 main viewpoints in the lagoon, but the birding is good on many other spots. A circular route around the lagoon in 10 km. Best option is by bike.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Lake

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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Map

Top 5 birds

Rózsás flamingó
1. Rózsás flamingó
(Phoenicopterus roseus)
Kacagócsér
2. Kacagócsér
(Gelochelidon nilotica)
Batla
3. Batla
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Gólyatöcs
4. Gólyatöcs
(Himantopus himantopus)
Széki lile
5. Széki lile
(Charadrius alexandrinus)

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Comments & Tips

Local guide

Bird excursion Ebro Delta with bird guide Harold Wijts

Ebro Delta  >  Spain

My name is Harold Wijts and I am a bird guide in the Ebro Delta, a true bird paradise. Every season there is something to experience. In spring, from March onwards, the migratory birds that come from Africa and spend a few days foraging in the Ebro Delta and then move on to northern Europe, such as spotted crake, whinchat, garganey, all species of swallow, flycatcher. From April, many species of breeding birds return such as purple heron, collared pratincole, little bittern, night heron, squacco heron, many species of terns, golden oriole, bee-eaters, roller, nightjars, short-toed eagle, warblers, stilts. In autumn, migration is reversed from north to south including dotterel and many waders. In winter, there are many winter visitors, such as divers, black-necked grebe, stork, stonechat, scoters, booted eagle, osprey and many species of waders.

Of course also the species that are there all year round such as moustached warbler, audouin's gull, slender-billed gull, egrets, penduline tit, cetti warbler, flamingo, short-toed lark, crested lark, red crested pochard, Kentish plover. The Ebro Delta is a bird paradise with a size of 320 km², created by deposits of the river Ebro.

I'm an experienced bird guide with over 15 years of experience in the Ebro Delta. Prices per half-day session (4-5 hours) € 75.00 for max. 3 persons. + km allowance of € 0.25. For reservations call/app Harold Wijts on 0034-652910296. On a beautiful day you can see as many as 70-80 species of birds. The excursion can be done in English, German or Dutch.

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