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Bioria Nature Reserve

Coast central Portugal  >  Portugal

Bioria is the best place in Europe to see Airone rosso. The reserve is located at the fringes of the Aveiro lagoon in the central coast of Portugal.

Aggiunto* da John Morecroft
Ultimo aggiornamento 19 marzo 2023

Descrizione

Bioria Nature Reserve is very well hidden behind the town of Estarreja. It is an endlessly connected series of wetlands with large reed fields and small-scale wet farmers' fields. Hundreds of Cicogna bianca and thousands of water birds live here. And more than 200 pairs of Airone rosso. It is the largest colony of Airone rosso in Portugal. Nowhere else in Europe you can see and photograph these birds from this close and this easy. Even outside the birdwatching hides. Cycling and hiking trails have been laid out and there is a visitor center. Yet the area is still hardly known because it has only been a protected area for a few years. Almost 200 different bird species have been recorded. The Airone rosso are really everywhere you look in the small rice fields and other wet fields. They seem less shy than in other places. Pittima reale, Spatola and countless other waders can also be found here during migration. And Rondine rossiccia, Gruccione, Upupa and Nibbio bianco make it a typical southern European bird mecca.

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Accesso

Bioria Nature Reserve is located to the west of the town of Estarreja. Click on the P in the map to get directions to the parking of the reserve next to the Interpretation Center. Best way to see the Airone rosso, is to walk or cycle the "Salreu" path. This is the route you see on the map below. Path Salreu is circular, and starts and ends at the Interpretation Center. It has a length of about 8 kilometers and can be done on foot or by bicycle. It is a route that crosses rice fields, marshes, reed beds and rushes. By foot the walk takes about two and a half hours.

Terreno e habitat

Zona umida , Mare , Canneti , Terreni coltivati , Velme

Caratteristiche dell’area

Terreno piano , Paludoso , Paesaggio aperto , Non ombreggiato

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Primavera

Percorso

Strada sterrata , Sentiero ampio

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Difficoltà media

Modalità di accesso

A piedi , Bicicletta , Sedia a rotelle

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

Si

Informazioni aggiuntive

A telescope can be very useful, because you also pass the lagoon where the birds are very far away. But the Salreu is a rather long walk, so maybe you should think twice :-)

There are also three other birdwalks you can do in the area. Path Rio Jardim ( 2 km), Path Bocage (3,6 km) and Path Rio Antuã (5,7 km). For more information see the Bioria-website, click on the link below.

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