Coto de la Isleta

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Islet with a pine forest surrounded by marshes belonging to the Marismas de Santi Petri natural area in Chiclana de la Frontera.

Added* by LeChussa
Most recent update 8 ноември 2023

Description

Coto de la Isleta is a great place to spot waders. When the tide goes out, the mud is filled with waders coming to eat and migrating birds during spring and autumn migration. Lots of голем српоклун свиркач, шарен српоклун свиркач, црвенонога тринга, зеленонога тринга, морски пескар, среден пескар, обичен свиркач, бел свиркач, белокрстен свиркач, Bar-tailed Godwit, црноопашна блатарка, Чурулин, орел рибар, чапја лажичарка, сива чапја, мала бела чапја, голема бела чапја, езерски галеб, медитерански галеб, Црвенонога сабјарка, and many others. During migration, large concentrations of Пупунец, модроврана, елова зелентарка, кукавица, etc. have been seen.

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Espagnol: El Coto de la Isleta es un islote con bosque de pinos rodeado de marismas perteneciente al paraje natural Marismas de Santi Petri de Chiclana de la Frontera. Cuando baja la marea, los fangos se llenan de limícolas que vienen a comer y de aves en paso durante las migraciones prenupcial y posnupcial. Gran cantidad de голем српоклун свиркач, шарен српоклун свиркач, црвенонога тринга, зеленонога тринга, морски пескар, среден пескар, обичен свиркач, бел свиркач, белокрстен свиркач, Bar-tailed Godwit, црноопашна блатарка, Чурулин, орел рибар, чапја лажичарка, сива чапја, мала бела чапја, голема бела чапја, езерски галеб, медитерански галеб, Црвенонога сабјарка, y un largo etcétera. En paso, se han visto grandes concentraciones de Пупунец, модроврана, елова зелентарка, кукавица, etc.

Details

Access

Coto de la Isleta is located west of the town of Chiclana de la Frontera. The entire space is open, there are no fences. There is only one gate at the entrance to the route, which has a pedestrian crossing. The car can be left next to the gate, parked next to a eucalyptus tree. Click on the P in the map for directions. The circular walk is about 4 km. The path can be muddy if it has rained recently, and is best at low tide or with the tide going out (see the link to the tides table below), as the path walls can sometimes be flooded with spring tides. From August to November, it is especially interesting because it is in the migratory corridor of чапја лажичарка, which cross over the islet in large spectacular groups on their way to Africa. Also notable is the large concentration of голем српоклун свиркач that come and go to eat at dusk in the surrounding marshes and that, in their autumn migration, also form large groups. On the island there are several рибарче and a good population of страчка and гулаб гурмиш. And on summer nights you can hear Red-necked Nightjar and Шумски (Обичен) був.

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Espagnol: Todo el espacio está abierto, no existen alambradas ni otros impedimentos. Solo hay una cancela a la entrada del recorrido, que tiene un paso habilitado para peatones. El coche se puede dejar junto a la cancela, aparcado al lado de un eucaliptal. El camino puede tener barro si ha llovido recientemente, y es mejor en bajamar o con la marea bajando, ya que los muros de los caminos a veces pueden estar inundados con las mareas vivas. De agosto a noviembre, es especialmente interesante por estar en el corredor migratorio de las чапја лажичарка, que cruzan por encima de la isleta en grandes bandos espectaculares en su camino a África. También sobresale la gran concentración de голем српоклун свиркач que entran y salen a comer al atardecer de las marimas aledañas y que, en paso posnupcial, también forman grandes bandos. En la isla hay varios рибарче y una buena población de страчка y de гулаб гурмиш. Y en las noches de verano se escuchan los Red-necked Nightjar y los Шумски (Обичен) був.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Sea , Scattered trees and bushes , Beach , Dunes , Mud flats

Conditions

Flat , Sandy

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Autumn , Autumn migration

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Extra info

From Coto de la Isleta, you can walk to other nearby salt flats and marshes, also very interesting for wader watching. Wintering is spectacular throughout the Bay of Cádiz.

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Espagnol: Desde allí, se puede andar a otras salinas y marismas aledañas, muy interesantes también para el avistamiento de limícolas. La invernada es espectacular en toda la Bahía de Cádiz.

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