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Parque De Las Llamas

Cantabria  >  Spain

Elongated urban park of 11 hectares in the city of Santander.

Added* by Moises Poo Calleja
Most recent update 28 juni 2023

Description

Parque de las Llamas is a nice place for urban birdwatching. In the center of the park there is a lagoon with reed beds and the park has more than 2500 trees. The area is inhabited by different types of birds and a multitude of waterfowl that choose this area as a wetland to nest or stop on their long migratory journeys. Among the birds you can encounter are Taffeland, Dvergdykker, Sivsanger, Rørsanger, Cettisanger, Cistussanger, Enkeltbekkasin, Vannrikse, Isfugl and Vandrefalk.

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Espagnol: El Parque de las Llamas, o Parque de la Vaguada de las Llamas está situado junto al Sardinero de Santander, Cantabria, con una superficie de 11 hectáreas. Áreas recreativas, zonas verdes y pasarelas rodean una gran zona central donde podemos observar multitud de aves acuáticas que eligen esta zona como humedal donde nidificar o hacer parada en sus largos viajes migratorios.

Details

Access

The park can be accessed from the vicinity of the Palacio de Deportes de Santander, the university campus, Avenida de Los Castros or from Avenida de la Constitución. The park has three car parks. Click on a P in the map for directions. There are many trails to explore the park.

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Espagnol: Se puede acceder al parque desde las inmediaciones del Palacio de Deportes de Santander, del campus universitario, de la Avenida de Los Castros o desde la Avenida de la Constitución. El parque dispone de tres aparcamientos.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Lake , Scattered trees and bushes , City/village , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

Photo Parque de las Llamas by Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Map

Top 5 birds

Dvergdykker
1. Dvergdykker
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Vannrikse
2. Vannrikse
(Rallus aquaticus)
Taffeland
3. Taffeland
(Aythya ferina)
Enkeltbekkasin
4. Enkeltbekkasin
(Gallinago gallinago)
Sivsanger
5. Sivsanger
(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

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