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El Almendral

Puerto Real, Bahía de Cádiz  >  Spain

Public park that was an old almond plantation. The old almond trees have many holes. Nocturnal birds of prey nest and take refuge there.

Added* by Antonio Villalpando
Most recent update 27 ianuarie 2023
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Description

The Almendral park is surrounded by urbanizations. Even so, the nearby pine forests serve as a refuge for nocturnal birds of prey like Cucuvea and Ciuf de pădure that use it to hunt. Also common are Ghionoaie verde and various insectivores such as Muscar sur and Codroș de munte.

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Espagnol: El Almendral es un parque público que ocupa un antiguo cultivo de almendros. Mantiene los almendros, con muchos huecos. Allí anidan y se refugian rapaces nocturnas. El espacio está rodeado de urbanizaciones. Aún así, los pinares cercanos sirven de refugio a rapaces nocturnas que lo usan para cazar. También es frecuente el Ghionoaie verde y varias insectívoras como el Muscar sur y el Codroș de munte

Details

Access

You can leave the car in the municipal swimming pool area and start the route from there.

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Espagnol: Puedes dejar el coche en la zona de la piscina municipal y empezar la ruta desde allí.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , City/village , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Autumn , Spring

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Unpaved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

The area is especially interesting on spring nights. You can see almost all species of nocturnal birds of prey. The Cucuvea, Huhurez mic, Ciuf de pădure and the Buhă stand out. The Strigă is very rare, as well as the Ciuș, which, if they appear, are expelled by the Cucuvea. Although they are not birds, the carato dormouse and the ocellated lizard are usually present. It is a place with great diversity and abundance of orchids. It also houses Roman and 18th and 19th century archaeological remains. A very diverse place.

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Espagnol: La zona es especialmente interesante en las noches de primavera. Se puede llegar a observar casi todas las especies de rapaces nocturnas. Destacan Cucuvea Huhurez mic Ciuf de pădure y el Buhă. La Strigă es muy rara, así como el Ciuș, que, si aparecen, son expulsados por los Mochuelos, que suelen criar. Aunque no son aves, el lirón careto y el lagarto ocelado suelen estar presentes. Es un lugar con gran diversidad y abundancia de orquídeas. Además alberga restos arqueológicos romanos y del siglo XVIII y XIX. Un lugar completo.

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