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Laguna de la Veguilla

Castilla la Mancha  >  Spain

Shallow wetland that is a great place for watching birds. Especially the marmorna raca.

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Most recent update 13 januar 2024

Description

The Laguna de la Veguilla near Alcazar de San Juan is part of the Lagunas de Alcázar, a cluster of shallow wetlands made up of three consecutive shallow lakes extending for about five kilometres between Alcázar de San Juan and Villafranca de los Caballeros. The closest to Alcázar town is Laguna de La Veguilla, which usually is the hotspot for the whole area. The lagoon is set within an agricultural landscape of vineyards, olive trees and some irrigation fields. plamenec can be seen all year round (if the water levels allow). Sometimes a mali plamenec joins the flocks. beloglavka and afriška sultanka breed in the area and can be seen during all year at La Veguilla. Other breeders are tatarska žvižgavka, polojnik and mali ponirek. La Veguilla is a very good place to see marmorna raca. Also rjava komatna tekica, slavec, biserna stepska kokoška and rjavi lunj can be observed. The reedbeds hold bičja trstnica, tamariskovka, rakar, trstni cvrčalec, brkata sinica, plašica, trstni strnad, and svilnica. And modra taščica during winter. In winter you can also see good numbers of wildfowl and žerjav also often visit the area.

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Espagnol: Buen lugar para disfrutar. En especial de la cerceta pardilla.

Details

Access

Alcázar de San Juan is by the CM-42 highway and the national road, N-420 goes through the town, making access easy by car from Madrid in about 1h 30 min. Is also linked by railway to Madrid, Albacete, Ciudad Real and Jaén. Laguna de La Veguilla has several bird hides accessed by the first dirt track on the right as you take the road CM-400 from Alcázar de San Juan to Villafranca de los Caballeros, about 300 m after exiting the roundabout.

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Espagnol: Alcázar de San Juan se encuentra junto a la carretera CM-42 y la carretera nacional N-420 atraviesa el pueblo, facilitando el acceso en coche desde Madrid en aproximadamente 1h 30 min. También está comunicado por ferrocarril con Madrid, Albacete, Ciudad Real y Jaén. La Laguna de La Veguilla tiene varios observatorios de aves a los que se accede por la primera pista de tierra a la derecha tomando la carretera CM-400 de Alcázar de San Juan a Villafranca de los Caballeros, unos 300 m después de salir de la rotonda.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Reedbeds

Conditions

Open landscape

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration , Spring

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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