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Penha Garcia

Castelo Branco  >  Portugal

Nice walk trough a rocky gorge to a viewpoint on Penha Garcia Castle. A chance to see many raptors and vultures and many other birds.

Added* by João Esteves
Most recent update 14 Haziran 2020

Description

Penha Garcia is part of the region Tejo Internacional. An ideal place for birdwatching, enclosing beautiful landscapes and a great diversity of habitats, from the river valleys and well preserved Mediterranean scrubland and cliffs. In this mosaic of habitats a great diversity of species can be found. Over 210 species of vertebrates have been recorded at this region, of which 140 are birds.

Several of these species have a restricted distribution in Europe, being many of them confined to Iberia and some are threatened but are locally easy to observe. Birds you might see here are İberya şah kartalı, Tavşancıl, Küçük kartal, Yılan Kartalı, Black Vulture, Kızıl akbaba and Küçük Akbaba. Also , Gökardıç, , Kara Kulaklı Kuyrukkakan, Funda Ötleğeni and İberya Saksağan.

Details

Access

Park the car down by the lake (see the P on the map) and walk the 1,5 km trail up to the castle. Nice views, chance on many different birds soaring by.

Terrain and Habitat

Mountain , Canyon/cliff , Lake , Scattered trees and bushes , City/village

Conditions

Mountainous , Rocky

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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