Birdwatching and Wildlife Holidays in the Ria Formosa
Self-Drive Birdwatching
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Availability: January - December
Birdwatching and Wildlife Tour in the Ria Formosa is a Self-Drive Birdwatching Tour designed by keen local birders. Rightly famed for its golden beaches, golf courses, and wonderful year-round climate, the Algarve is also a secret destination for great birding. At almost any time of the year, there is something of interest to see!
Highlights
- Spectacular birding and nature observation in the Ria Formosa Natural Park
- Visit the Castro Marim Natural Reserve and other important wet areas
- Abundant species: Oystercatchers, Avocets, Dunlins, Little Stint, Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail, Pochard, Greater Flamingo, Glossy Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, Black-winged Kite, Caspian Tern, Bluethroat, Penduline Tit, Purple Swamphen, Little Bittern, Purple Heron, Collared Pratincole, Audouin’s Gull, Little Tern, Eurasian Thick-knee, Little Bustard, Pallid Swift, Spectacled Warbler, European Bee-eater and Black-eared Wheatear.
- The amazing Portuguese gastronomy and wines
- Includes all the information and services you need, from detailed route notes to a 24h hotline