Birdwatching in Ria Formosa Natural Park: A Birdwatcher’s Paradise
Self-Drive Birdwatching
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Availability: January - December
Ria Formosa Natural Park: A Birdwatcher’s Paradise is a Self-Drive Birdwatching Tour designed to discover the special and diverse ecosystems of this region, one of the most attractive birdwatching spots in Europe. The Algarve is a famous resort, but is also an amazing site for nature observation, being home to hundreds of endemic bird species, and a wintering and feeding station for many others, which thrive in its rich wetlands, salt marshes, saltpans, and woods.
Highlights
- Spectacular birding and nature observation in the Ria Formosa Natural Park
- Traditional Saltpans with numerous tanks, channels, creeks, and drainage ditches, where salt is manually harvested.
- Visit the Castro Marim Natural Reserve and other wet areas
- A fantastic itinerary developed and perfected by keen local birders
- Abundant species: Oystercatchers, Avocets, Dunlins, Little Stint, Wigeon, Sholever, 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