By vehicle and on foot
Asphalt, dirt tracks and paths
Habitats de aves que encontrarás en esta zona:
We begin in Aliseda, at the viewpoint of its reservoir (o.p. 01), a good starting point to admire the landscape of rock outcrops on the small mountain ranges, areas of Mediterranean forest, large dehesas and riverine habitats, giving us the opportunity to see large carrion feeding birds such as Griffon and Cinereous Vultures. We continue along the EX-303 road to the sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Campo (o.p. 02), located on a hill above the extensive dehesas, a good place to enjoy watching Iberian Magpie or rutting deer in September. Throughout the journey we will be able to observe family groups of Common Cranes feeding in the dehesas.
We continue in the direction of Alburquerque, until a track on the left that goes up to an observation platform (o.p. 03) where we will have a great view of the dehesas, low sierras and birds of prey such as Egyptian Vulture, Spanish Imperial and Short-toed Eagles; and in the rockrose scrub we can find Dartford Warbler throughout the year and Western Subalpine Warbler during the breeding season. Onwards towards Alburquerque and before crossing the Albarragena riverbank we will take, preferably on foot, a dirt track on the right that will take us to the medieval bridge of Las Arenosas (o.p. 04), to look for Common Kingfishers, Grey Wagtail or listen to the song of Common Nightingale. And in the surrounding dehesas there are groups of Common Rock Sparrow, Short-toed Treecreeper and Eurasian Nuthatch.
Back on the road we head to the town of Alburquerque following the EX-324, whose historic complex is also declared an urban special protection area for birds (SPA) due to the presence of Lesser Kestrel. The church of San Mateo (o.p. 05) has a colony of this species and we can also see Pallid and Common Swifts from March to August. Returning to the EX-324, now heading towards Herreruela, we will reach the Albarragena river again, where we can park and take a path that leaves before the bridge—and then passes under it—to walk to another old bridge (o.p. 06) located just over 600 m upstream. On this short walk we can see the Iberian Grey Shrike, Zitting Cisticola, Red-rumped Swallow and birds of prey overhead such as Common Buzzard or Bonelli’s Eagle.
Finally, we continue to the old Herreruela railway station (o.p. 07), one of the best public places to enjoy the deer rut (September) which also offers great opportunities to observe birds of prey such as the Spanish Imperial and Golden Eagles, Cinereous, Griffon and Egyptian Vultures. In the breeding season, Rock Buntings, Blue Rock Thrushes and Western Orphean Warblers provide the soundtrack to this landscape.
Mina Pastora: interpretation centre and visit to this ancient and unique iron mine.
Castillo de Luna: one of the most spectacular and best-preserved fortresses in Extremadura.
Jewish Quarter: this old Jewish quarter and the other monuments in Albuquerque are declared an asset of cultural interest with the category of historical site.
Grandfather Cork Oak: this old specimen of Quercus suber, with an estimated age of 350 years, is declared a unique tree.
Aves que están en el territorio todo el año.
Aves reproductoras que estarán en el territorio durante la primavera y el verano, realizando la migración a sus cuarteles invernales a final del estío.
Aves que no crían en Extremadura, pero que pasan aquí los meses otoñales e invernales.
Aves que utilizan la región como área de paso, desde sus zonas de cría al norte de Extremadura, hasta sus áreas de invernada más al sur.
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