By vehicle and on foot
Asphalt and dirt track
Habitats de aves que encontrarás en esta zona:
The route through Tierras de Granadilla begins at Pitolero Peak (o.p. 01) where we can find Dunnock, Black Redstart, Spectacled Warbler, Common and Blue Rock Thrushes. After descending through the Pyrenean oak forest, we head towards Guijo de Granadilla and enters a dehesa of holm oak and cork oaks reaching the small Fresnedilla reservoir (o.p. 02) where Black Stork can be seen all year round; Eurasian Spoonbill and Great White Egret on passage; Northern Lapwing, Common Crane and European Golden Plover in winter, and Common Rock Sparrow in spring.
Back on the road, continue to an open area (o.p. 03) where we can see Stone Curlew, European Golden Plover and Common Crane in winter.
At the dam of the Gabriel y Galán reservoir (o.p. 04) there is a colony of Grey Heron in poplar trees that is also a winter roost for Great Cormorant and where you can also see Black Stork and Osprey. Finally we head to El Anillo (o.p. 05) where we can see the arrival of Common Cranes and gulls to their roosts, Eurasian Teal, Greylag Geese and Great Crested Grebes in the winter. Cinereous Vulture, which breeds north of the reservoir, are regularly seen overhead.
The route through the Ambroz Valley begins in Hervás, with a stop to take a walking tour of the Gallego sweet chestnut grove (o.ps. 06 and 07) with forest birds such as Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Northern Goshawk, European Honey Buzzard, Hawfinch, Golden Oriole, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Short-toed Treecreeper, Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Jay, Mistle Thrush, Pied Flycatcher, Western Bonelli’s Warbler etc. Returning to the road, we emerge from the woodland (o.p. 08) where we can see species of rocky areas such as Griffon Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Golden Eagle, Common and Blue Rock Thrushes, Black Redstart and Rock Bunting.
Finally, at the top of the Honduras Pass (o.p. 09) we can observe high-altitude scrub birds such as Common Whitethroat, Dartford Warbler, Ortolan and Rock Buntings, Northern and Black-eared Wheatears, Dunnock and Woodlark.
Roman town of Cáparra: site and interpretation centre of this town associated with the Vía de la Plata.
Viewpoint of the Chapel of the Castle: Spectacular viewpoint on the Cerro del Búho at Cabezabellosa.
Singular trees: birch at the Honduras Pass and Pyrenean oak at Acarreadero.
Hervás: historical town and important tourist and cultural centre in Valle del Ambroz.
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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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