Winter Birding Aragon & Catalonia Tour, Spain - 8 Days

You will be met at the airport by one of our team and transferred to your accommodation, our private Guest House on the edge of the Ebro Delta. The remainder of the day you can spend at leisure, or perhaps enjoy some birding around the villa in the Olive groves. In the evening you can head into L'Ampolla for dinner, or if you prefer to you can self cater at the fully equipped villa.

After breakfast, you will head out with Al Henderson for a bird watching day trip of the Ebro Delta. There is a huge population of birds which are resident throughout the year so expect to see huge flocks of Flamingos in the salt pans and hoards of Glossy Ibis feeding in the agricultural zones. We will see many different varieties of wintering waders and wildfowl, and look for some of the rarer species such as Bluethroat & Moustached Warbler. Raptors are likely to include our over wintering Booted Eagle population, Osprey, Marsh Harriers, Buzzard and Kestrel. Overnight you will spend your second night at our Guest House, with the option to self cater or dine out in L'Ampolla.

After breakfast we will depart to our second destination, Laguna de Gallocanta, which is approximately 2 hours 30 mins drive. Upon arrival in the small village of Gallocanta we will check into our accommodation, the charming Allucant Guest House, situated right on the side of the lake. We will take lunch and then proceed on our first bird watching drive around the laguna, where we are sure to see Common Crane feeding in the fields. The tour will conclude with a sunset over the lake and we will then enjoy dinner at the Allucant Guest House, where a great value menu of the day is available.

We start with breakfast at Allucant, and then head out on a full day birding tour of Laguna de Gallocanta and it's surrounding area. Alongside the numerous Cranes, target birds will include both Great and Little Bustard and raptors such as Golden Eagle & Hen Harrier. Gallocanta also produces sightings of rare birds such as Black-winged Kite, Pallid Harrier and we can even try for the ultra rare Dupont's Lark in natural steppe land to the south of the lake. In the evening we spend our second night at the Allucant guest house.

Following breakfast at Allucant we depart on the third leg of the tour and travel to the Sierra de Gaura, a drive of around 2 hours 30 mins. We will check in at our accommodation, Casa Jabonero in the beautiful village of Alquezar. We will take a lunch and then check out the birds close to Alquezar - where we may even see our first Wallcreeper which is often spotted around the cliffs and tall buildings of the village. Other birds that are likely this afternoon will be Blue Rock Thrush, Dartford Warbler and hundreds of Griffon Vultures. In the evening we will dine at Casa Jabonero which offers great value menus every day of the week.

Following breakfast at Casa Jabonero we head out on a full day bird watching tour, taking in 2 key sites for Wallcreeper & Lammergeier - the Dams at Vadiello and Calcon. Evening at Casa Jabonero.

Breakfast at Casa Jabonero will be followed by our second full day birding the Sierra de Gaura. We will head to two different destinations Rodellar and Morrano, which also give us a fantastic chance for both Wallcreeper & Lammergeier amongst others. Final evening at Casa Jabonero.

After breakfast we check out of the Hotel and head back to the airport in time for your return journey home.