Welcome
At ‘Twitching Spain’ we like to make our week long bird watching holidays a real action packed Spanish birding adventure and we will guide you to locations that are 'off the beaten track' and only accessible in our air conditioned 4x4 vehicle. These include river beds, natural parks, mountain ranges and passes, old smuggling tracks, lakes and reservoirs, beach cliffs, lagoons and valleys. This way you get a chance to see and photograph a large variety of different of birds and wildlife in their natural habitat whilst enjoying some spectacular views of the Andalusian country side.
Please note they can be a little bumpy but the results make it worth while!
We also appreciate that you are on holiday and our aim is to make your stay as pleasurable as possible.
Our luxury air conditioned accommodation is set amongst Avocado and Lemon plantations and well stocked with essentials.
My wife Janatha (a chef) prepares a picnic style lunch and upon our return from a day’s bird watching you are invited to join the family where we will have a home cooked meal accompanied with bottles of local wine.
Why Andalucía?
Andalucía’s fantastic geographical location makes for an ideal bird watchers paradise the whole year round, with large areas of Andalucía being zoned as natural parks this allows birds and wildlife populations plenty of natural unspoilt habitats.
There are 13 resident raptor species in Andalucía, as well as several that migrate here annually from Africa. The best place to see them is in the more mountainous parts of the province where they circle high in the sky riding the thermals.
Northern migration takes place between mid-February and June this is when you can see many wintering species, together with those arriving for the summer months. While those birds heading south will set off between late July and early November when there's a good westerly wind making the journey to Africa easy. At the closest point only 16 kilometres separates Spain from Africa.
Apart from the Raptors there are a variety of other species like Bee Eaters, Hoopoe, Wheatears, Shrikes, Pipits, Woodpeckers, Owls, Wryneck, larks, Flycatchers, Martins, Warblers, Treecreepers, Nuthatch, Finches, Serin, Black wing stilts, Crossbills, Waxbills and many, many others that are all viewable and photographical. There are also a large number of aquatic birds that not only are seen around the beaches but venture inland along the many estuaries.
Please view our photo gallery.
Our holidays start: beginning of Feb. – last week in May
Then we take a break as it’s too hot.
We then start again: beginning of Sept. – last week in Nov.
