Holiday visit - Village Bird show Ventalló Catalonia

Bird watching on the Costa Brava - Ornithology

Red Kites are just one of a number of bird species that visit the garden of Finca Carolina.Below is a list of the birds we and others have seen in and around our garden - up until now (though we are still watching and counting) :-


Bee Eater, Blackcap, Black Kite, European roller, Red Kite, Cettis warbler, Collard Dove, Blackbird, Dipper, Cuckoo, Egret, Eurasian jay, Scoops Owl, Golden Eagle, Golden oriole, Greenfinch, Crested lark,
house sparrow, House martin, Hedge Sparrow, Honey Buzzard, Hoopoe, Magpie, Marsh Harrier, Harris hawk,Northern Goshawk, Starling, pied wagtail, Green wagtail,  Robin, Stork, Swallow, Swift, Turtle dove and Serin. We have also heard a nightingale.


Photograph page bird spotting Marc Bretan

Aiguamolls de l'Empordà - wetlands nature reserve

Aiguamolls de l'Empordà is a wetlands natural park situated where the river Murga reaches the Mediterranean Sea. The Catalan word Aiguamolls means windmills the natural park preserves an important habitat for many bird species. 

Rice was a widely grown crop in the mud flats and lagoons which defined the Empordiàn marsh lands. The marsh land was drained to facilitate cereal and fruit production; and the construction of the canals which today form the modern tourist resort of Empuriabrava.