Informationen zum Autor Gibraltarian Ernest Garcia and Torremolinos-resident Andy Paterson have spent many years living and travelling in the region. Both authors have completed long periods as members of the Iberian Peninsula Rarities committee. Klappentext Southern Iberia is in the top rank of European birding hotspots, and the fourth edition of this popular book, first published in 1994, continues to ensure that visitors can make the most of the region's many attractions. The information on all sites has been brought right up-to-date, with revised maps and full updated site access details and species lists. Popular localities such as Doñana, Monfragüe and the Strait of Gibraltar get prominent treatment, but the reader is encouraged to wander further afield to visit other, less well-known but equally rewarding sites, including a number of additional localities that are new to this edition. This new edition is indispensable for all birders visiting this remarkable corner of Spain. Vorwort A revised and updated edition of the definitive site guide to this bird-rich region. Zusammenfassung Southern Iberia is in the top rank of European birding hotspots, and the fourth edition of this popular book, first published in 1994, continues to ensure that visitors can make the most of the region's many attractions. The information on all sites has been brought right up-to-date, with revised maps and full updated site access details and species lists. Popular localities such as Doñana, Monfragüe and the Strait of Gibraltar get prominent treatment, but the reader is encouraged to wander further afield to visit other, less well-known but equally rewarding sites, including a number of additional localities that are new to this edition.This new edition is indispensable for all birders visiting this remarkable corner of Spain. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction to the Fourth Edition How to use this book Visiting southern and western Spain Landscape and climate Birds and other wildlife of southern and western Spain Watching seabirds and the migration of raptors and storks Andalucia Extremadura Appendices Further reading Site index Species index ...

Vorwort
A revised and updated edition of the definitive site guide to this bird-rich region.

Autorentext

Gibraltarian Ernest Garcia and Torremolinos-resident Andy Paterson have spent many years living and travelling in the region. Both authors have completed long periods as members of the Iberian Peninsula Rarities committee.

Klappentext

Southern Iberia is in the top rank of European birding hotspots, and the fourth edition of this popular book, first published in 1994, continues to ensure that visitors can make the most of the region's many attractions.

The information on all sites has been brought right up-to-date, with revised maps and full updated site access details and species lists. Popular localities such as Doñana, Monfragüe and the Strait of Gibraltar get prominent treatment, but the reader is encouraged to wander further afield to visit other, less well-known but equally rewarding sites, including a number of additional localities that are new to this edition.

This new edition is indispensable for all birders visiting this remarkable corner of Spain.

Inhalt

Foreword
Introduction to the Fourth Edition
How to use this book

Visiting southern and western Spain
Landscape and climate
Birds and other wildlife of southern and western Spain
Watching seabirds and the migration of raptors and storks
Andalucia
Extremadura

Appendices
Further reading
Site index
Species index