Bird watching

Of all the places for a bird watching holiday in Spain, not many can match the Ronda mountains. You can’t ignore the birds around here – there are too many and they’re too interesting to pass you by. What sort of birds might you expect to see in this part of southern Spain? We have dippers in the stream alongside the hotel – hunting for food underwater – there are hoopoes, bee-eaters and golden orioles in the woods nearby – full of exotic colours, and raise your eyes from your sunbed to see Griffon vultures with 3 metre wing spans wheeling on the thermals, sometimes dozens at a time. And that’s just the easy stuff… there is such a variety of birds to be seen that you won’t possibly see them all even during a long stay. Warblers of all kinds, four different eagles – watch a Bonelli’s eagle hunting over a hillside and pretend not to be excited – hawks and harriers, an amazing migration in the spring and autumn, swallows, swifts and martins in the summer, river birds and so on. And to see them? Just keep your eyes open and, if you like, let us guide you towards some great birding sites.