BIRDWATCHING AT COVADONGA LAKES
BIRDWATCHING AT COVADONGA LAKES
We bring you the opportunity to enjoy watching wildlife and the unique scenary at the Covadonga Lakes in Picos de Europa National Park. Driving you in one of our vehicles, and through our experience, we lead you to observe the bird species in this ecosystem: the resident ones and the migrants, which come here in Summer to breed.
Along the visit, you get to know the role that shepherds and their livestock play shaping the landscape, the wolf-cattle conflict they struggle with and how they make and cure Gamoneu cheese.
When: Every day at 10 am. and 4 pm.
For how long: 4 hours approx.
How much: Adults, 30€ | Children up to 10 years old, 20€.
Places: Minimum 2, maximum 10.
To whom
is it offered: To the
general public.
What to
bring: Water, comfortable and
(preferably) light colours clothes, appropriate shoes, hat/cap, sun cream.
We tell you, as well, how glaciers carved the mountains, opening the way for the lakes and the meadows, where the herds graze in Summer.
We will give you some interesting facts about how bearded vultures, griffons or golden eagles live, when and how they breed and how they feed. We will also discover their habitat while we try to observe them.
In addition, we take you for a short walk around one of the lakes looking for small birds which fly all the way out from Africa to raise here their offspring. Species such us stonechat, northern wheatear or the elusive Rufous-tailed rock thrush might join us on this walk.
This short and barely steep walk, by the lake shore, is suitable to anyone.
The activity is about 4 hours long. You might park your car at the parking place we use as meeting point.
During our activities, we ensure at all times compliance with the rules for visiting the park, trying to minimize the impact on the environment and the species that inhabit it.
In case you are staying in Cangas de Onís, we pick you up there and take you back at the end of the visit.
We provide you with binoculars, a terrestrial telescope and bird guides. We have binoculars for children, as well.
We depend on the weather: in the case of a rainy day we would change the visit to another day (hopefully a sunny one!)
All participants will be covered by Public Liability and accident insurance.
Remarks: If you come with a child under the age of 1.35m, please let us know in order to bring a booster.
