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Spain Asturias

Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos ©Joël Bruezière http://www.eyesonsky.com/birds.php

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

useful reading

Where to Watch Birds in North and East Spain

Michael Rebane Christopher Helm due 2008
ISBN: 9780713683141
Buy this book from NHBS.com

clubs

Coordinadora Ornioloxica d`Asturies

Coordinadora Ornioloxica d`Asturies - La Consejería de Medio Ambiente asturiana y Luis Mario Arce realizaron una gran exposición sobre la vida y obra de Noval, que fue inaugurada en el mes de abril de 2002 y recorrerá distintos lugares de nuestra región, quedando permanentemente en el enclave mejor estudiado...

reserves

Picos de Europa

http://www.onfootinspain.com/5b.htm
Spain`s oldest National Park (1918); and the second largest in size, the Picos de Europa extends over three provinces: Asturias, Cantabria and León. This remarkable limestone range is Atlantic Europe`s most extensive and is famous for its vertiginous slopes that go from 225` above sea level to the highest peak, Torre Cerredo, 8100`. These different altitudes and its proximity to the sea give rise to an impressive variety of flora and fauna.

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!

local guides

Josele J. Saiz

http://www.boletas.org/
Better known for his wonderful birder's guesthouse in the Pyrenees [Boletas]; Josele J. Saiz guides throughout Spain and Morocco...

places to stay

Campsites in Asturias

http://www.vayacamping.net/cast.asp?lang=en

Guia de las aves de Asturias

http://publicaciones.mundivia.es/alfredonoval/alfredonovaleng.htm
An ample section of photographies and drawings illustrates many of the described birds. In addition, an extensive bibliography has the book and each species takes to its name and estatus in Castilian, Asturian, English, French and German. The book is of great interest for all the observers of birds in Asturias and the north of Spain, but it will be of special value, in addition, for many thousands of visitors of other Spanish regions and of the foreigner.