Publisher Description

The definitive guide to finding birds in Northern and Eastern Spain.This region embraces an impressive range of habitats from the Pyrenees to the sun-drenched Catalan coast. As a consequence the area is rich in birdlife and full of potential for visiting birders. Almost 200 sites are described in this fully updated third edition, with full coverage of terms of habitat, access and the species to be seen. The accounts are illustrated by detailed maps and beautiful line drawings of selected species.Where to Watch Birds in Northern and Eastern Spain includes comprehensive coverage of all thirteen autonomous regions, a descriptive list of all the resident, visiting and rare birds to be found, as well as advice on watching seabirds from key sites like Estaca de Bares. This edition provides better coverage than ever to one of the most popular birding destinations in Europe.

Author Biography

Ernest Garcia is an author and editor from Gibraltar. Co-founder of the Gibraltar Natural History Society and current editor of the Gibraltar Bird Report, his previous books for Helm include the two Where to Watch guides to Spain. Ernest has been a member of the Sociedad Española de Ornitología since the early 1970s, and he is a former member of the Iberian Peninsula rarities committee.

Table of Contents

ForewordIntroduction to the third editionHow to use this bookVisiting northern and eastern SpainGeography, habitats and birdsWatching seabirds in northern and eastern SpainAragónAsturiasCantabriaCastilla-La ManchaCastilla y LeónCataluñaGaliciaMadridMurciaNavarraPaís Vasco (Euskadi)La RiojaValencia (Comunidad Valenciana)Status list of the birds of Northern and Eastern SpainAppendix 1. Scientific Names of Plant Species MentionedAppendix 2. Glossary of Local Geographical TermsFurther ReadingSite IndexSpecies Index

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"Fully updated, with important locations expanded and fourteen new ones highlighted, this would be one of the books I'd be taking along were I so lucky as to be venturing into the peninsula." - The Well Read Naturalist

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"Fully updated, with important locations expanded and fourteen new ones highlighted, this would be one of the books I'd be taking along were I so lucky as to be venturing into the peninsula." - The Well Read Naturalist

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