Pyrenees

L’Alt Pirineu Natural Park: Virós forest


L’Alt Pirineu is Catalonia’s largest natural park, with almost 80,000 hectares, and contains its highest peak, the Pica d’Estats (3,143 metres). For a mountain habitat it contains a great diversity of birdlife, with over 180 species of birds recorded here. Its forests are home to an important population of woodland birds, including very rare and endangered species. The Natural Park is divided into 5 sectors, all of them recommendable, although the Ferrera valley, location of the extensive Virós Forest, is one of the most accessible, with several routes for observing woodland birds. Please note that it is forbidden to photograph wood grouse during the breeding season.

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Top species

Tengmalm's owl, black woodpecker, red crossbill, wood grouse and citril finch

Facilities

Bordes de Virós picnic area

Gall Fer Refuge

Observation points in the Virós forest: Torredo and Les Fargues

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Categories Sectors

River Segre at Seu d’Urgell and Alàs

El Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park: Prat de Cadí

Roca de Canalda in El Port del Comte

Vall de Boí

Pla de Beret – Montgarri

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park: Mata de Valencia

L’Alt Pirineu Natural Park: Virós forest

La Terreta and La Serra de Sant Gervàs

Boumort-Collegats

Sierra Larga – La Noguera drylands

Plans de Sió

Belianes-Preixana drylands

Ivars i Vila-sana Lake

Mas de Melons-Alfés

Segrià and Utxesa drylands

Terra Alta Mediterranean mosaic

Serra de Llaberia

Els Ports Natural Park: La Franqueta

Els Ports Natural Pak: Caro

Sebes Nature Reserve

Serres de Cardó – Boix

Secans del Montsià drylands

El Delta de l’Ebre Natural Park: La Tancada and Els Alfacs bay

El Delta de l’Ebre Natural Park: L’Encanyissada, Migjorn and Alfacada

Delta de l’Ebre Natural Park: Les Olles lagoon and Fangar bay

BIRD

WATCHING

EXPERIENCES

There are many travel agencies, companies, organisations and professional guides in the Ebre-Secans-Pirineus corridor who have in-depth knowledge of the region and the bird species that can be observed and photographed

We advise you to take advantage of the services they offer to enjoy truly memorable birding experiences.

Mónnatura Delta de l’Ebre

Birdwatching, salt production and traditional fishing are the three main themes of the activities offered by MónNatura Delta de l’Ebre. This spectacular facility provides exclusive access to the Alfacada lagoon for birdwatching, special ornithological activities and guided tours (360º viewpoint, Espai Delta, etc.).

info@monnaturadelta.com
977 053 801

Enblau

Enblau are two brothers who are passionate about the region and offer ecotourism activities in Terres de l’Ebre. Their services include birdwatching by kayak on the River Ebro, using ecological transport to discover the birds that inhabit this stretch of the river. Calm, silence and birds.

info@enblau.cat
665 32 08 28 · 744 487 475

Rutes Muntanya

Rutes Muntanya offers half-day birdwatching tours in the Ebro Delta’s most representative habitats. The tours follow the delta’s labyrinth of paths, and combine birdspotting with explanations of features that go unnoticed by casual visitors: firework storage huts, drains, pumping stations, natural filters, traditional fishing methods, etc.

mingo@rutesmuntanya.com
630 633 169

Audouin Birding tours

A team of ornithologists with in-depth knowledge of birdlife. They offer half-day and full-day tours in Terres de l’Ebre, to discover the birds that live in natural areas such as the Ebro Delta, the Montsià mountain range and Els Ports. They also organise specialised birdwatching trips along the Ebre-Secans-Pyrenees corridor.

info@audouinbirding.net
(+34) 649 286 086

Fundació Plegadis

This foundation works to conserve the ecosystems and species of the Ebro Delta and offers a range of activities for birders. These include “BiciBirding”, a hybrid birdwatching experience on wheels, and the large wooden “Photo Hides” on Picampall Island for photographing birds at close range.

ssales@fundacioplegadis.org
616 994 030

Photo Logístics

Company specialising in wildlife tourism and photography. It has access to a wide range of photographers’ hides to observe all kinds of species in the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, the Lleida drylands area and the Ebro Delta. The company also organises photographic safaris, birding days and wildlife tourism events.

info@photo-logistics.com
638 887 681