The Ebro-Secans de Lleida-Pyrenees corridor is the European birdwatching destination with the greatest diversity of birds in the smallest area. On a single trip you could see up to 250 species, the greatest concentration in Europe.
The Ebro Delta, one of the most important wetlands in Europe, is a key habitat for aquatic birds, which can also be found in other inland wetlands (such as the Ivars i Vila-sana lake) and in and along the banks of the Ebro and its three main tributaries: the Noguera Ribagorçana, the Noguera Pallaresa and the Segre. The range of aquatic birds that can be spotted here is extraordinary.
Following the banks of the Ebro, we come to Mediterranean mountain ranges, most notably the great, imposing massif of Els Ports. Its mountains and escarpments are home to a mix of dry sclerophyllous woodland and traditional agriculture (vines, olives, etc.), a mosaic landscape that is ideal for Mediterranean birds.
The birds native to steppe habitats are perhaps some of the rarest and, at the same time, the most fragile. In the heart of Lleida province, the Catalan Central Depression that connects to the Ebro river basin is the location of the country’s last remaining steppe areas, alongside extensive agricultural zones. These dryland habitats host bird species that are found only in the Iberian Peninsula.
Heading north, we come to the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees mountains, some as high as 3,000 metres, such as the Pica d’Estats, the highest peak in Catalonia at 3,143 m. Mountain birds, including some unique and very large species, inhabit these colder and more inhospitable environments, which are also home to extensive forests of pine and fir trees.
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Rambla Ferran, 18 3r pis
25007 Lleida
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