The Birds
A landscape read through its birds
Four places, six signature species, one seasonal calendar — all within a day's drive of Castelo de Vide.
By place
Four landscapes, one base
Sierra
Serra de São Mamede
Quartzite ridges, cork-oak montado and crags — the raptor heartland: Bonelli's and griffon, black stork on the Sever.
Town & Megaliths
Castelo de Vide & Póvoa e Meadas
Lesser kestrels over the medieval rooftops, the dolmens at dawn, and the megalithic landscape around the Meada menhir.
Steppe
The Elvas Plains
Open cereal steppe for great and little bustard, black-bellied sandgrouse and rollers in summer.
Wetland
Caia Reservoir
The region's largest waterbody — wintering wildfowl, marsh harriers, and a counterpoint to the dry plain.
By species
Six birds that define the region
By season
What is flying, month by month
A calendar of arrivals, departures and the windows that matter — to pick the right week for your visit.
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