Mértola and the Guadiana Valley

GPS Coordinates (central point): 37º 42’N 07º 39’W

Habitats: Valley of the rio Gaudiana and its tributaries, rocky outcrops and scarps,  holm-oak groves, scrubland of rock-roses, streams, weirs, riparian galleries, cultivated fields, pastureland and fallow land.

Main species: Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Black Stork, White Stork, Black-winged Kite, Black Kite, Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Black Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Hen Harrier, Montagu’s Harrier, Common Buzzard, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Common Crane, Little Bustard, Great Bustrad, Stone Curlew,Northern Lapwing, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Great Spotted Cuckoo, European Bee-eater, Eurasian Hoopoe, European Roller, Barn Owl, Eagle Owl, Little Owl, White-rumped Swift, Common Kingfisher, Calandra Lark, Thekla Lark, Red-rumped Swallow, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Spectacled Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Azure-winged Magpie and Rock Bunting.