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Embouchure de l'Adour

Pyrénées-Atlantiques  >  France

A coastal site dedicated to gulls and seawatching sessions in autumn and winter, particularly after 2-3 days of strong west/northwesterly winds.

Added* by Hugo
Most recent update 25 February 2022

Description

Embouchure de l'Adour is the mouth of the river Adour. This place is an autumn migration attraction. Seawatching sessions provide very good opportunities to see pelagics birds like European Storm Petrel, Leach's Storm Petrel, Cory's Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater and Sabine's Gull. The coastal beach provides a good habitat for migrating passerines (pipits, wagtails, warblers, flycatchers).

Details

Access

Embouchure de l'Adour is located 5 km north of the town of Biarritz and 5 km west of the village of Bayonne. You can reach the area by car or by bike from Bayonne train station. You can watch on both sides of the river mouth (see the map). Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point.

Terrain and Habitat

Sea , Dunes , Scattered trees and bushes , Beach

Conditions

Flat , Sandy , Open landscape

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Autumn , Winter

Best time to visit

Autumn , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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