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Description
This is a must location for birding on the Island and many of the desert species can be found here Houbara Bustard , Cream-coloured Courser , Black-bellied Sandgrouse along with Stone-curlew (Stone-Curlew) , Great Grey Shrike (Southern Grey Shrike) , Fuerteventura Stonechat , Lesser Short-toed Lark , Spectacled Warbler , Berthelot's Pipit , Egyptian Vulture , Trumpeter Finch Barbary Partridge to mention a few.
Details
Access
Accessed from the FV10 road and signposted, drive through the village passed Restaurante Los Podomorfos keeping left at the fork on Calle Virgen de la Caridad past a goat farm on the left. There are a series of tracks which cut through and across the plain, most can be driven without 4x4, explore them all.
Terrain and Habitat
Plain , Desert , Beach , SeaConditions
Flat , Dry , Rocky , Open landscape , DustyCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
SpringRoute
Unpaved roadDifficulty walking trail
Average walkAccessible by
Foot , Bicycle , CarBirdwatching hide / platform
NoExtra info
Drive on all the tracks slowly using the car as a hide, morning and late afternoon are the best times as the climate gets hot and birds can be difficult to see and photograph in the heat haze. The area also has its own micro climate due to the mountain, it can be raining here and clear down the road. Visit more than once if you can, you will something differnt each time. You can also head NW to the Playa de Esquinzo, where the viewpoint is excellent for Red-billed Tropicbird in early summer.