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Castle of Cabanas del Castillo

Las Villuercas mountains, Extremadura, Caceres Province  >  Spain

Castle ruins in the middle of the Villuercas mountains. A great area for many raptors and birds of the meditteranean ecosysytem.

Added by Mats van Kasteren

Description

The Castle sits on one of the parallel ridges of the mountains. The nearby cliffs are breeding sites for a score of birds (mainly raptors) and they often sore by. Given that the site is relatively high altitude, many mountain species can be found here as well. 

Details

Access

From the village of Cabanas del Castillo, follow the signs "Castillo". After a quite steep and rocky climb up the mountain, you reach the Castle.

Terrain and Habitat

Mountain, Canyon/cliff, Scattered trees and bushes, Plateau, Valley

Conditions

Mountainous, Rocky, Dry, Dusty

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring, Summer

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Strenuous

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

Peregrine Falcon, an otherwise rare bird in Extremadura, on the rockface south of the Castle.

Birdingplaces Near

Both the Embalse the Arrocampo and the Monfrague National park are not to be missed when visiting this area. 

View birdingplaces in the area that are published on Birdingplaces.eu

Map

Top 5 birds

Peregrine Falcon
1. Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Iberian Magpie
2. Iberian Magpie
(Cyanopica cooki)
Griffon Vulture
3. Griffon Vulture
(Gyps fulvus)
Wallcreeper
4. Wallcreeper
(Tichodroma muraria)
Rock Bunting
5. Rock Bunting
(Emberiza cia)

Other birds you can see here

Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
Red-necked Nightjar
Red-necked Nightjar
(Caprimulgus ruficollis)
Egyptian Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
(Neophron percnopterus)
European Honey-buzzard
European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
Black Vulture
Black Vulture
(Aegypius monachus)
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Short-toed Snake Eagle
(Circaetus gallicus)
Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle
(Aquila pennatus)
Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
(Aquila fasciata)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Red Kite
Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Eurasian Scops Owl
Eurasian Scops Owl
(Otus scops)
Little Owl
Little Owl
(Athene noctua)
Hoopoe
Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
European Roller
European Roller
(Coracias garrulus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Lesser Kestrel
Lesser Kestrel
(Falco naumanni)
Iberian Grey Shrike
Iberian Grey Shrike
(Lanius meridionalis)
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Red-billed Chough
Red-billed Chough
(Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
(Cecropis daurica)
Alpine Accentor
Alpine Accentor
(Prunella collaris)

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