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Birdwatchers will be impressed by the diversity of birds residing in Las Alpujarras, including the Scops owl which can be heard each evening. Many other species of owls, eagles, and hawks are frequently spotted; among the other birds that can be observed are Hoopoes, Bee Eaters, Golden Orioles, Golden Eagles, Goshawks, Kingfishers, herons, buzzards, finches, rock doves, roller, raven, quails, common cuckoos, house martins, and many varieties of swifts.  For a full list click here.

 

The Alpujarras boasts a great diversity of birds which will impress both the professional ornithologist and casual nature-lover.  

 

Here is a list of birds we believe are either resident or pass through each year-- some of which are quite rare. 

Goshawk
(Eurasian) Eagle owl
(Eurasian) Jay
Alpine accentor
Alpine swift
Barn swallow
Bee-eater
Black kite
Black redstart
Black wheatear
Black wheatear
Blackbird
Blackcap
Black-eared wheatear
Blue rock thrush
Blue tit
Blue-headed wagtail
Bluethroat
Bonelli´s eagle
Bonelli´s warbler
Booted eagle
Brambling
Chaffinch
Cirl bunting
Citril finch
Coal tit
Common buzzard
Common chiffchaff
Common cuckoo
Common kestrel
Common redstart
Common swift
Corn bunting
Crag martin
Crested lark
Crested tit
Crossbill
Dartford warbler
Fieldfare
Firecrest
Golden eagle
Golden oriole
Golden plover
Goldfinch
Great spotted cuckoo
Great spotted woodpecker
Great tit
Greater short-toed lark
Green woodpecker
Greenfinch
Grey wagtail
Griffon vulture
Hawfinch
Hen harrier
Hobby
Hoopoe
House martin
Jackdaw
Kingfisher
Lesser kestrel
Lesser whitethroat
Linnet
Little bittern
Little egret
Little owl
Long-tailed tit
Magpie
Marsh harrier
Melodious warbler
Mistle thrush
Nightingale
Nightjar
Northern wheatear
Olivaceous warbler
Ortolan bunting
Pallid swift
Peregrine falcon
Pied flycatcher
Purple heron
Quail
Raven
Red-billed chough
Red-legged partridge
Red-necked nightjar
Red-rumped swallow
Ring ouzel
Robin
Rock bunting
Rock dove
Rock sparrow
Rock thrush
Roller
Rufous bush chat
Rüppell´s warbler
Sardinian warbler
Scops owl
Serin
Short-toed eagle
Short-toed treecreeper
Siskin
Skylark
Song thrush
Spanish sparrow
Sparrow hawk
Spectacled warbler
Spotless starling
Spotted flycatcher
Stock dove
Stonechat
Subalpine warbler
Tawny owl
Tawny pipit
Thekla lark
Tree sparrow
Turtle dove
Water pipit
Water rail
White wagtail
White-throated dipper
Whitetroat
Winter or northern wren
Wood warbler
Woodchat shrike
Woodlark
Woodpigeon
Wryneck