{"id":5178,"date":"2020-06-15T10:06:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T10:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becooltravel.com\/product\/birding-in-coastal-west-algarve-3400s\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:25:23","slug":"birding-in-coastal-west-algarve-3400s","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/becooltravel.com\/nl\/product\/vogelen-in-coastal-west-algarve-3400s\/","title":{"rendered":"Vogelvakantie in West-Algarve aan de kust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hoewel bekend als een badplaats met een heerlijk klimaat het hele jaar door, is de Algarve ook een toevluchtsoord en een toevluchtsoord voor vogels.<\/p>\n<p>De West-Algarve heeft zeer diverse habitats - van kliffen tot wetlands aan de kust en van kleine bosplekken tot met struikgewas bedekte heuvels. 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In Vilamoura bent u klaar om waarschijnlijk het meest uitgestrekte gebied van rietvelden en lagunes in de Algarve te verkennen, bij Lagoa dos Salgados.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1823\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1823\" class=\"wp-image-1823 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legendatours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Spoonbills-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lepelaars Castro Marim\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"..\/..\/?s=Spoonbills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lepelaars Castro Marim<\/a>, Langs de rivier de Guadiana tussen Castro Marim en Vila Real de Santo Ant\u00f3nio, met een oppervlakte van meer dan 2.000 hectare.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dit is een van de belangrijkste locaties in de Algarve voor migrerende zangvogels, en ook een jachtgebied voor verschillende roofvogels.<\/p>\n<p>In de serene monding van de Alvor vindt u een beschermde natuurlijke haven, met een verscheidenheid aan watervogels, zeevogels en landvogels. De tour neemt je mee naar de prachtige Rocha Delicada, een oker voorgebergte gevormd tijdens het Mioceen.<\/p>\n<p>In de natte zones van de rivier de Arade, vlakbij de voormalige Arabische hoofdstad van de Algarve, Silves, zult u een belangrijk ecosysteem waarderen, representatief voor het mediterrane landschap.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1761\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"wp-image-1761 size-large\" title=\"Grote Kuiffuut\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legendatours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Crested-Grebe-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grote Kuiffuut\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"..\/..\/?s=Great+Crested+Grebe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grote Kuiffuut<\/a>, Futen, Podiceps cristatus, in Ria Formosa. foto Peter Dedicoat.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dit gebied verzamelt een groot aantal steltlopers, zoals Tureluur, Groenpootruiter en Strandloper. Er zijn ook een paar zangvogels, zoals Gele Kwikstaart en Kuifleeuwerik.<\/p>\n<p>De Lagoa de S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o is een andere interessante plek om vogels te spotten die we voor je hebben gepland. Dit water is rijk aan waterplanten, omzoomd door riet en biezen, en is dus rijk aan avifauna.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2482\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2482\" class=\"wp-image-2482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legendatours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Marsh_Harrier-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bruine kiekendief, foto Peter Dedicoat\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruine kiekendief, foto Peter Dedicoat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In de winter verzamelen zich hier grote aantallen eenden, waaronder de shoveler, de wintertaling, de tafeleend, de smient en de kuifeend.<\/p>\n<p>Het hele jaar door vind je de Roodkuifeend, Roerdomp, Purpermoeras, Zwartkopwever en Futen.<\/p>\n<p>Aan de zuidkant van het meer liggen de kanalen, kwelders, lagunes en zanderige barri\u00e8re-eilanden van het natuurpark Ria Formosa dat, afhankelijk van het getij en het seizoen, kan wemelen van steltlopers, meeuwen, reigers en zilverreigers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1723\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"wp-image-1723 size-large\" title=\"Glanzende Ibis\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legendatours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Glossy-Ibis-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Glanzende Ibis\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"..\/..\/?s=Glossy+Ibis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glanzende Ibis<\/a>, Ongeveer 15 jaar geleden werden in de Algarve alleen enkele Glossy Ibis gezien en elke keer weer opwindende veldornithologen. Sindsdien is het sterk beschermd.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Ludo, in de drukke zoutproducerende boerderijen, is het mogelijk om grote flamingo&#039;s, lepelaars, dwergarenden en vele nestelende witte ooievaars te zien.<\/p>\n<p>Vervolgens ga je naar de afgelegen zuidwestelijke hoek van Europa, naar Sagres, in het natuurpark Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1760\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1760\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legendatours.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eurasian-Teal-e1611676784238.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Euraziatische Teal foto Peter Dedicoat\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euraziatische Wintertaling, (Anas crecca) foto Peter Dedicoat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dit is een gebied dat van bijzonder belang is voor trekvogels en het is altijd raadzaam om op rariteiten te letten.<\/p>\n<p>Vanuit je centrale en bevoorrechte locatie in Albufeira kun je genieten van een verscheidenheid aan vogelspotplekken, in verschillende habitats, in deze fantastische vogelobservatie-ervaring!<\/p>\n<p>Deze self-drive birdwatching tour telt met een vrije dag. 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