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Ebro Delta Birding - Multi-day guided birding holidays in Spain.

We currently offer 4 different duration multi-day birding holidays to choose from. All of these itineraries include airport transfers (Barcelona, Valencia or Reus), accommodation and guided birding tours each day. 

  • Ebro Delta Experience 5 night / 4 day
  • South Catalonia Showcase 7 night / 6 day
  • Winter Wonders of Northern Spain 7 night / 6 day
  • Ebro Delta Birding Weekend 3 night / 2 day


Booking System

Book a Private Birding Tour on demand!

To reserve a private multi-day bird watching tour on demand, send us a message through the contact form indicating which tour you are interested in booking and at approximately what time of year. We can then consult with our diary and schedule a specific itinerary according to our availability / flight schedules etc.

Join a Fixed Start date Tour..

Join a fixed start date birding tour (perfect if you would like to join a small group & benefit from the lower price point). Here are the options currently available for tours in 2023:


Ebro Delta Experience: start date 27/08/2023 - 6 places available, start date 11/09/2023 - 6 places available


South Catalonia Showcase: start date 16/05/2023 - 4 places available, start date 03/09/2023 - 5 places available


Winter Wonders of Northern Spain: start date 12/11/2023 - 6 places available, start date 03/12/2023 - 6 places available

Greater Flamingos viewed as the sun sets on bird watching tours with Ebro Delta Birding

Option 1: Ebro Delta Experience - 5 Night Birding Tour

Mid-length tour showcases the best of the Ebro Delta with a bonus day in the Lleida steppe lands.

Tour Overview:


The Ebro Delta Experience bird watching tour is our mid-length multi-day option and is currently our most popular birding holiday.  During your 4 day visit we will be taking a comprehensive look at the  birds of the Ebro Delta natural park and also embarking on a day trip to the dry lands south of Lleida in search of typical Iberian plains species.


This tour features private airport transfers to and from Barcelona,  Valencia or Reus International Airports and 5 nights accommodation in  our private villa, situated right on the doorstep of the Ebro Delta in a  tranquil countryside location. The villa will be your 'home from home'  for the duration of your bird watching holiday and will comfortably  accommodate parties of up to 6 people. There are also great  opportunities for birding at the villa, the big raptors patrol the area  regularly and species such as Hoopoe, Bee-eater & Golden Oriole are  frequent too around the garden.


The Ebro Delta Experience bird watching tour offers a completely different birding day trip for each of the 4 days of your visit, starting out with a visit to the  southern section of the Ebro Delta. The second day we will be heading  out onto the Ebro river by private boat to see the most unspoiled areas  of the delta and get close up to many varieties of birds of the river  bank. On day 3 we will head to the plains south of Lleida to check out specialities of this arid zone such as Roller, Montagu's Harrier, Lesser Kestrel and Little Bustard. The tour culminates with a day trip of the varied habitats of  the northern section of the delta, completing a comprehensive overview  of the bird-life and environments contained within with remarkable  birding paradise!


Ebro Delta Experience bird watching tour - 5 highlights:

  • Vast flocks of Greater Flamingos viewed close up on the saline lagoons of the Ebro Delta
  • Wonderful waders, a diverse selection of Europe's wading birds throughout the 4 seasons
  • Discovering the Ebro delta by boat with close up views of birds like Little Bittern & Purple Heron
  • Experience the steppe lands around Lleida and get great views of Roller close to their breeding sites.
  • Unforgettable scenery of the unique Ebro Delta, along with fantastic seafood paellas at rustic local restaurants


Itinerary:


  • Day 1 - We will collect you from the airport and transfer you to your accommodation, our private villa close to L'Ampolla. Remainder of the day at leisure.
  • Day 2 - Ebro Delta southern section guided bird watching tours, full day with break for lunch
  • Day 3 - Ebro river boat tour, full day guided bird watching itinerary with break for lunch
  • Day 4 - Lleida steppes day trip, lunchtime to late evening itinerary.
  • Day 5 - Ebro Delta northern section full day guided birding itinerary with break for lunch.
  • Day 6 - We will return you to the airport in time for your journey home.


Ebro Delta Experience birding holidays, species list: Notable birds we will be aiming to see.


Red Crested Pochard, Little Bittern, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Black Kite, Marsh Harrier, Booted Eagle, Osprey, Kestrel, Black-winged Stilt, Common Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Whiskered Tern, Black Tern, Audouin’s Gull, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, Penduline Tit, Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Nightingale, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Serin, Reed Bunting, Shelduck, Gadwall, Garganey, Shoveler, Little Grebe, Great-crested grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Bittern, Greater Flamingo, White Stork, Spoonbill, Short-toed Eagle, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Bonelli’s Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby, Peregrine, Water Rail, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Sanderling, Temminck’s Stint, Dunlin, Little Stint, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Collared Pratincole, Little Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Sandwich tern, Common Tern, Roseate Tern, Mediterranean Gull, Slender-billed Gull, Cuckoo, Little Owl, Scops Owl, Nightjar, Roller, Woodchat Shrike, Crested Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Dartford Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Moustached Warbler, Mistle Thrush, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Redstart, Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear, Black-eared Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Red-throated Pipit, Water Pipit, Linnet, Purple Swamp-hen, Glossy Ibis, Red-legged Partridge, Griffon Vulture, Black Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Goshawk, Golden Eagle, Alpine Swift, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven, Chough, Jay, Crested Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Thekla’s Lark, Woodlark, Skylark, Crag Martin, Western Bonelli’s Warbler, Western Subalpine Warbler, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Short-toed Treecreeper, Wren, Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Black Wheatear, Alpine Accentor, Rock Sparrow, Cirl Bunting, Rock Bunting, Ortolan Bunting, Corn Bunting



Tour Facts

  • Airport Transfers: Included (Barcelona / Valencia / Reus airports)
  • Accommodation: Included, 5 nights  in our private villa close to L'Ampolla on the edge of the Ebro Delta (Bed & Breakfast basis)
  • Locations: Ebro Delta, Ebro River, Lleida plains
  • Duration: 6 days (including arrival & departure)
  • Party Size: 2 - 6 people
  • Language of guide: English
  • Best times: Spring migration period (April / May), Autumn migration period (late August - mid October)
  • Price: Party of 2 people: EUR 900 per person. Party of 3 - 6 people EUR 750 per person.

Ebro Delta Bird Watching Experience, multi-day guided birding tours, Spain

Check out this introduction video for our Ebro Delta Experience fully guided bird watching tour, complete with airport transfers and exclusive accommodation at our private villa.

Option 2: South Catalonia Showcase - 7 night birding tour

Discover the best bird watching that south Catalonia has to offer in 3 distinctly different habitats

Tour Overview:


This Birding tour  is a comprehensive week-long bird watching itinerary of the South Catalan region which aims to showcase the very best that  this fantastic region has to offer. We will be visiting the most  prolific bird watching sites in the area and  concentrating on 3 completely different habitats in order to maximize  the variety of birds that will be encountered.


Wetlands - we will be birding in some amazing wetland locations, starting of course at the famous Ebro Delta which we will be exploring by car and boat, looking for rare birds like  Collared Pratincole, Little Bittern and Savi's Warbler. As the week  progresses we will visit some other fantastic wetland birding zones, including Sebes  Nature reserve at Flix.


Mountains - The second key habitat that this birding tour incorporates will be mountainous areas in the Els Ports natural park.  We will make a visit to the superb vulture observatory at Mas de Bunyol  (Griffon & Egyptian Vultures), look for some of the  tiny residents of the pine forest (Crested Tit, Firecrest, Bonelli's  Warbler etc.) and also drive through some rugged mountainous zones which  are suitable for the likes of  Rock Thrush, Black-eared Wheatear  and many more.
 

Steppe lands / Plains - The third terrain we will explore during the week will be the dry  lands close to the city of Lleida, which offer a completely different  mix of species in expansive open agricultural zones. Here we can find  some of the most sought after species of Spanish birding,  with highlights such as Little Bustard, European Roller, Lesser  Kestrel, Southern Grey Shrike, Great-spotted Cuckoo, Montagu's Harrier  and both Pin-tailed & Black-bellied Sandgrouse.
 

This tour is fully inclusive of return airport transfers to Barcelona  International Airport and features five nights accommodation at our  private villa close to the Ebro Delta, with the other two nights of the  tour based in comfortable Hotels in the Lleida area.


Birding Catalonia Tour - 5 highlights

  • Fantastic Flamingos of the Ebro Delta, see hundreds of Greater Flamingos feeding in the saline lagoons
  • Boat tour of the Ebro Delta, observe spectacular species like Little Bittern & Purple Heron close up!
  • Watch hundreds of Griffon Vultures descend to feed in the mountain leg of the tour at Mas de Bunyol
  • The colorful European Roller is a highlight of birding the plains around Lleida
  • Dramatic vistas throughout the tour, ranging from the flat lowlands of the delta to the rugged limestone mountains of Els Ports.


Itinerary:


  • Day 1 - We will collect you from the airport and transfer you to your accommodation, our private villa close to L'Ampolla. Remainder of the day at leisure.
  • Day 2 - Ebro Delta southern section guided bird watching tour, full day with break for lunch.
  • Day 3 - Ebro river boat tour, full day guided bird watching itinerary with break for lunch.
  • Day 4 - In the morning we travel to the Vulture observatory at Mas de Bunyol and then return to the delta via other favorite mountain sites in Els Ports.
  • Day 5 - Ebro Delta northern section, full day tour with lunch break.
  • Day 6 - Sebes nature reserve (Flix) in the morning. Check in at Hotel around Lleida after lunch. Late afternoon / evening birding the plains south of Lleida and Mas de Melons nature reserve.
  • Day 7 - Plains north of Lleida, morning and evening birding sessions with break during hottest part of the day.
  • Day 8 - We will return you to the airport for your return journey home.


South Catalonia Showcase bird watching tours, species list: Notable birds we will be aiming to see.



Red Crested Pochard, Little Bittern, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Black Kite, Marsh Harrier, Booted Eagle, Osprey, Kestrel, Black-winged Stilt, Common Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Whiskered Tern, Black Tern, Audouin’s Gull, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, Penduline Tit, Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Zitting Cristicola, Nightingale, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Serin, Reed Bunting, Shelduck, Gadwall, Garganey, Shoveler, Little Grebe, Great-crested grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Bittern, Greater Flamingo, White Stork, Spoonbill, Short-toed Eagle, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Bonelli’s Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby, Peregrine, Red-footed Falcon, Water Rail, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Sanderling, Temminck’s Stint, Dunlin, Little Stint, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Collared Pratincole, Little Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Sandwich tern, Common Tern, Roseate Tern, Mediterranean Gull, Slender-billed Gull, Cuckoo, Little Owl, Scops Owl, Nightjar, Roller, Woodchat Shrike, Crested Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark, Calandra Lark, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Dartford Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Moustached Warbler, Mistle Thrush, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Redstart, Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear, Black-eared Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Red-throated Pipit, Water Pipit, Linnet, Purple Swamp-hen, Glossy Ibis, Red-legged Partridge, Griffon Vulture, Black Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Black Vulture, Goshawk, Golden Eagle, Alpine Swift, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wryneck, Raven, Chough, Jay, Crested Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Bearded Reedling, Thekla’s Lark, Woodlark, Skylark, Crag Martin, Western Bonelli’s Warbler, Western Subalpine Warbler, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Short-toed Treecreeper, Wren, Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Black Wheatear, Alpine Accentor, Rock Sparrow, Cirl Bunting, Rock Bunting, Ortolan Bunting, Corn Bunting, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Little Bustard, Iberian Grey Shrike, Black-shouldered Kite, Montagu's Harrier, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Stone Curlew





Tour Facts

  • Airport Transfers: Included (Barcelona / Valencia / Reus airports)
  • Accommodation: Included (5 nights of the tour you will be based in our private villa close to L'Ampolla on the edge of the Ebro Delta / 2 nights we will be based in suitable Hotel accommodation in the Lleida area)
  • Locations: Ebro Delta, Ebro river, Els Ports Natural Park, Mas de Bunyol, Lleida plains, Sebes nature reserve, Mas de Melons nature reserve
  • Duration: 8 days (including arrival & departure)
  • Party Size: 2 - 6 people
  • Language of guide: English
  • Best times: Spring migration period (April / May).
  • Price: Party of 2 people : EUR 1100 per person. Party of 3 -6 people EUR 900 per person.
  • Single Room Supplement : The tour prices are based on 2 people sharing a twin / double room. If you require an individual bedroom there will be a supplement of EUR 100 per person


Option 3: Winter Wonders of Northern Spain - 7 night tour

A dedicated winter tour of wetland, plains and mountains in search of Spain's most spectacular birds

Tour Overview:


Our 7-day Winter Birding in Aragon & Catalonia Tour of Northern Spain is  a full week birding itinerary during winter which we run anytime from the  beginning of November through to the end of February. We will be going  in search of some of Spain's most sought after species, and taking in  some magnificent birding spectacles along the way. This winter birding tour is a 3 centre experience which showcases a trio of magnificent but diverse birding regions:


Ebro Delta: The first location we will be birding is (of course!) the Ebro Delta, where we will spend two days enjoying the best of the wetland's resident  bird-life and checking out some of the winter visitors. We can expect to  see vast flocks of Greater Flamingos feeding in the saline lagoons of  the Delta, and congregations of Glossy Ibis, herons & egrets in the  now boggy fields. The delta is a winter refuge for many varieties of  wildfowl and wading birds, and raptors abound with multiple Marsh  Harriers, Booted Eagles and a good chance of Merlin. Rare passerines  such as Moustached Warbler and Bluethroat can usually be found.
 

Laguna de Gallocanta: The second leg of this winter birding trip sees us depart to Gallocanta in the dry-land plains to the south of Zaragoza, where we will spend 2  days birding around the famous Laguna, which is Spain's largest natural  lake. Alongside a huge wintering population of Common Cranes (which can number up to 60,000 birds during peak passage times of early November and late February!), we can also target Great & Little Bustard and enjoy sightings of raptors like Hen Harrier & Golden Eagle. Rarities like Dupont's Lark, Pallid Harrier and Black-winged Kite can be found within this zone.
 

Sierra de Guara: For the final leg of the tour we depart for Alquezar in the pre-Pyrenean region of the Sierra de Guara. Dubbed 'the land of the Lammergeier', we will be searching for this rarest of vultures, along with another popular birding target, the beautiful but elusive Wallcreeper, which comes down from the high Pyrenees to over winter at lower  altitudes on the south facing cliffs and canyons of the Guara. There are plenty of  other species to be found in this mountainous zone, including the likes  of Blue Rock Thrush, Dartford Warbler & Citril Finch.
 

This week long birding tour includes private airport transfers from  Barcelona International Airport, and accommodation throughout the  duration of the tour at carefully selected Guest Houses situated in the  different birding regions.


Winter Birding in Aragon & Catalonia Tour, 5 highlights:
 

  • Beautiful Bluethroats on the Ebro Delta leg of the tour
  • Vast groups of Cranes feeding in the fields around Laguna de Gallocanta
  • The rare and magnificent Lammergeier (Bearded Vulture) in the Sierra de Guara
  • Scouring the rock faces for the wonderful Wallcreeper in the Guara, such a rewarding bird to find!
  • Winter sunshine, enjoy the wonderful clear days and feel the sun on your back in these fantastic locations


Itinerary:


  • Day 1 - You will be collected from the airport and transferred to your accommodation, our private villa on the edge of the Ebro Delta. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure.
  • Day 2 - Guided bird watching day tour of the Ebro Delta (Northern section) full day with a break for lunch.
  • Day 3 - Guided bird watching day tour of the Ebro Delta (Southern section) full day with a break for lunch.
  • Day 4 - We make an early morning departure to Gallocanta where we will check into the Guest House. The afternoon & evening will be spent on  birding tours around the Laguna.
  • Day 5 - Guided morning bird watching tour around the plains of Gallocanta with a break for lunch. After lunch we depart this area and head north towards the mountains, checking the plains area around Belchite for Bustards on route. Evening check in to our accommodation in Alquezar in the Sierra de Guara.
  • Day 6 - Guided birding day tour of Riglos & Vadiello Dam, searching primarily for Wallcreeper
  • Day 7 - Guided bird watching tour of the Sierra de Guara with break for lunch
  • Day 8 - We will return you to the airport in time for your return journey home.

Winter wonders of Northern Spain birding holidays, species List: Notable birds we will be targeting on this tour.


Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Red-legged Partridge, Little Grebe, Great-crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Bittern, Night Heron, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Great Egret, Greater Flamingo, White Stork, Black Stork, Spoonbill, Red Kite, Griffon Vulture, Lammergeier, Black-shouldered Kite, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Goshawk, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Golden Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, Booted Eagle, Osprey, Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, Water Rail, Purple Swamp-hen, Common Crane, Little Bustard, Great Bustard, Stone-curlew, Avocet, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Ruff, Sanderling, Temminck's Stint, Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Snipe, Caspian Tern, Sandwich Tern, Audouin's Gull, Slender-billed Gull, Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Green Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, Iberian Grey Shrike, Chough, Alpine Chough, Crested Tit, Calandra Lark, Thekla Lark, Woodlark, Dupont's Lark, Crag Martin, Cetti's warbler, Dartford Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Moustached Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Wallcreeper, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Short-toed Treecreeper, Wren, Spotless Starling, Fieldfare, Redwing, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Blue Rock Thrush, Stonechat, Black Wheatear, Alpine Accentor, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Brambling, Serin, Citril Finch, Carl Bunting, Rock Bunting, Reed Bunting, Corn Bunting, Glossy Ibis

Tour Facts

  • Airport transfers: Included (Barcelona / Valencia / Reus airports)
  • Accommodation: Included (3 nights private villa L'Ampolla Ebro Delta area / 1 night Guest House in Gallocanta - plains of Zaragoza area/ 3 nights Guest House / apartment in Alquezar - Sierra de Guara pre-Pyrenees area)
  • Locations: Ebro Delta, Laguna de Gallocanta, Monegros plains, Sierra de Guara
  • Duration: 8 days (including arrival & departure)
  • Party Size: 2 - 6 people
  • Language of guide: English
  • Best times: This is a dedicated winter tour which runs from the beginning of November through to early March
  • Price: Party of 2 people: EUR 1250 per person. Party of 3 - 6 people EUR 950 per person.
  • Single Room Supplement : The tour prices are based on 2 people sharing a twin / double room. If you require an individual bedroom there will be a supplement of EUR 200 per person


Ebro Delta bird watching tours - Winter birding 21/22

We've been out on the road from Nov - Feb on our fantastic 'winter wonders of northern Spain' birding tour. This is a 7 night itinerary covering the Ebro Delta, Laguna de Gallocanta & Sierra de Guara - 3 of Spain's best bird watching sites. The tour includes airport transfers and accommodation at carefully selected Guest Houses along the route.

Click on the video below to enjoy flocks of Flamingos, beautiful Bluethroats, Cranes, Bustards, Lammergeier, Wallcreeper & many more!

Greater Flamingos on a weekend bird watching tour of the Ebro Delta

Option 4: Ebro Delta Birding Weekend - 3 Night Birding tour

A short tour where we take in the best birding sites of the Ebro Delta over a long weekend

Tour Overview:


The Ebro Delta Weekend Birding tour is our shortest multi-day guided option and has been designed for  people who would like to experience the magic of the delta within a long  weekend break. We generally look to run the tour on the schedule of a  Friday arrival, followed by 2 full days guided birding with departure on  the Monday. This tour includes private airport transfers from  Barcelona, Valencia or Reus International Airports, and 3 nights private  accommodation at our villa which is located in tranquil countryside on  the doorstep of the Ebro Delta.


The first day of the tour will be a guided birdwatching trip around the southern section of the Ebro Delta.  We will be birding a number of different habitats and can expect to see  many of the special birds of the region. Highlights of the day will  include vast flocks of Greater Flamingos at La Tancada, the bird hide at  Riet Vell where we can observe the likes of Purple Swamp-hen close up,  and the vast marshes of L'Encanyissada which is home to an abundance of  wildfowl, herons, warblers and raptors.


Day 2 of this Ebro Delta Weekend birding tour will begin with a look at some of the spectacular locations in the  northern section of the delta, including a search for birds such as  Bee-eater & Hoopoe in the scrub land on the periphery of the  wetlands. We will progress into more typical delta habitat and check out  the shallow water bay of Fangar, with an array of waders, gulls, terns  and seasonal Osprey. We will also be birding the Lo Goleron marshes  which are adjacent to the bay, and are continuously patrolled by Marsh  Harriers. After some lunch we will be heading out onto the Ebro river by  boat, where we can get great close up views of species such as Little  Bittern & Purple Heron.


Ebro Delta Weekend birding tour - 5 highlights:

  • Hundreds of Greater Flamingos feeding in the saline lagoons at La Tancada
  • Close up views of Purple Swamp-hens & Kingfishers at the Riet Vell bird observatory
  • Beautiful Bee-eaters & Hoopoe can often be viewed at the villa during your stay!
  • Fishing Osprey & Caspian Terns in Fangar bay during migration & winter season
  • Exploring remote areas of the delta by boat with close up views of rare herons & bitterns.


Itinerary:


  • Day 1 - We will collect you from the airport and transfer you to your accommodation, our private villa close to L'Ampolla. Remainder of the day at leisure.
  • Day 2 - Ebro Delta Southern area guided bird watching tour, full day with break for lunch
  • Day 3 - Morning - half day guided bird watching tour of the Northern section of the Ebro Delta. After lunch, heading out on the Ebro boat tour for the afternoon / evening period.
  • Day 4 - We will return you to the airport in time for your journey home.


Ebro Delta birding weekend species list: Notable birds we will be aiming to see.


Red Crested Pochard, Little Bittern, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Black Kite, Marsh Harrier, Booted Eagle, Osprey, Kestrel, Black-winged Stilt, Common Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Whiskered Tern, Black Tern, Audouin’s Gull, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, Penduline Tit, Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Zitting Cristicola, Nightingale, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Serin, Reed Bunting, Shelduck, Gadwall, Garganey, Shoveler, Little Grebe, Great-crested grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Bittern, Greater Flamingo, White Stork, Spoonbill, Short-toed Eagle, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Bonelli’s Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby, Peregrine, Water Rail, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Sanderling, Temminck’s Stint, Dunlin, Little Stint, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Collared Pratincole, Little Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Sandwich tern, Common Tern, Roseate Tern, Mediterranean Gull, Slender-billed Gull, Cuckoo, Little Owl, Scops Owl, Nightjar, Roller, Woodchat Shrike, Crested Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Dartford Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Moustached Warbler, Mistle Thrush, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Redstart, Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear, Black-eared Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Red-throated Pipit, Water Pipit, Linnet, Purple Swamp-hen, Glossy Ibis, Woodlark, Skylark, Crag Martin, Western Subalpine Warbler, Short-toed Treecreeper, Cirl Bunting







Tour Facts

  • Airport Transfers: Included (Barcelona / Valencia / Reus airports)
  • Accommodation: Included, 3 nights  in our private villa close to L'Ampolla on the edge of the Ebro Delta (Bed & Breakfast basis)
  • Locations: Ebro Delta
  • Duration: 4 days (including arrival & departure)
  • Party Size: 1 - 4 people
  • Language of guide: English
  • Best times: Spring migration period (April / May), Autumn migration period (late August - mid October)
  • Price: Party of 2 people: EUR 550 per person. Party of 3 - 4 people: EUR 450 per person. Single client booking EUR 900

Bespoke itineraries & Rarity Finder Tours!

Create an itinerary to suit your own needs..

If our itineraries do not quite fit in with how you would like to plan your birding holiday, then let us know and we will work out a schedule for you based on your targets and requirements. Contact us if there are any species of birds that you are specifically interested in seeing and we can create  bespoke bird watching tours to suit your needs. Species such as Dupont's Lark, Spainish Imperial Eagle and Black-winged Kite are all within easy reach and we are happy to design birding tours to help our clients find rarities such as these. Just visit the contact page and send us an email through the submission form..

Black-winged Kite, bird watching holidays in Spain

Rarities like Black-winged Kite are not present on the Ebro Delta - but are not too far away! 

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