Wildlife Walks
 Daily excursions in search of birds, butterflies and wildflowers with Teresa Farino, a British naturalist who has been living in the Picos de Europa since 1986. Whether your main interest is birdwatching or botany, entomology or photography, or even just strolling through spectacular landscapes and picturesque villages, Teresa can help you to get the most from your stay in the Picos de Europa. Click on image for details.
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Birds
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News of the birdlife around the Picos de Europa. From sub-adult Lammergeier incursions from the Pyrenees and the possible reintroduction programme to Avocets and Little egrets on the Costa Verde. Also included here are personal observations of resident and summer-visiting birds.
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Overwintering Ospreys |
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Written by Lisa
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Monday, 24 October 2011 09:07 |
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The three Ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, being monitored by conservation group Fapas have returned for another year to overwinter in the estuaries of Asturias, arriving mid-September and leaving towards the end of March.
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Picos Lammergeiers Update |
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Written by Lisa
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Friday, 14 October 2011 07:14 |
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Following the release of the two young birds in 2010 they both survived the winter but sadly one of them, Leoncia, was found dead last April in the Sierra del Cuera towards the Cantabrian coast. The post-mortem examination showed no signs of poison or any other unnatural causes of death.
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Lammergeiers Released |
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Written by Lisa Stuart
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Thursday, 21 October 2010 00:00 |
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Following on from the birds' arrival in the Covadonga mountains last month, the two young Lammergeiers (now named Leoncia and Deva) were released last Friday morning, watched by members of the Asturian government, shepherds and conservationists.
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More Lammergeiers |
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Nature -
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Written by Lisa Stuart
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Friday, 15 April 2011 12:52 |
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The Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos (Bearded Vulture Foundation) is planning on releasing another two young birds in the Picos this July to join Leoncia and Deva, the two female birds released last year.
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The Chicks Arrive |
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Nature -
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Written by Lisa Stuart
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Saturday, 19 June 2010 00:00 |
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Finally, two Lammergeier chicks made it to the Picos last Tuesday, the 15th of June. Transported from the Aragonese Pyrenees having been rescued from inviable nests, the two females are now
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Picos de Europa 2012
 Flowers, butterflies and mountain wildlife amid the stunning scenery of the Picos de Europa. A Teresa Farino, Iberian Wildlife Tours holiday in association with Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays.
Dates 6th - 13th June, 2012. Click on image for more details
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