{"id":45627,"date":"2020-01-17T10:35:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T09:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/blog\/waterfowl-and-wetland-birds-in-andalucia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T01:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:12:24","slug":"waterfowl-and-wetland-birds-in-andalucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/waterfowl-and-wetland-birds-in-andalucia\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterfowl and wetland birds in Andaluc\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-accent-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Visual-Acu&#xE1;ticas\"><strong>Visual Guide Waterbirds Andalusia<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\">One animal group, in particular, offers the greatest pleasure to nature watchers: the spectacle of birds inhabiting wetlands, especially abundant around the Mediterranean.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-accent-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">On this page you will find: 1) Where are the best wetlands, 2) What groups of birds you will see, 3) How to recognize them, 4) When to come and 5) Ethical tips and on your own vs. with a guide.    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-2-color has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Humedales-internacional-Andaluc&#xED;a\"><strong>International wetlands<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-2-color has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Aves-acu&#xE1;ticas\"><strong>Waterbirds in Andalusia<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-2-color has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Gu&#xED;a-visual-acu&#xE1;ticas\"><strong>Aquatic Visual Guide (100+)<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-2-color has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#FAQ-acu&#xE1;ticas-Andaluc&#xED;a\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Himanthopus-himanthopus_-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a very active and loud colonial bird: it is the embodiment of waterfowl and wetland birds in Andalusia and the Mediterranean.\" class=\"wp-image-44588 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Himanthopus-himanthopus_-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a very active and loud colonial bird: it is the embodiment of waterfowl and wetland birds in Andalusia and the Mediterranean.\" class=\"wp-image-44588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Himanthopus-himanthopus_-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Himanthopus-himanthopus_-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Himanthopus-himanthopus_.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Black-winged Stilt<em>(Himantopus himantopus<\/em>) is a very active and loud colonial bird: it is the embodiment of waterfowl and wetland birds in Andalusia and the Mediterranean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--2 wp-block-paragraph\">A multitude of species cohabit and feed frantically in lagoons and marshes, creating an extraordinary hustle and bustle. At other times, these same birds find refuge and rest in the greatest tranquility, waiting to resume their migrations. Quite a spectacle&#8230;  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5dbe2466 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2\"><strong><strong>Specialized<\/strong> ornithological tours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/tour\/donana-the-avifauna-of-the-mediterranean-marshes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donana-tour-800x580.jpg\" data-id=\"28594\" alt=\"Birding in Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-28594 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" data-id=\"28594\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donana-tour-800x580.jpg\" alt=\"Birding in Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-28594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donana-tour-800x580.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donana-tour-380x275.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donana-tour.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/tour\/birdwatching-in-fuente-de-piedra-and-torcal-de-antequera\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fuente-de-Piedras-800x600.jpg\" data-id=\"26703\" alt=\"Fuente de Piedra: tours for birds\" class=\"wp-image-26703 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"26703\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fuente-de-Piedras-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Fuente de Piedra: tours for birds\" class=\"wp-image-26703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fuente-de-Piedras-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fuente-de-Piedras-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fuente-de-Piedras.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/tour\/malvasias-guadalhorce-and-costa-del-sol-a-day-with-the-birds\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Costa-del-Sol-Flyer-800x583.jpg\" data-id=\"26934\" alt=\"Waterfowl watching tour in Malaga, Costa del Sol, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-26934 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"583\" data-id=\"26934\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Costa-del-Sol-Flyer-800x583.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfowl watching tour in Malaga, Costa del Sol, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-26934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Costa-del-Sol-Flyer-800x583.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Costa-del-Sol-Flyer-380x277.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Costa-del-Sol-Flyer.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" id=\"Humedales-internacional-Andaluc&#xED;a\">Wetlands of international interest in Andalusia<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--4 wp-block-paragraph\">The Andalusian Wetlands Inventory<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juntadeandalucia.es\/medioambiente\/portal\/areas-tematicas\/espacios-protegidos\/humedales\/inventario-humedales-andalucia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(IHA<\/a>) has 244 protected natural areas, located mainly on the southwestern coast of the region. The 7 most important wetlands are home to 90% of the waterfowl populations.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brazo-del-Este-en-Andalousie-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Group of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) in the Brazo del Este (Seville), one of the best wetlands for waterfowl and wetland bird watching in Andalusia, and even in all of Europe.\" class=\"wp-image-45024 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brazo-del-Este-en-Andalousie-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Group of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) in the Brazo del Este (Seville), one of the best wetlands for waterfowl and wetland bird watching in Andalusia, and even in all of Europe.\" class=\"wp-image-45024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brazo-del-Este-en-Andalousie-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brazo-del-Este-en-Andalousie-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brazo-del-Este-en-Andalousie.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group of White Storks<em>(Ciconia ciconia<\/em>) in the Brazo del Este (Seville), one of the best wetlands for waterfowl and wetland bird watching in Andalusia, and even in all of Europe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">As we have already mentioned, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/huelva-seville-cadiz-donana-national-park\/\">Do\u00f1ana<\/a> is the most prestigious wetland in Spain<\/strong>: the marshes of the Lower Guadalquivir (Do\u00f1ana National Park) and its peripheral lagoons (Dehesa Abajo, Brazo del Este, etc.) provide shelter to hundreds of thousands of waterfowl throughout the year.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/top-7-IHA-aves-acuaticas.jpg\" alt=\"Map showing the Top 7 Andalusian wetlands for waterbirds: Do\u00f1ana, Marismas del Odiel, Bah\u00eda de C\u00e1diz, Fuente de Piedra, Salines del Cerillo, La Janda, Desembocadura del Guadalorce.\" class=\"wp-image-25054 lazyload\" title=\"top 7 IHA waterfowl\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/top-7-IHA-aves-acuaticas.jpg\" alt=\"Map showing the Top 7 Andalusian wetlands for waterbirds: Do\u00f1ana, Marismas del Odiel, Bah\u00eda de C\u00e1diz, Fuente de Piedra, Salines del Cerillo, La Janda, Desembocadura del Guadalorce.\" class=\"wp-image-25054\" title=\"top 7 IHA waterfowl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/top-7-IHA-aves-acuaticas.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/top-7-IHA-aves-acuaticas-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/top-7-IHA-aves-acuaticas-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Map showing the Top 7 Andalusian wetlands for waterbirds: Do\u00f1ana, Marismas del Odiel, Bah\u00eda de C\u00e1diz, Fuente de Piedra, Salinas del Cerrillo, La Janda, Desembocadura del Guadalorce.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Other outstanding areas are: the Odiel Marshes (Huelva); the Bay of Cadiz and La Janda (Cadiz); Fuente de Piedra and the Guadalhorce river mouth (Malaga); and the Cerrillo salt flats (Almeria).<\/p>\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: true, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DO\u00d1ANA<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most emblematic wetland in Spain and a World Heritage Site. Its extensive marshes, lagoons and coastal dunes are home to exceptional biodiversity, being the main winter quarters in Europe for hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, such as geese and ducks, and a refuge for iconic species such as the Iberian lynx and the imperial eagle. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-6&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-6\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">MARISMAS DEL ODIEL<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-6\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biosphere Reserve located at the confluence of the Tinto and Odiel rivers. This complex of tidal marshes and salt marshes is famous for hosting one of the largest breeding colonies of Spoonbill in Europe, as well as being a crucial enclave for waders and seabirds on the Atlantic migratory route. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-7&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-7\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">BAY OF C\u00c1DIZ<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-7\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A unique coastal wetland where marshes, traditional salt marshes and estuaries coexist. Its proximity to the Natural Park and the Strait of Gibraltar makes it an essential resting and feeding area for a wide variety of waterfowl and waders, especially during migration. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-8&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-8\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">LA JANDA<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-8\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formerly a dried-up lagoon, now a vast agricultural plain and wet grassland. It is a legendary place for the observation of steppe birds and raptors, especially during migration, when thousands of kites, storks and cranes concentrate in their fields. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-9&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-9-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-9\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">STONE FOUNTAIN<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-9\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-9-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The largest inland lagoon in Andalusia and the most important Greater Flamingo breeding colony in the Iberian Peninsula. Its shallow saline waters attract thousands of these birds, whose breeding success depends directly on the water levels of the lagoon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-10&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-10-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-10\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">GUADALHORCE<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-10\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-10-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An oasis of biodiversity in the heart of the metropolitan area of Malaga. This natural area formed by river branches, lagoons and beaches is a vital enclave for migratory birds, which find here a resting place and food on their journey between Europe and Africa. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-11&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-11-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-11\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">SALINAS DEL CERRILLO<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-11\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-11-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representative of the Almeria wetlands, these abandoned salt pans and seasonal ponds are a vital refuge in a semi-arid area. They are especially important for steppe birds and as a water point for wildlife in a very arid environment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libelula_horizontal-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8359 lazyload\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libelula_horizontal-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8359\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libelula_horizontal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libelula_horizontal-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/libelula_horizontal.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\" id=\"Aves-acu&#xE1;ticas\">Waterfowl and wetland birds of southern Spain<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--12 wp-block-paragraph\">About <strong>fifty species are resident and visible throughout the year<\/strong> in Do\u00f1ana, and their numbers are often strongly reinforced during the winter period. Among them, the large waders (Spoonbills, Greater Flamingoes and Glossy Ibis), present in southern Spain in large flocks, stand out. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20241109_135148768-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A group of Glossy Ibis in the marshes of Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-44579 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20241109_135148768-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A group of Glossy Ibis in the marshes of Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-44579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20241109_135148768-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20241109_135148768-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20241109_135148768.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A group of Glossy Ibis<em>(Plegadis falcinellus<\/em>) in the marshes of Do\u00f1ana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These species are accompanied by about forty species only present at this time (wintering birds). <strong>Do\u00f1ana thus becomes one of the most important &#8220;winter quarters&#8221; in Europe<\/strong> with more than 600,000 waterfowl and wetland birds.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ardea-purpurea-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) in hunting attitude.  \" class=\"wp-image-45018 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ardea-purpurea-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) in hunting attitude.  \" class=\"wp-image-45018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ardea-purpurea-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ardea-purpurea-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ardea-purpurea.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Purple Heron<em>(Ardea purpurea<\/em>) in hunting attitude.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are joined by strictly summer species that come to breed, such as<strong> Purple Heron, Crab Heron, Little Bittern and Little Bittern<\/strong>. Others, such as the <strong>Collared Pratincole, <\/strong>are closely linked to the open and dry environments of the wetlands. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, four species are only visible during passage, i.e. the migratory phase: Spotted Crake, Garganey, Marsh Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper. The Water Rail is mainly a migrant. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/birdwatchers-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Group of birdwatchers in Palmones, a coastal wetland near Algeciras.\" class=\"wp-image-45015 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/birdwatchers-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Group of birdwatchers in Palmones, a coastal wetland near Algeciras.\" class=\"wp-image-45015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/birdwatchers-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/birdwatchers-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/birdwatchers.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group of birdwatchers in Palmones, a coastal wetland near Algeciras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, every year, ornithologists observe specimens of vagrant species, which are very rare in this territory. Keeping a list of these birds requires consulting specialized sources and, by definition, their observation is always an exceptional event. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Oiseaux-aquatiques-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27090 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Oiseaux-aquatiques-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Oiseaux-aquatiques-800x573.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Oiseaux-aquatiques-380x272.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Oiseaux-aquatiques.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" id=\"Gu&#xED;a-visual-acu&#xE1;ticas\">Visual guide to the birds of Do\u00f1ana and Andalusian wetlands<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--13 wp-block-paragraph\">We have already published a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/blog\/aves-de-andalucia\/\">list of Andalusian birds<\/a><\/strong>very useful for ornithologists who already know their species. The following is an illustrated guide to the hundred or so species of waterbirds present in Andalusia, which represent about a third of the region&#8217;s avifauna.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Group of waterbirds in Dehesa Abajo, the wetland with the greatest diversity of waterbirds detected in Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-27900 lazyload\" title=\"PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Group of waterbirds in Dehesa Abajo, the wetland with the greatest diversity of waterbirds detected in Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-27900\" title=\"PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT-scaled-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230409_165924617.PORTRAIT-scaled-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group of waterbirds in Dehesa Abajo, the wetland with the greatest diversity of waterbirds detected in Do\u00f1ana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"Acorde\u00f3n-Gu\u00eda-Visual\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Visual-Acu\u00e1ticas\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-accent-4-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\"><strong>Visual Guide to<\/strong> <strong>Waterbirds in Andalusia and Do\u00f1ana<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: true, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-25&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-25-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-25\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">LARGE WADERS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-25\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-25-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-6\"><strong>Spoonbills and ibis; Greater Flamingoes; Cranes in Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--14 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pelecaniformes<\/em> (Spoonbills, Ibis), <em>Phoenicopteriformes <\/em>(Greater Flamingoes), <em>Gruiformes<\/em> (Cranes). Birds of large wingspan, long legs and slender neck. Their <strong>bill is the key to their diet<\/strong>: Spoonbill (filterer), elongated and curved (scavenger), specialized filterer or short and robust (generalist). They are long-lived and have a powerful flight.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--15 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Very emblematic species of the wetlands of the Iberian Peninsula<\/strong>, large in size and very easy to recognize. Very gregarious birds that often move in large flocks and form communal roosts and breeding colonies. These breeding sites are very sensitive to disturbance. For feeding, they occupy shallow water areas, both fresh and brackish.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-7\"><strong>Large waders with elongated beaks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Colonial birds in heronries<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--16\"><strong>Common Spoonbill<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Platalea-leucorodia-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia, Marismas del Guadalquivir, Marismas del Odiel\" class=\"wp-image-24260 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Platalea-leucorodia-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia, Marismas del Guadalquivir, Marismas del Odiel\" class=\"wp-image-24260\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Platalea-leucorodia-circle.png 565w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Platalea-leucorodia-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Platalea-leucorodia-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Platalea-leucorodia-Donana-800x121.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44712 lazyload\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"121\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Platalea-leucorodia-Donana-800x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44712\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Platalea-leucorodia-Donana-800x121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Platalea-leucorodia-Donana-380x57.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Platalea-leucorodia-Donana.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--17\"><strong>GLOSSY IBIS<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Plegadis-falcinellus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus, Spain, Andalusia, Brazo del Este\" class=\"wp-image-24261 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Plegadis falcinellus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Plegadis-falcinellus-circle.png\" alt=\"Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus, Spain, Andalusia, Brazo del Este\" class=\"wp-image-24261\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Plegadis falcinellus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Plegadis-falcinellus-circle.png 450w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Plegadis-falcinellus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Plegadis-falcinellus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plegadis-falcinellus-Donana-800x120.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44736 lazyload\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"120\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plegadis-falcinellus-Donana-800x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44736\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plegadis-falcinellus-Donana-800x120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plegadis-falcinellus-Donana-380x57.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plegadis-falcinellus-Donana.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breeding season. Spoonbills and <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plegadis_falcinellus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glossy Ibis<\/a> join herons in their <strong>mixed arboreal aviaries<\/strong>. Glossy Ibis have experienced an extraordinary expansion in the marshes of the Lower Guadalquivir in the last two decades.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9\"><strong>Large filtering billed waders<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong><strong>Occupants of salt ponds<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--18\"><strong>Greater Flamingo<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus \/ Fuente de Piedra\" class=\"wp-image-25099 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Phoenicopterus roseus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"298\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-circle.png\" alt=\"Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus \/ Fuente de Piedra\" class=\"wp-image-25099\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Phoenicopterus roseus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-circle.png 298w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-Donana-800x122.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44733 lazyload\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"122\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-Donana-800x122.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44733\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-Donana-800x122.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-Donana-380x58.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Phoenicopterus-roseus-Donana.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--19\"><strong>Lesser Flamingo<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phoenicopterus-minor-circle_2.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Lesser Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor \/ Fuente de Piedra\" class=\"wp-image-25556 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Phoenicopterus minor\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"762\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phoenicopterus-minor-circle_2.png\" alt=\"Lesser Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor \/ Fuente de Piedra\" class=\"wp-image-25556\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Phoenicopterus minor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phoenicopterus-minor-circle_2.png 762w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phoenicopterus-minor-circle_2-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phoenicopterus-minor-circle_2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything about this species is extraordinary, especially its spectacular coloration: <strong>Greater Flamingoes mate for life, build elevated cup-shaped mud nests in the middle of shallow lagoons, lay only one egg a year and raise their chicks in communal nurseries<\/strong>. Greater Flamingoes breed only occasionally in Do\u00f1ana, with the large Spanish colony located at <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/malaga-fuente-de-piedra-lagoon-nature-reserve\/\">Fuente de Piedras<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-11\"><strong>Large short-billed waders<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong><strong><strong>Roost places in winter<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--20\"><strong>Common Crane<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grus-grus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Crane - Crane grus grus, roosts in Andalusia, Extremadura, Gallocanta\" class=\"wp-image-24186 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Grus grus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grus-grus-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Crane - Crane grus grus, roosts in Andalusia, Extremadura, Gallocanta\" class=\"wp-image-24186\" style=\"width:250px\" title=\"Grus grus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grus-grus-circle.png 396w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grus-grus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grus-grus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Grus-grus-Donana-800x121.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44730 lazyload\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"121\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Grus-grus-Donana-800x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44730\" title=\"Platalea leucorodia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Grus-grus-Donana-800x121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Grus-grus-Donana-380x57.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Grus-grus-Donana.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for <strong>the Common Crane, they only spend the winter in Andalusia<\/strong>, sleeping with their feet in the water, but feeding in the pastures and fields. Their powerful trumpeting can be heard for miles, coordinating the movements of the flock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-39&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-39-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-39\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">HERONS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-39\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-39-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-13\"><strong>Herons and storks of Andaluc\u00eda<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--26 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pelecaniformes<\/em> (Ardeidae &#8211; herons) and <em>Ciconiiformes<\/em> (Ciconiidae &#8211; storks). <strong>Slender waders with very long necks and straight, robust and sharp bills<\/strong>, a perfect weapon for stalking. Long legs for wading. Many colorful white or black and white species.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--27 wp-block-paragraph\">From colonial species that form noisy heronries in trees, to solitary masters of camouflage in reed beds. Their diet is mainly piscivorous, although some are generalists. They are distributed throughout the water (stalking from the shore), areas of emergent marsh vegetation (reed beds) and riparian forests (breeding colonies and roosts).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-14\"><strong><strong>Social and colonial larde birds<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Most common species<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--28\"><strong>White Stork<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-ciconia-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"White Stork - Ciconia ciconia ciconia\" class=\"wp-image-24133 lazyload\" title=\"Ciconia ciconia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-ciconia-circle.png\" alt=\"White Stork - Ciconia ciconia ciconia\" class=\"wp-image-24133\" title=\"Ciconia ciconia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-ciconia-circle.png 300w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-ciconia-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--29\"><strong>Cattle Egret<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bubulcus-ibis-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis, aviaries\" class=\"wp-image-24101 lazyload\" title=\"Bubulcus ibis\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"449\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bubulcus-ibis-circle.png\" alt=\"Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis, aviaries\" class=\"wp-image-24101\" title=\"Bubulcus ibis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bubulcus-ibis-circle.png 449w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bubulcus-ibis-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bubulcus-ibis-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White Stork and Cattle Egret, whose bill dimensions differ, are both generalists and feed in the terrestrial environment including on landfills. The cattle egret follows cattle to catch frightened insects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Other piscivorous herons<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--30\"><strong>Grey Heron<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-cinerea-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea\" class=\"wp-image-24090 lazyload\" title=\"Ardea cinerea\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-cinerea-circle.png\" alt=\"Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea\" class=\"wp-image-24090\" title=\"Ardea cinerea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-cinerea-circle.png 346w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-cinerea-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--31\"><strong>Little Egret<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Egretta-garzetta-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, aviary\" class=\"wp-image-24159 lazyload\" title=\"Egretta garzetta\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"575\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Egretta-garzetta-circle.png\" alt=\"Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, aviary\" class=\"wp-image-24159\" title=\"Egretta garzetta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Egretta-garzetta-circle.png 575w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Egretta-garzetta-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Egretta-garzetta-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--32\"><strong>Night Heron<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nycticorax-nycticorax-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax, mixed colonies\" class=\"wp-image-24233 lazyload\" title=\"Nycticorax nycticorax\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"389\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nycticorax-nycticorax-circle.png\" alt=\"Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax, mixed colonies\" class=\"wp-image-24233\" title=\"Nycticorax nycticorax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nycticorax-nycticorax-circle.png 389w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nycticorax-nycticorax-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nycticorax-nycticorax-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--33\"><strong>Squacco heron<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardeola-ralloides-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Squacco heron - Ardeola ralloides\" class=\"wp-image-24092 lazyload\" title=\"Ardeola ralloides\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"379\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardeola-ralloides-circle.png\" alt=\"Squacco heron - Ardeola ralloides\" class=\"wp-image-24092\" title=\"Ardeola ralloides\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardeola-ralloides-circle.png 379w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardeola-ralloides-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>They are generally colonial and social species, usually grouped in aviaries located in large trees <\/strong>of the riparian forest and often harboring several species (mixed colonies): communal roosts in winter and very dense breeding colonies in spring.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-17\"><strong>Reed herons<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Colonials vs. solitaries<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-small-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--34\"><strong>Purple Heron<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-purpurea-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea\" class=\"wp-image-24091 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Ardea purpurea\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"390\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-purpurea-circle.png\" alt=\"Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea\" class=\"wp-image-24091\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Ardea purpurea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-purpurea-circle.png 390w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-purpurea-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-purpurea-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-small-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--35\"><strong>Little Bittern<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ixobrychus_minutus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Little Bittern - Ixobrychus minutus\" class=\"wp-image-25097 lazyload\" title=\"Ixobrychus minutus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ixobrychus_minutus-circle.png\" alt=\"Little Bittern - Ixobrychus minutus\" class=\"wp-image-25097\" title=\"Ixobrychus minutus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ixobrychus_minutus-circle.png 399w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ixobrychus_minutus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ixobrychus_minutus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-small-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--36\"><strong>Bittern<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Botaurus-stellaris-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Bittern - Botaurus stellaris\" class=\"wp-image-24100 lazyload\" title=\"Botaurus stellaris\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"532\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Botaurus-stellaris-circle.png\" alt=\"Bittern - Botaurus stellaris\" class=\"wp-image-24100\" title=\"Botaurus stellaris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Botaurus-stellaris-circle.png 532w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Botaurus-stellaris-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Botaurus-stellaris-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These <strong>migratory species are the most sensitive and specialized in the family.<\/strong> All three occupy well-preserved reedbeds. The imperial nests in colonies within them; the Bittern and Little Bittern are solitary and mimetic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-19\"><strong>Ciconiiformes more abundant in winter<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Ciconiidae vs Ardeidae<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--37\"><strong>Black Stork<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-nigra-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Black Stork - Ciconia nigra, wintering in southern Spain\" class=\"wp-image-24134 lazyload\" title=\"Ciconia nigra\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-nigra-circle.png\" alt=\"Black Stork - Ciconia nigra, wintering in southern Spain\" class=\"wp-image-24134\" title=\"Ciconia nigra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-nigra-circle.png 426w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-nigra-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ciconia-nigra-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--38\"><strong>Great White Egret<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-alba-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Little White Egret - Ardea alba\" class=\"wp-image-24089 lazyload\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:120px;height:auto\" title=\"Ardea alba\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"433\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-alba-circle.png\" alt=\"Little White Egret - Ardea alba\" class=\"wp-image-24089\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:120px;height:auto\" title=\"Ardea alba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-alba-circle.png 433w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-alba-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ardea-alba-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Black Stork<\/strong> is forest-dwelling and migratory, with increasing numbers of small groups wintering in the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-48&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-48-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-48\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">RAILS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-48\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-48-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-21\"><strong>Coots, Common Coots and chicks of Do\u00f1ana<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--40 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Gruiformes<\/em> (Rallidae). Small to medium-sized birds, with compact bodies and <strong>relatively short legs but with very long toes<\/strong>, adapted for walking on floating vegetation. Short and strong beak    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--41 wp-block-paragraph\">Generally discreet and solitary, they move stealthily through the vegetation. They are mainly herbivores, and therefore closely linked to <strong>belts of emergent vegetation<\/strong> (reeds, cattails) and masses of floating vegetation. Together with ducks and geese, they are the only wetland bird species with a fundamentally herbivorous diet, a circumstance that facilitates their presence throughout the year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-22\"><strong>The exception of diving coots<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--42\"><strong>Common Coot<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-atra-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Coot - Fulica atra\" class=\"wp-image-24177 lazyload\" title=\"Fulica atra\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-atra-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Coot - Fulica atra\" class=\"wp-image-24177\" title=\"Fulica atra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-atra-circle.png 603w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-atra-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-atra-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--43\"><strong>Red-knobbed Coot<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-cristata-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Red-knobbed Coot - Fulica cristata Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24178 lazyload\" title=\"Fulica cristata\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"322\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-cristata-circle.png\" alt=\"Red-knobbed Coot - Fulica cristata Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24178\" title=\"Fulica cristata\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-cristata-circle.png 322w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fulica-cristata-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike other rails, coots have webbed feet that make them excellent swimmers and move through the water with the ducks. Red-knobbed Coots are very rare and difficult to distinguish outside of the breeding season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-23\"><strong>Resident birds typical of Mediterranean shores<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--44\"><strong>Moorhen<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallinula-chloropus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus\" class=\"wp-image-25096 lazyload\" title=\"Gallinula chloropus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"411\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallinula-chloropus-circle.png\" alt=\"Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus\" class=\"wp-image-25096\" title=\"Gallinula chloropus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallinula-chloropus-circle.png 411w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallinula-chloropus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallinula-chloropus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--45\"><strong>Purple Swamp-hen<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porphyrio-porphyrio-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Purple Swamp-hen - Porphyrio porphyrio Andalousie\" class=\"wp-image-24268 lazyload\" title=\"Porphyrio porphyrio\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porphyrio-porphyrio-circle.png\" alt=\"Purple Swamp-hen - Porphyrio porphyrio Andalousie\" class=\"wp-image-24268\" title=\"Porphyrio porphyrio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porphyrio-porphyrio-circle.png 510w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porphyrio-porphyrio-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porphyrio-porphyrio-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The small ralids are extremely inconspicuous&#8230; though not all of them like the splendid porphyry-colored Purple Swamp-hen.<\/strong>  The latter is unique in European fauna: it plucks young shoots from phragmites with a powerful peck, which it then manipulates with its long fingers (as if it were a real hand).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-24\"><strong>Invisible<\/strong>&#8221; <strong>ears<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--46\"><strong>Water Rail<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rallus-aquaticus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus, perilagunar emergent vegetation species.\" class=\"wp-image-24281 lazyload\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" title=\"Rallus aquaticus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rallus-aquaticus-circle.png\" alt=\"Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus, perilagunar emergent vegetation species.\" class=\"wp-image-24281\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" title=\"Rallus aquaticus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rallus-aquaticus-circle.png 399w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rallus-aquaticus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rallus-aquaticus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--47\"><strong>Spotted Crake<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porzana-porzana-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Spotted Crake - Porzana porzana\" class=\"wp-image-24269 lazyload\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" title=\"Porzana porzana\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porzana-porzana-circle.png\" alt=\"Spotted Crake - Porzana porzana\" class=\"wp-image-24269\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" title=\"Porzana porzana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porzana-porzana-circle.png 400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porzana-porzana-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Porzana-porzana-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These species are difficult to observe due to their habit of hiding among the perilagunar vegetation. They give themselves away by their voices, but seeing them requires patience and luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-55&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-55-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-55\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">GREBES AND CORMORANTS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-55\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-55-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-25\"><strong>PISCIVOROUS DIVING BIRDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--49 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Podicipediformes<\/em> (Podicipedidae &#8211; grebes) and <em>Suliformes<\/em> (Phalacrocoracidae &#8211; cormorants). These birds, whose silhouette is somewhat reminiscent of ducks, have hydrodynamic bodies and legs set far back, with lobes (grebes) or complete interdigital membrane (cormorants), ideal for underwater propulsion. Sharp beaks for catching fish.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--50 wp-block-paragraph\">Excellent divers that pursue prey underwater. Grebes are more solitary and build floating nests; cormorants are gregarious and dry their wings in the sun while perched. <br\/><strong>Wetland habitat:<\/strong> They require <strong>permanent and relatively deep bodies of water<\/strong>, such as central lagoons or canals, where they find their sustenance throughout the year. Piscivorous species that find prey throughout the year.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-26\"><strong>Solitary Grebes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--51\"><strong>Little Grebe<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tachybaptus-ruficollis-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis\" class=\"wp-image-24036 lazyload\" title=\"Tachybaptus ruficollis\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"675\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tachybaptus-ruficollis-circle.png\" alt=\"Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis\" class=\"wp-image-24036\" title=\"Tachybaptus ruficollis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tachybaptus-ruficollis-circle.png 675w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tachybaptus-ruficollis-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tachybaptus-ruficollis-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--52\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.039), 0.9rem);\"><strong>Black-necked Grebe<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-nigricollis-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis\" class=\"wp-image-24267 lazyload\" title=\"Podiceps nigricollis\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"435\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-nigricollis-circle.png\" alt=\"Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis\" class=\"wp-image-24267\" title=\"Podiceps nigricollis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-nigricollis-circle.png 435w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-nigricollis-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-nigricollis-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medium-sized grebes and grebes are solitary, both resident in Andalusia. In nuptial plumage, the common has chestnut cheeks; the black-necked is dark, with golden ear tufts and a slightly raised bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-27\"><strong>Social cormorants<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--53\"><strong>Great crested Grebe<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-cristatus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Great crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus\" class=\"wp-image-24266 lazyload\" title=\"Podiceps cristatus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-cristatus-circle.png\" alt=\"Great crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus\" class=\"wp-image-24266\" title=\"Podiceps cristatus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-cristatus-circle.png 438w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-cristatus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Podiceps-cristatus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--54\"><strong>Great Cormorant<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Phalacrocorax-carbo-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo\" class=\"wp-image-24249 lazyload\" title=\"Phalacrocorax carbo\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Phalacrocorax-carbo-circle.png\" alt=\"Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo\" class=\"wp-image-24249\" title=\"Phalacrocorax carbo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Phalacrocorax-carbo-circle.png 450w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Phalacrocorax-carbo-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Phalacrocorax-carbo-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the Great Cormorants, they are larger, social and colonial birds, which often <strong>join the herons to roost in the aviaries, remaining somewhat distant from the roost of the herons<\/strong>. They have recently begun breeding in southern Spain. Their numbers increase considerably during the winter.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-71&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-71-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-71\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DUCKS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-71\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-71-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-28\"><strong>Mediterranean wetland geese and ducks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--56 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Anseriformes<\/em> (Anatidae). The group par excellence of the aquatic birds. Robust, broad, flattened body, <strong>webbed foot and broad, flattened bill<\/strong>, often with internal lamellae for filtering. Very distinctive plumage, especially in males.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--57 wp-block-paragraph\">Very gregarious. They feed in the water or graze on land (geese). Many are long-distance migrants, forming large winter concentrations. Wetland habitat: They focus their activity on the <strong>open water surface<\/strong>, where they rest, feed and protect themselves. They use the banks and peripheral meadows for grazing.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diet of ducks is based on aquatic plants, opportunistically incorporating invertebrates and other small animals depending on availability in the wetland. Their digestive system is highly adapted to process large quantities of plant material: grasses, seeds, roots, stems and leaves of aquatic plants. This is their primary and sustained source of energy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Geese<\/strong> graze in the grasslands adjacent to the lagoons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surface ducks<\/strong> adopt an upright posture (&#8220;pitching&#8221;) to filter water and sediment.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diving ducks<\/strong> appear and disappear reminiscent of grebes. They look for aquatic vegetation growing in the water column or on the bottom of the lagoon. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-29\"><strong>Common resident species<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Also the most common wintering anatidae<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--58\"><strong>Mallard<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-platyrhynchos-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos\" class=\"wp-image-24073 lazyload\" title=\"Anas platyrhynchos\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-platyrhynchos-circle.png\" alt=\"Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos\" class=\"wp-image-24073\" title=\"Anas platyrhynchos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-platyrhynchos-circle.png 287w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-platyrhynchos-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--59\"><strong>Shelduck<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tadorna-tadorna-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna\" class=\"wp-image-24037 lazyload\" title=\"Tadorna tadorna\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"319\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tadorna-tadorna-circle.png\" alt=\"Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna\" class=\"wp-image-24037\" title=\"Tadorna tadorna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tadorna-tadorna-circle.png 319w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tadorna-tadorna-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--60\"><strong>Northern Shoveler Duck<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-clypeata-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata, the most common winter anatida in Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24070 lazyload\" title=\"Anas clypeata\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"408\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-clypeata-circle.png\" alt=\"Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata, the most common winter anatida in Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24070\" title=\"Anas clypeata\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-clypeata-circle.png 408w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-clypeata-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-clypeata-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--61\"><strong>Common Scoter<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-ferina-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Scoter - Aythya ferina\" class=\"wp-image-24097 lazyload\" title=\"Aythya ferina\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"589\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-ferina-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Scoter - Aythya ferina\" class=\"wp-image-24097\" title=\"Aythya ferina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-ferina-circle.png 589w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-ferina-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-ferina-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Easily identified in the field, the common breeding anatidae are visible throughout the year in Andalusia. However, their populations increase considerably in winter when they receive migratory birds from the north.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-accent-5-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:16px\"><strong>Male ducks are usually very colorful, while females have inconspicuous and cryptic plumage.<\/strong>  As pairs are formed in winter, it is common to observe both sexes in pairs, or even insistent males in search of a mate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-31\"><strong>Threatened southern Anatidae<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Surface ducks<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--62\"><strong>Red-crested Pochard<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Netta-rufina-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina, Mediterranean resident, the most common.\" class=\"wp-image-24230 lazyload\" title=\"Netta rufina\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Netta-rufina-circle.png\" alt=\"Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina, Mediterranean resident, the most common.\" class=\"wp-image-24230\" title=\"Netta rufina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Netta-rufina-circle.png 378w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Netta-rufina-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--63\"><strong>Marble Teal<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Marmaronetta-angustirostris-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Marbled teal - Marmaronetta angustirostris, Do\u00f1ana resident\" class=\"wp-image-24214 lazyload\" title=\"Marmaronetta angustirostris\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Marmaronetta-angustirostris-circle.png\" alt=\"Marbled teal - Marmaronetta angustirostris, Do\u00f1ana resident\" class=\"wp-image-24214\" title=\"Marmaronetta angustirostris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Marmaronetta-angustirostris-circle.png 399w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Marmaronetta-angustirostris-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Marmaronetta-angustirostris-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Diving ducks under threat<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The species resident in the <strong>Mediterranean basin and the Near East<\/strong> are the most endangered and have very scarce populations in Andalusia, mainly in the Do\u00f1ana wetlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--64\"><strong>White-headed Duck<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Oxyura-leucocephala-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"White headed Duck - Oxyura leucocephala, mediterranean wetlands\" class=\"wp-image-24240 lazyload\" title=\"Oxyura leucocephala\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Oxyura-leucocephala-circle.png\" alt=\"White headed Duck - Oxyura leucocephala, mediterranean wetlands\" class=\"wp-image-24240\" title=\"Oxyura leucocephala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Oxyura-leucocephala-circle.png 400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Oxyura-leucocephala-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Oxyura-leucocephala-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--65\"><strong>Ferruginous Duck<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-nyroca-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck - Aythya nyroca, nesting in Andaluc\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-24099 lazyload\" title=\"Aythya nyroca\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-nyroca-circle.png\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck - Aythya nyroca, nesting in Andaluc\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-24099\" title=\"Aythya nyroca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-nyroca-circle.png 450w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-nyroca-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Aythya-nyroca-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These elegant and endangered ducks require permanent pools of water to survive throughout the year. Like all breeders, they are sensitive to habitat destruction and predation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-34\"><strong>Do\u00f1ana, the great winter quarters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Most common species<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--66\"><strong>Greylag Goose<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anser-anser-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Greylag Goose - Anser anser, historical wintering quarters in Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24076 lazyload\" title=\"Anser anser\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anser-anser-circle.png\" alt=\"Greylag Goose - Anser anser, historical wintering quarters in Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24076\" title=\"Anser anser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anser-anser-circle.png 266w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anser-anser-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--67\"><strong>Common Teal<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-crecca-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Teal - Anas crecca\" class=\"wp-image-24071 lazyload\" title=\"Anas crecca\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"402\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-crecca-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Teal - Anas crecca\" class=\"wp-image-24071\" title=\"Anas crecca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-crecca-circle.png 402w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-crecca-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-crecca-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00f1ana is famous for its wild geese winter quarters that housed almost the entire European population until the 1980s.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Ducks more localized in winter<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--68\"><strong>Gadwall<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-strepera-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Gadwall - Mareca strepera\" class=\"wp-image-24075 lazyload\" title=\"Mareca strepera\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-strepera-circle.png\" alt=\"Gadwall - Mareca strepera\" class=\"wp-image-24075\" title=\"Mareca strepera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-strepera-circle.png 288w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-strepera-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--69\"><strong>Pintail<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-acuta-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Pintail - Anas acuta\" class=\"wp-image-24069 lazyload\" title=\"Anas acuta\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"443\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-acuta-circle.png\" alt=\"Pintail - Anas acuta\" class=\"wp-image-24069\" title=\"Anas acuta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-acuta-circle.png 443w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-acuta-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-acuta-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wintering bird populations have been increasing in recent decades, reflecting the improvement of wetlands throughout Europe. However, they depend on the availability of water during the winter in Do\u00f1ana. Prolonged drought and overexploitation of aquifers in Andalusia have led to sharp and significant declines in these species.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-37\"><strong>Migratory only in passage<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--70\"><strong>Garganey<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-querquedula-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Garganey - Anas querquedula, migrating duck\" class=\"wp-image-24074 lazyload\" title=\"Anas querquedula\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"370\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-querquedula-circle.png\" alt=\"Garganey - Anas querquedula, migrating duck\" class=\"wp-image-24074\" title=\"Anas querquedula\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-querquedula-circle.png 370w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anas-querquedula-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the aquatic birds continue their journey to the wetlands of West Africa, particularly the deltas of the Senegal and Gambia rivers. Some, such as the Garganey, a long-range migrant, only make short stops in Andalusia during their journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-100&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-100-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-100\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">WADERS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-100\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-100-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-38\"><strong>Do\u00f1ana&#8217;s waders: 28 small waders in the marshlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--72 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Charadriiformes<\/em> (several families: Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Recurvirostridae, etc.). Very diverse group but with a common pattern: <strong>compact body, generally long legs and beaks of various shapes<\/strong> (long, short, straight, curved), which define their feeding niche in the substrate, preferably in mudflats and other silty areas.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--73 wp-block-paragraph\">Most are long-distance migrants, forming flocks during passage and wintering. They feed by pecking or probing the silt for invertebrates. Some breed on the ground in loose colonies.  <br\/><strong>Wetland habitat:<\/strong> Typical of <strong>silty areas and clear banks<\/strong> that are exposed by changes in water level (silt, muddy beaches, salt marshes). Resident (Black-winged Stilt, Avocet, Plover) and summer (Collared Pratincole) waders usually breed in small, scattered colonies, laying eggs on the ground on high ground (&#8220;veta&#8221;, &#8220;pacil&#8221;, &#8220;isla&#8221;) in the middle of mudflats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of them are present during the winter and\/or migration period, which they perform between the coasts of West Africa, where they winter, and the extreme north of Western Europe, where they breed. The Atlantic flyway is one of the largest and favors large concentrations of birds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do so many similar birds feed together in mudflats &#8230; a question that beautifully illustrates the concept of ecological niche.   <\/strong>It is enough to observe the shape and size (length and thickness) of the beaks to understand that they allow them to access food resources (worms, bivalves) in differentiated strata of mud.<em>Et voil\u00e0<\/em>! These morphological differences also help us to identify birds in the field.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to &#8220;make the eye&#8221; on a reference species (Common Redshank; Dunlin, etc.) that allows comparison with individuals that do not correspond to this type.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-of-waders-scaled-800x534.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28627 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-of-waders-scaled-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-of-waders-scaled-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-of-waders-scaled-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-of-waders-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can distinguish between larger waders (Black-winged Stilts, Avocets, Pintails, Curlews), medium-sized waders (Sandpipers, Black-winged Stilts, Lapwings, Common Snipe) and small waders (Sandpipers, Plovers).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-39\"><strong>Large sized waders with long beaks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt; Black and white pattern (pied)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--74\"><strong>Black-winged Stilt<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Himantopus-himantopus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus\" class=\"wp-image-24190 lazyload\" title=\"Himantopus himantopus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Himantopus-himantopus-circle.png\" alt=\"Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus\" class=\"wp-image-24190\" title=\"Himantopus himantopus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Himantopus-himantopus-circle.png 399w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Himantopus-himantopus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Himantopus-himantopus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--75\"><strong>Avocet<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Recurvirostra-avosetta-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta\" class=\"wp-image-24282 lazyload\" title=\"Recurvirostra avosetta\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Recurvirostra-avosetta-circle.png\" alt=\"Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta\" class=\"wp-image-24282\" title=\"Recurvirostra avosetta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Recurvirostra-avosetta-circle.png 510w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Recurvirostra-avosetta-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Recurvirostra-avosetta-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two species easy to recognize, at the same time social and territorial, in small lax colonies. The common stilt calls very often and makes the first unmistakable sound of the Mediterranean wetlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Long straight beak<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--76\"><strong>Black-tailed Godwit Needle<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-limosa-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa\" class=\"wp-image-24205 lazyload\" style=\"width:120px;height:auto\" title=\"Black-tailed Godwit\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"391\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-limosa-circle.png\" alt=\"Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa\" class=\"wp-image-24205\" style=\"width:120px;height:auto\" title=\"Black-tailed Godwit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-limosa-circle.png 391w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-limosa-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-limosa-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--77\"><strong>Bar-tailed Godwit<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-lapponica-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica\" class=\"wp-image-24203 lazyload\" title=\"Limosa lapponica\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"408\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-lapponica-circle.png\" alt=\"Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica\" class=\"wp-image-24203\" title=\"Limosa lapponica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-lapponica-circle.png 408w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-lapponica-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Limosa-lapponica-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very similar. In flight, the black-tailed godwit shows a broad white wing band and a white obisk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Long and curved beak<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--78\"><strong>Eurasian Curlew<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Numenius_arquata#cite_note-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-arquata-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata\" class=\"wp-image-24231 lazyload\" title=\"Numenius arquata\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-arquata-circle.png\" alt=\"Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata\" class=\"wp-image-24231\" title=\"Numenius arquata\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-arquata-circle.png 400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-arquata-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-arquata-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--79\"><strong>Whimbrel<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-phaeopus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus\" class=\"wp-image-24232 lazyload\" title=\"Numenius phaeopus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-phaeopus-circle.png\" alt=\"Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus\" class=\"wp-image-24232\" title=\"Numenius phaeopus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-phaeopus-circle.png 401w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-phaeopus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Numenius-phaeopus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eurasian curlew is larger, with a very long and evenly curved bill; the Whimbrel is smaller and has a dark stripe on the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-43\"><strong>Medium sized waders with long beaks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Orange legs and beak<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--80\"><strong>Common Redshank<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-totanus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Redshank - Tringa totanus\" class=\"wp-image-24045 lazyload\" title=\"Tringa totanus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-totanus-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Redshank - Tringa totanus\" class=\"wp-image-24045\" title=\"Tringa totanus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-totanus-circle.png 360w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-totanus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--81\"><strong>Spotted Redshank dark<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-erythropus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus\" class=\"wp-image-24040 lazyload\" title=\"Tringa erythropus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-erythropus-circle.png\" alt=\"Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus\" class=\"wp-image-24040\" title=\"Tringa erythropus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-erythropus-circle.png 450w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-erythropus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-erythropus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beak length is the best indication, longer in proportion in the Spotted Redshank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Species of singular appearance<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--82\"><strong>Common Sandpiper<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Actitis-hypoleucos-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos\" class=\"wp-image-24061 lazyload\" title=\"Actitis hypoleucos\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"421\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Actitis-hypoleucos-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos\" class=\"wp-image-24061\" title=\"Actitis hypoleucos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Actitis-hypoleucos-circle.png 421w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Actitis-hypoleucos-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Actitis-hypoleucos-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--83\"><strong>Ruff<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Philomachus-pugnax-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Ruff - Calidris pugnax\" class=\"wp-image-24251 lazyload\" title=\"Calidris pugnax\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Philomachus-pugnax-circle.png\" alt=\"Ruff - Calidris pugnax\" class=\"wp-image-24251\" title=\"Calidris pugnax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Philomachus-pugnax-circle.png 320w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Philomachus-pugnax-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sandpiper swings incessantly. The Ruff has scaly plumage with dorsal feathers that rise easily in the wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Without the above features<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--84\"><strong>Large Green Sandpiper<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-ochropus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus\" class=\"wp-image-24043 lazyload\" title=\"Tringa ochropus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"385\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-ochropus-circle.png\" alt=\"Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus\" class=\"wp-image-24043\" title=\"Tringa ochropus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-ochropus-circle.png 385w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-ochropus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-ochropus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--85\"><strong>Wood Sandpiper<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-glareola-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola\" class=\"wp-image-24041 lazyload\" title=\"Tringa glareola\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-glareola-circle.png\" alt=\"Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola\" class=\"wp-image-24041\" title=\"Tringa glareola\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-glareola-circle.png 450w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-glareola-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-glareola-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two very similar species for the beginner are learned with experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt; With distinctive beaks<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--86\"><strong>Common Greenshank<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-nebularia-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia\" class=\"wp-image-24042 lazyload\" title=\"Tringa nebularia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"449\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-nebularia-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia\" class=\"wp-image-24042\" title=\"Tringa nebularia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-nebularia-circle.png 449w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-nebularia-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-nebularia-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--87\"><strong>Marsh Sandpiper<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-stagnatilis-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis\" class=\"wp-image-24044 lazyload\" title=\"Tringa stagnatilis\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"390\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-stagnatilis-circle.png\" alt=\"Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis\" class=\"wp-image-24044\" title=\"Tringa stagnatilis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-stagnatilis-circle.png 390w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-stagnatilis-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tringa-stagnatilis-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The light one is large, grayish, with a long beak and slightly curved upwards; the thin one is smaller, slender, with a straight and very thin beak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-48\"><strong>Medium sized waders with short beaks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Larger size and robust appearance<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--88\"><strong>European Lapwing<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vanellus-vanellus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus vanellus\" class=\"wp-image-24055 lazyload\" title=\"Vanellus vanellus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"405\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vanellus-vanellus-circle.png\" alt=\"Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus vanellus\" class=\"wp-image-24055\" title=\"Vanellus vanellus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vanellus-vanellus-circle.png 405w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vanellus-vanellus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vanellus-vanellus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--89\"><strong>European Golden Plover<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pluvialis-apricaria-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"European Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria\" class=\"wp-image-24264 lazyload\" title=\"Pluvialis apricaria\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"373\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pluvialis-apricaria-circle.png\" alt=\"European Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria\" class=\"wp-image-24264\" title=\"Pluvialis apricaria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pluvialis-apricaria-circle.png 373w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pluvialis-apricaria-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two species more common in winter crop fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Smaller size and graceful appearance<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--90\"><strong>Great Ringed Plover<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-hiaticula-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Great Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula\" class=\"wp-image-24126 lazyload\" title=\"Charadrius hiaticula\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"359\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-hiaticula-circle.png\" alt=\"Great Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula\" class=\"wp-image-24126\" title=\"Charadrius hiaticula\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-hiaticula-circle.png 359w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-hiaticula-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--91\"><strong>Little Ringed Plover<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-dubius-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius\" class=\"wp-image-24125 lazyload\" title=\"Charadrius dubius\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"418\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-dubius-circle.png\" alt=\"Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius\" class=\"wp-image-24125\" title=\"Charadrius dubius\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-dubius-circle.png 418w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-dubius-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Charadrius-dubius-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They differ in the color of the legs, respectively, yellow, pink and black, which may be covered with mud. The <strong>Great Ringed Plover<\/strong> has a white eyebrow; the Little Ringed Plover a yellow circle around the eye and the <strong>Kentish Plover<\/strong>, a chocolate-colored cap and interupted ventral band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-51\"><strong>Short-legged waders<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Very elongated beak<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--92\"><strong>Common Snipe<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gallinago-gallinago-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago\" class=\"wp-image-24181 lazyload\" title=\"Gallinago gallinago\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"429\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gallinago-gallinago-circle.png\" alt=\"Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago\" class=\"wp-image-24181\" title=\"Gallinago gallinago\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gallinago-gallinago-circle.png 429w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gallinago-gallinago-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gallinago-gallinago-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--93\"><strong>Jack Snipe<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lymnocryptes-minimus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus\" class=\"wp-image-24213 lazyload\" title=\"Lymnocryptes minimus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"373\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lymnocryptes-minimus-circle.png\" alt=\"Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus\" class=\"wp-image-24213\" title=\"Lymnocryptes minimus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lymnocryptes-minimus-circle.png 373w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lymnocryptes-minimus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Difficult to recognize: Jack Snipe is very sparse, frequent nodding and a third apical stripe on the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt; Short beak and swallow appearance<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--94\"><strong>Common Collared Pratincole<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Glareola-pratincola-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Collared Pratincole - Glareed Pratincola pratincola\" class=\"wp-image-24185 lazyload\" title=\"Glareola pratincola\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"391\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Glareola-pratincola-circle.png\" alt=\"Collared Pratincole - Glareed Pratincola pratincola\" class=\"wp-image-24185\" title=\"Glareola pratincola\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Glareola-pratincola-circle.png 391w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Glareola-pratincola-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Glareola-pratincola-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atypical wader that looks like a cross between a swallow and a sandpiper. A summer species that nests in colonies on the bare ground of salt marshes and dry marshes, where its cryptic plumage camouflages it perfectly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-54\"><strong>Smallwaders<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Typical (reference) species<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--95\"><strong>Dunlin<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Calidris-alpina-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Dunlin - Calidris alpina\" class=\"wp-image-25098 lazyload\" title=\"Calidris alpina\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"407\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Calidris-alpina-circle.png\" alt=\"Dunlin - Calidris alpina\" class=\"wp-image-25098\" title=\"Calidris alpina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Calidris-alpina-circle.png 407w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Calidris-alpina-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Calidris-alpina-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Species very variable and intermediate in all its characters, with the beak slightly curved downwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Distinctive appearance<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--96\"><strong>Curlew Sandpiper<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-ferruginea-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea\" class=\"wp-image-24110 lazyload\" title=\"Calidris ferruginea\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"536\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-ferruginea-circle.png\" alt=\"Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea\" class=\"wp-image-24110\" title=\"Calidris ferruginea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-ferruginea-circle.png 536w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-ferruginea-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-ferruginea-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--97\"><strong>Red Knot<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-canutus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Red Knot - Calidris canutus\" class=\"wp-image-24109 lazyload\" title=\"Red Knot (Calidris canutus)\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"351\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-canutus-circle.png\" alt=\"Red Knot - Calidris canutus\" class=\"wp-image-24109\" title=\"Red Knot (Calidris canutus)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-canutus-circle.png 351w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-canutus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curlew Sandpiper<\/strong> with a more curved and elongated beak. <strong>Red Knot<\/strong> due to its large size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>&gt;  Smaller common waders<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--98\"><strong>Little Stint<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-minuta-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Little Stint - Calidris minuta\" class=\"wp-image-24112 lazyload\" title=\"Calidris minuta\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"362\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-minuta-circle.png\" alt=\"Little Stint - Calidris minuta\" class=\"wp-image-24112\" title=\"Calidris minuta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-minuta-circle.png 362w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-minuta-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--99\"><strong>Temminck&#8217;s Stint <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-temminckii-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Temminck&#039;s Stint - Calidris temminckii\" class=\"wp-image-24113 lazyload\" title=\"Calidris temminckii\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-temminckii-circle.png\" alt=\"Temminck&#039;s Stint - Calidris temminckii\" class=\"wp-image-24113\" title=\"Calidris temminckii\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-temminckii-circle.png 399w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-temminckii-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Calidris-temminckii-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both species are very similar and need a lot of experience. The color of the legs is black in the <strong>Little Stint<\/strong> and light in the <strong>Temminck&#8217;s<strong>Stint<\/strong><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-border-color has-base-border-color has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Little Stint<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Temminck&#8217;s <strong>Stint<\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Very abundant migrant (large flocks).<\/td><td>Scarce and local migrant (solitary individuals or small groups).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Common overwinterer.<\/td><td>Very rare\/accidental overwinterer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intertidal zones, open marshes, salt marshes.<\/td><td>Vegetated freshwater banks, streams, marginal ponds.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Very gregarious (flocks of tens to thousands).<\/td><td>Solitary or in small groups, discreet.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fast and coordinated wing flight.  <\/td><td>Low and erratic flight.  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High-pitched call, &#8221; <em>tirrit<\/em> &#8220;.<\/td><td>Very characteristic high-pitched vibrating call, &#8220;trrrriit&#8221;.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-109&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-109-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-109\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">GULLS<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-109\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-109-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-58\"><strong>Terns and gulls of the Mediterranean littoral lagoons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--101 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Charadriiformes<\/em> (Laridae). Aquatic birds of robust (gulls) or slender (terns) appearance. <strong>Strong and hooked beak (gulls) or sharp (terns)<\/strong>. Long wings for powerful and often graceful flight. Highly mobile birds with high numbers during migrations.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--102 wp-block-paragraph\">Very gregarious, noisy and opportunistic species. They feed on fishes (by flying or diving), invertebrates or carrion. They nest in colonies on the ground, often on islands<strong>. <\/strong>They are ubiquitous in coastal wetlands. The more generalist species (such as the Black-headed Gull) penetrate inland, using ponds, garbage dumps and fields.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To classify this group under the simple opposition &#8220;coastal-wetland&#8221; is simplistic, since many of its species are more abundant inland. In addition, the large wetlands at river mouths are intrinsically coastal in nature.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-59\"><strong>Gulls<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--103\"><strong>Black-headed Gull<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-ridibundus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus\" class=\"wp-image-24132 lazyload\" title=\"Chroicocephalus ridibundus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-ridibundus-circle.png\" alt=\"Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus\" class=\"wp-image-24132\" title=\"Chroicocephalus ridibundus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-ridibundus-circle.png 266w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-ridibundus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--104\"><strong>Slender-billed Gull<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-genei-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Slender-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus genei, abundant breeder in Do\u00f1ana salt flats.\" class=\"wp-image-24131 lazyload\" title=\"Chroicocephalus genei\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"363\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-genei-circle.png\" alt=\"Slender-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus genei, abundant breeder in Do\u00f1ana salt flats.\" class=\"wp-image-24131\" title=\"Chroicocephalus genei\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-genei-circle.png 363w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chroicocephalus-genei-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Slender-billed Gull <\/strong>is restricted to very few localities in Andalusia, mainly coastal saltwater lagoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-60\"><strong>Marsh terns<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--105\"><strong>Whiskered Tern<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-hybrida-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida\" class=\"wp-image-24128 lazyload\" title=\"Chlidonias hybrida\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"452\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-hybrida-circle.png\" alt=\"Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida\" class=\"wp-image-24128\" title=\"Chlidonias hybrida\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-hybrida-circle.png 452w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-hybrida-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-hybrida-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--106\"><strong>Black Tern<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-niger-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Black Tern - Chlidonias niger\" class=\"wp-image-24129 lazyload\" title=\"Chlidonias niger\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-niger-circle.png\" alt=\"Black Tern - Chlidonias niger\" class=\"wp-image-24129\" title=\"Chlidonias niger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-niger-circle.png 299w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Chlidonias-niger-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terns practice &#8220;flight stalking&#8221;, followed by dive-biting, and feed mainly on small vertebrates in the water column. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-61\"><strong>Large terns<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--107\"><strong>Gull-billed Tern<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gelochelidon-nilotica-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Gull-billed tern - Gelochelidon nilotica\" class=\"wp-image-24183 lazyload\" title=\"Gelochelidon nilotica\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gelochelidon-nilotica-circle.png\" alt=\"Gull-billed tern - Gelochelidon nilotica\" class=\"wp-image-24183\" title=\"Gelochelidon nilotica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gelochelidon-nilotica-circle.png 399w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gelochelidon-nilotica-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gelochelidon-nilotica-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--108\"><strong>Caspian Tern<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hydroprogne-caspia-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia, a wintering species in littoral lagoons.\" class=\"wp-image-24195 lazyload\" title=\"Hydroprogne caspia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hydroprogne-caspia-circle.png\" alt=\"Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia, a wintering species in littoral lagoons.\" class=\"wp-image-24195\" title=\"Hydroprogne caspia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hydroprogne-caspia-circle.png 388w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hydroprogne-caspia-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hydroprogne-caspia-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Gull-billed tern<\/strong> is white, with a black hood and a robust black bill. It breeds in inland peninsular wetlands. The <strong>Caspian Tern <\/strong>is much larger, with a coral-red bill and a powerful appearance, and is more abundant in winter.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-127&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-127-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-127\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">PASSERINES<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-127\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-127-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-62\"><strong>Passerines of the Andalusian wetlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--110 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Passeriformes<\/em> (several Families: Acrocephalidae, Motacillidae, Cisticolidae, etc.).<strong> <\/strong>Small birds, with medium-sized bills adapted to their diet: long and thin in insectivorous birds, short and conical in granivorous species. Very varied silhouettes and colors, often cryptic. These birds are very noticeable during breeding by their songs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They occupy very specific niches in the dense perilagunal vegetation. Many are summer insectivores and migrants, while granivores or generalists, able to forage by digging in the ground and trunks, may be resident or wintering. Habitat in the wetland: Strictly <strong>linked to the vegetation structure of the perilagunal belts<\/strong>, which varies greatly according to soil hygrometry, creating a gradient from more to less wetness: dense reedbeds, reedbeds, peripheral wet meadows and riparian forest. Each species has its preferred stratum.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-63\"><strong><strong>Reed grounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--111\"><strong>Bluethroat<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-svecica-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica\" class=\"wp-image-24212 lazyload\" title=\"Luscinia svecica\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-svecica-circle.png\" alt=\"Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica\" class=\"wp-image-24212\" title=\"Luscinia svecica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-svecica-circle.png 458w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-svecica-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-svecica-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The species most <strong>closely associated with flooded reed beds<\/strong>, it inspects waterlogged soil among emergent vegetation (helophyte plants). In the Iberian Peninsula, the subspecies present is the nominal one<em>(Luscinia svecica<\/em> <em>svecica<\/em>) with white medallion in the center of the large blue pectoral patch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-64\"><strong><strong>Marsh species<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reed passerines are mainly insectivorous, a circumstance that conditions the elongated shape of their beaks and their presence in summer or during the migratory phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Common in cane fields in springtime<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--112\"><strong>Reed Warbler<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-scirpaceus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus\" class=\"wp-image-24060 lazyload\" title=\"Acrocephalus scirpaceus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"397\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-scirpaceus-circle.png\" alt=\"Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus\" class=\"wp-image-24060\" title=\"Acrocephalus scirpaceus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-scirpaceus-circle.png 397w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-scirpaceus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-scirpaceus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--113\"><strong>Great Reed Warbler<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-arundinaceus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus\" class=\"wp-image-24058 lazyload\" title=\"Acrocephalus arundinaceus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"341\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-arundinaceus-circle.png\" alt=\"Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus\" class=\"wp-image-24058\" title=\"Acrocephalus arundinaceus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-arundinaceus-circle.png 341w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-arundinaceus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Great Reed Warbler<\/strong> is small, with a repetitive and monotonous song; the Great <strong>Reed Warbler<\/strong> is much larger, with a powerful and raspy voice. They colonize patches of emergent vegetation (reeds, rushes) where the ground is most often covered with water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Discrete and passing species<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--114\"><strong>Savi&#8217;s Warbler<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Locustella-luscinioides-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Savi&#039;s Warbler - Locustella luscinioides\" class=\"wp-image-24206 lazyload\" title=\"Locustella luscinioides\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"341\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Locustella-luscinioides-circle.png\" alt=\"Savi&#039;s Warbler - Locustella luscinioides\" class=\"wp-image-24206\" title=\"Locustella luscinioides\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Locustella-luscinioides-circle.png 341w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Locustella-luscinioides-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ec9e0c;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--115\"><strong>Sedge Warbler<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-schoenobaenus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus\" class=\"wp-image-24059 lazyload\" title=\"Acrocephalus schoenobaenus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"409\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-schoenobaenus-circle.png\" alt=\"Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus\" class=\"wp-image-24059\" title=\"Acrocephalus schoenobaenus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-schoenobaenus-circle.png 409w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-schoenobaenus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Acrocephalus-schoenobaenus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two reed passerines that need experience to identify. The very inconspicuous <strong>Savi&#8217;s Warbler<\/strong>, easier to spot because of its repetitive song similar to that of the cricket insect. The <strong>Sedge Warbler<\/strong> resembles a reed warbler with a broad eyebrow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Wintering and scarce<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--116\"><strong>Reed Bunting<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emberiza-schoeniclus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus\" class=\"wp-image-24165 lazyload\" title=\"Emberiza schoeniclus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"427\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emberiza-schoeniclus-circle.png\" alt=\"Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus\" class=\"wp-image-24165\" title=\"Emberiza schoeniclus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emberiza-schoeniclus-circle.png 427w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emberiza-schoeniclus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emberiza-schoeniclus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not easily confused with the stature reminiscent of the sparrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-68\"><strong><strong><strong>Open environment species<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Pipits<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--117\"><strong>Zitting Cisticola<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cisticola-juncidis-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Zitting Cisticola juncidis - Cisticola juncidis\" class=\"wp-image-24142 lazyload\" title=\"Cisticola juncidis\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cisticola-juncidis-circle.png\" alt=\"Zitting Cisticola juncidis - Cisticola juncidis\" class=\"wp-image-24142\" title=\"Cisticola juncidis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cisticola-juncidis-circle.png 450w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cisticola-juncidis-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cisticola-juncidis-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--118\"><strong>Yellow Wagtail<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Motacilla-flava-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava\" class=\"wp-image-24226 lazyload\" title=\"Motacilla flava\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Motacilla-flava-circle.png\" alt=\"Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava\" class=\"wp-image-24226\" title=\"Motacilla flava\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Motacilla-flava-circle.png 474w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Motacilla-flava-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Motacilla-flava-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birds of more or less humid prairies. They tend to concentrate in wetlands or their periphery (especially in winter), although they are not strictly dependent on them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Pipits<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--119\"><strong>Meadow pipit<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-pratensis-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Meadow pipit - Anthus pratensis\" class=\"wp-image-24078 lazyload\" title=\"Anthus pratensis\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-pratensis-circle.png\" alt=\"Meadow pipit - Anthus pratensis\" class=\"wp-image-24078\" title=\"Anthus pratensis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-pratensis-circle.png 340w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-pratensis-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--120\"><strong>Water pipit<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-spinoleta-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Water pipit - Anthus spinoleta\" class=\"wp-image-24079 lazyload\" title=\"Anthus spinoleta\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"443\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-spinoleta-circle.png\" alt=\"Water pipit - Anthus spinoleta\" class=\"wp-image-24079\" title=\"Anthus spinoleta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-spinoleta-circle.png 443w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-spinoleta-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anthus-spinoleta-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This group of birds is difficult to identify and requires considerable experience to recognize. <strong>Meadow Pipit<\/strong> is the most common. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Swallows<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--121\"><strong>Barn Swallow<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hirundo-rustica-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica\" class=\"wp-image-24192 lazyload\" title=\"Hirundo rustica\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"430\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hirundo-rustica-circle.png\" alt=\"Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica\" class=\"wp-image-24192\" title=\"Hirundo rustica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hirundo-rustica-circle.png 430w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hirundo-rustica-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hirundo-rustica-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--122\"><strong>Sand Martin House Martin<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Riparia-riparia-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Sand Martin - Riparia riparia\" class=\"wp-image-24285 lazyload\" title=\"Riparia riparia\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Riparia-riparia-circle.png\" alt=\"Sand Martin - Riparia riparia\" class=\"wp-image-24285\" title=\"Riparia riparia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Riparia-riparia-circle.png 360w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Riparia-riparia-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barn Swallow and Sand Martin:<\/strong> Both exploit swarms of insects generated over water, but with different breeding habitats. The <strong>Barn Swallow<\/strong> nests in human constructions, while the <strong>Sand Martin<\/strong> is a specialist: it digs its nests in <strong>sandy river slopes and riverbanks<\/strong>, a threatened habitat intimately linked to the fluvial dynamics of the wetland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-72\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Riparian species<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <strong>strict riparian<\/strong> species, their distribution is conditioned by the presence of the gallery forest. This perilagunar forest belt acts as an ecological corridor that provides them with food, shelter and nesting sites, explaining their high density in these margins of the wetland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Resident species in the riparian forest<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--123\"><strong>Cetti&#8217;s Warbler<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cettia-cetti-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Cetti&#039;s Warbler - Cettia cetti\" class=\"wp-image-24123 lazyload\" title=\"Cettia cetti\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"366\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cettia-cetti-circle.png\" alt=\"Cetti&#039;s Warbler - Cettia cetti\" class=\"wp-image-24123\" title=\"Cettia cetti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cettia-cetti-circle.png 366w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cettia-cetti-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--124\"><strong>Penduline Tit<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Remiz-pendulinus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Penduline Tit - Remiz pendulinus\" class=\"wp-image-24284 lazyload\" title=\"Remiz pendulinus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"607\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Remiz-pendulinus-circle.png\" alt=\"Penduline Tit - Remiz pendulinus\" class=\"wp-image-24284\" title=\"Remiz pendulinus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Remiz-pendulinus-circle.png 607w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Remiz-pendulinus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Remiz-pendulinus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Summer visitors  <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--125\"><strong>W. Olivaceous Warbler<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iduna-opaca-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Western Olivaceous Warbler - Iduna opaca\" class=\"wp-image-24197 lazyload\" title=\"Iduna opaque\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"329\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iduna-opaca-circle.png\" alt=\"Western Olivaceous Warbler - Iduna opaca\" class=\"wp-image-24197\" title=\"Iduna opaque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iduna-opaca-circle.png 329w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iduna-opaca-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d6ee20;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--126\"><strong>Rufous Nightingale<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-megarhynchos-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Rufous Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos\" class=\"wp-image-24211 lazyload\" title=\"Luscinia megarhynchos\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"573\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-megarhynchos-circle.png\" alt=\"Rufous Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos\" class=\"wp-image-24211\" title=\"Luscinia megarhynchos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-megarhynchos-circle.png 573w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-megarhynchos-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luscinia-megarhynchos-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-133&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-133-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-133\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">BIRDS OF PREY<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-133\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-133-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-75\"><strong>Birds of prey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--128 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Accipitriformes<\/em> (Accipitridae, Pandionidae) and <em>Strigiformes<\/em> (Tytonidae, Strigidae). Specialized predators. <strong>Hook-billed, powerful talons (diurnal raptors) or cryptic plumage and silent flight (nocturnal)<\/strong>. Broad wings for gliding or low flight.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--129 wp-block-paragraph\">They control populations of waterfowl, fish and small mammals from the air. Some are strict specialists (Marsh Harrier, Osprey), others opportunistic visitors. Wetland habitat: Need large open areas for hunting (harriers, Western Barn Owls) and perches or tall trees for nesting or guarding (Osprey).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-76\"><strong>Diurnal raptors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.739), 1.4rem);\"><strong>Specialist of the reed bed vs. piscivore<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--130\"><strong>Marsh Harrier<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Circus-aeruginosus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus\" class=\"wp-image-24139 lazyload\" title=\"Circus aeruginosus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Circus-aeruginosus-circle.png\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus\" class=\"wp-image-24139\" title=\"Circus aeruginosus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Circus-aeruginosus-circle.png 400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Circus-aeruginosus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Circus-aeruginosus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--131\"><strong>Osprey<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pandion-haliaetus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Osprey - Pandion haliaetus\" class=\"wp-image-24241 lazyload\" title=\"Pandion haliaetus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pandion-haliaetus-circle.png\" alt=\"Osprey - Pandion haliaetus\" class=\"wp-image-24241\" title=\"Pandion haliaetus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pandion-haliaetus-circle.png 423w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pandion-haliaetus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pandion-haliaetus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Marsh Harrier<\/strong> is primarily a resident species, prowling low over reed beds in search of dead waterfowl and small mammals. The <strong>Osprey<\/strong> is a common wintering open water hunter; with unique adaptations (rough talons, nostrils that close when diving), it is the only raptor that dives completely to catch fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-78\"><strong>Nocturnal raptors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5d5fde;border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--132\"><strong>Short-eared Owl<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asio-flammeus-circle.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus\" class=\"wp-image-24094 lazyload\" title=\"Asio flammeus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"430\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asio-flammeus-circle.png\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus\" class=\"wp-image-24094\" title=\"Asio flammeus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asio-flammeus-circle.png 430w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asio-flammeus-circle-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Asio-flammeus-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short-eared Owl:<\/strong> Scarce winter visitor. Recognizable by its long wings and intense yellow eyes. It frequents open flooded lands, where it hunts small mammals in low flight.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Waterfowl-and-waders-800x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27089 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Waterfowl-and-waders-800x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Waterfowl-and-waders-800x604.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Waterfowl-and-waders-380x287.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Waterfowl-and-waders.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-accent-4-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-acd5ac22 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-noto-sans-font-family\" id=\"FAQ-acu&#xE1;ticas-Andaluc&#xED;a\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"lightweight-accordion wp-block-lightweight-accordion-lightweight-accordion\"><details name=\"FAQ\"><summary class=\"lightweight-accordion-title\"><h3><strong><strong>What is the best time of the year to visit the Andalusian wetlands?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/summary><div class=\"lightweight-accordion-body\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Winter (December &#8211; February):<\/strong> Epodean peak. The wetlands host <strong>hundreds of thousands of wintering birds<\/strong> from northern Europe. This is the best time to see large concentrations of geese, surface ducks (shovelers, gadwall, widgeons, waders and cranes on their roosts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spring (March &#8211; May):<\/strong> <strong>Breeding season and prenuptial migration<\/strong>. The lagoons are full of color and activity with birds in nuptial plumage. Summer birds such as the Purple Heron, Collared Pratincole and Collared Pratincole arrive. This is the best time for diversity and breeding behavior.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summer (June &#8211; August):<\/strong> Quieter period but with <strong>resident<\/strong> (Purple Swamp-hen, Purple Swamp-hen) and colonial (egrets, Spoonbills) flagship species. The central hours are very hot; it is necessary to get up early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fall (September &#8211; November):<\/strong> Postnuptial migration. Large passage of waders and marsh passerines. Good time to detect rarities among the flocks.  <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lightweight-accordion wp-block-lightweight-accordion-lightweight-accordion\"><details name=\"FAQ\"><summary class=\"lightweight-accordion-title\"><h3><strong><strong>Do I need a guide or can I visit on my own?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/summary><div class=\"lightweight-accordion-body\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Both options are valid:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>On your own:<\/strong> It is possible and rewarding. The network of trails and observatories in areas such as Do\u00f1ana, Fuente de Piedra or Desembocadura del Guadalhorce is very well signposted, although sometimes reduced depending on the protected area. Previous preparation is required. There are restricted accesses that require prior authorization or are simply prohibited.   <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>With a specialized guide:<\/strong> It is highly recommended, especially for a first visit. Beyond the detailed knowledge of the terrain, the local guide facilitates access to restricted areas; transports with all-terrain vehicles to access observation points not accessible by tourism; and allows sightings with powerful telescopes, essential to really enjoy the observations. <\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lightweight-accordion wp-block-lightweight-accordion-lightweight-accordion\"><details name=\"FAQ\"><summary class=\"lightweight-accordion-title\"><h3><strong><strong>What standards of ethics and behavior should I follow?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/summary><div class=\"lightweight-accordion-body\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The priority is the welfare of the birds and the conservation of the area:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Always keep your distance.<\/strong>  Use observatories and hiding places. Never force a bird to fly or hide because of your proximity. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Do not use<\/strong> playbacks in protected natural areas. It is forbidden and stresses birds, especially during the breeding season. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Respect the trails.<\/strong>  Do not leave the marked trails to avoid stepping on nests on the ground or degrading the habitat.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Silence and discretion.<\/strong>  Speak softly, dress in discreet colors (green, brown, beige) and avoid sudden movements.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Leave no trace.<\/strong>  Take away all garbage, including organic waste.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One animal group, in particular, offers the greatest pleasure to nature watchers: the spectacle of birds inhabiting wetlands, especially abundant around the Mediterranean. 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