• Birding Tours

    Come with Andalucian Guides and enjoy a slice of this unique ornithological paradise on one of the busiest bird migration routes on Earth. We know the best places to look and have permission to go onto numerous estates in search of quality birds and other wildlife.

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  • Day Trips

    Come with Andalucian Guides and enjoy a slice of this unique ornithological paradise on one of the busiest bird migration routes on Earth. We know the best places to look and have permission to go onto numerous estates in search of quality birds and other wildlife...

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  • Hoopoe Cottage

    At Andalucian Guides, we realise that some couples don't always share the same interests and a week-long birding or wildlife tour can be quite intense and unless both feel exactly the same way about their birding. it can often be just too much for one - and wonderful for the other!

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  • About Us

    Andalucian Guides and Hoopoe Cottage are both owned, managed and run by Stephen and Patricia Daly. Stephen was brought up in East Lothian, Scotland has been birding with his brothers and friends since the age of eight. Patricia (Patty) comes from the Black Forest in Germany, very close to the border with Alsace, France.

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Andalucian Guides are based on the western edge of The Strait of Gibraltar, close to the famous Cape Trafalgar and the town of Vejer de la Frontera. These two historic sites within Cadiz province Andalucía, are on the southern tip of the European mainland - one of the busiest avian migration routes in the world! Come visit and explore with us...

  1. Cream-coloured Courser, Corredor Sahariano (Cuisorius cursor) at Tarifa

    The arrival of a Cream-coloured Courser on the coastline, close to the town of Tarifa caused quite a sensation on the 12th of April 2012.... Read More

  2. Feisty Firecrests of the Forest

    The Firecrests (Regulus ignicapillus) is one of the most amazing little birds we have. Packed full of energy and living their lives at such an amazingly fast pace... Read More

  3. Are we Overlooking Long-eared Owls - (Asio otus), Búho Chico?

    Finding Long-eared Owls has always been difficult for me in Cadiz province. Not just because they are nocturnal, but they are quite scarce breeding birds here... Read More

  4. Pallids Performing Perfectly…

    The Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) up until now has been regarded as quite an exotic bird on the Iberian peninsular. Any sightings are fairly localised and take place during the migration seasons of spring and autumn. The increased number of sightings continues as this species expands it's breeding range into central Europe and Scandinavia. Pallids successfully bred in Finland this year... Read More

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Sponsors

  • Swarovski Optics

Accreditations

  • Fundación Migres
  • Gibraltar Natural History and Ornithological Society