• 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. 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

  2. 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

  3. An Example of Our Tours in Cadiz Province

    Hoopoe cottage, our small guest house has been occupied most of the year. True to say we attract many birders and lovers of nature from all over the globe, but of course friends and family like to visit as well, especially if there hasn't been too much of a summer to rave about in northern Europe. Our year's weather has been pretty good although rains do come in winter and wind can come at any time during warmer periods, but all in all we have a wonderful climate with fresh air coming off the Atlantic Ocean and lots and lots of warm sun! Read More

  4. Pallid Harrier - Circus macrourus

    Pallid Harrier (circus macrourus), seen more and more these days particularly in autumn and during winter. The reason for such frequent and increasing sightings could be attributed to changes in agricultural use in the former eastern block countries, particularly those countries formerly controlled within the old Soviet empire... Read More

Browse our catalog of hundreds of birding and wildlife photographs taken by Stephen Daly himself and download high resolution versions for free.

Sponsors

  • Swarovski Optics

Accreditations

  • Fundación Migres
  • Gibraltar Natural History and Ornithological Society
  • ABS