2008 Tour dates
Why not treat someone to a surprise holiday gift?
Any Four days in January
Cranes, Bustards and Bluethroats 4 days (3 nights)
Watch the early migrants come across the Strait from Morocco and see the wintering Cranes.
Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña, in the pine forest near Barbate.
You choose the dates - We arrange everything else.
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!) Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
485 GBP - Flights for Jerez de la Frontera, Seville or Gibraltar. Single Supp. 50 GBP
Phone Stephen Daly to discuss details on- +34 956 432 316
Any Four days in February 2008
Cranes, Bustards and Bluethroats 4 days (3 nights)
Watch the early migrants come across the Strait from Morocco and see the wintering Cranes.
Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña, in the pine forest near Barbate.
You choose the dates - We arrange everything else.
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!) Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
485 GBP - Flights for Jerez de la Frontera, Seville or Gibraltar Single Supp. 50 GBP
Phone Stephen Daly to discuss details on- +34 956 432 316
Any Four days in March 2008
Early Migrant Watch 4 days (3 nights)
Watch the early migrants come across The Strait from Morocco!
Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña, in the pine forest near Barbate.
You choose the dates - We arrange everything else.
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!) Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
485 GBP per person - Flights for Jerez de la Frontera, Seville or Gibraltar. Single Supp. 50 GBP
Phone Stephen Daly to discuss details on +34 956 432 316
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Spring Migration Tour Dates 2008
Watch The Visible Migration from Africa to Europe with the experts
Collared Pratincole - Barbate, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
29th March-4th April 2008
The Classic Spring Migration Tour #1
Coto Doñana and Strait of Gibraltar
A two centre holiday in the Coto Doñana and at Zahara de los Atunes with Andalucian Guides
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
£885 GBP per person.
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Single Supp. 100 GBP
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or read the full itinerary here
Greater Flamingoes - Coto Doñana, Andalucia, Spain
5th-11th April 2008
The Classic Spring Migration Tour #2
Coto Doñana and Strait of Gibraltar
A two centre holiday in the Coto Doñana and at Zahara de los Atunes with Andalucian Guides
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
£885 GBP per person.
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Single Supp. 100 GBP
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or read the full itinerary here
Lesser Kestrel - La Janda, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
12th-18th April 2008
The Classic Spring Migration Tour #3
Coto Doñana and Strait of Gibraltar
A two centre holiday in the Coto Doñana and at Zahara de los Atunes with Andalucian Guides
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
£885 GBP per person. Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Single Supp. 100 GBP
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or read the full itinerary here
Montagu's Harrier in spring - Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain
19th-25th April 2008
The Classic Spring Migration Tour #4
Coto Doñana and Strait of Gibraltar
A two centre holiday in the Coto Doñana and at Zahara de los Atunes with Andalucian Guides
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
£885 GBP per person. Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Single Supp. 100 GBP
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or read the full itinerary here
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Little Swift - Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
Little Bustard, Castro Verde, Portugal
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Autumn Raptor and Stork Migration
Black Storks migrating over Tarifa
15th - 21st September 2008
Raptor Migration on the Strait of Gibraltar Tour #1
Seven days (six nights) Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña. With Andalucian Guides
(Includes All transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or see the full itinerary here
£895 GBP - Excluding flights. Meet at Malaga, Jerez or Seville aiprorts. Single Supp. 100 GBP
Montagu's Harrier - The Strait of Gibraltar
22nd - 28th September 2008
Raptor Migration on the Strait of Gibraltar Tour #2
Seven days (six nights) Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña. With Andalucian Guides
(Includes all transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or see the full itinerary here
£895 GBP - Excluding flights. Meet at Malaga, Jerez or Seville aiprorts. Single Supp. 100 GBP
Black shouldered Kite - La Janda, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
29th September - 5th October 2008 Tour #3
*Raptor Migration on the Strait of Gibraltar
Seven days (six nights) Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña. With Andalucian Guides
(Includes all transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or see the full itinerary here
* £100 off the holiday price at this time of the year - Cheaper hotel prices off-season means that the discount is passed on
£795 GBP - Excluding flights. Meet at Malaga, Jerez or Seville aiprorts. Single Supp. 100 GBP
Purple Heron - La Janda, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
6th - 12th October 2008 Tour #4
*Raptor Migration on the Strait of Gibraltar
Seven days (six nights) Staying at the lovely El Palomar de la Breña. With Andalucian Guides
(Includes all transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316 or see the full itinerary here
* £100 off the holiday price -Cheaper hotel prices off-season means that the discount is passed on
£795 GBP - Ex flights meeting Malaga, Jerez or Seville. Single Supp. 100 GBP
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Spanish Imperial Eagle
25th - 31st October 2008
Birds of the Extremaduran Steppe
and Monfrague National Park
Seven days (six nights) Staying at the lovely Finca Santa Marta. With Andalucian Guides
(Includes all transport, all meals, guiding and entrance fees where applicable, tolls, taxes & tips!)
Flights, holiday insurance, drinks and items of a personal nature are not included in the holiday price.
Phone to discuss details - +34 956 432 316
£895 GBP per person - Excluding flights meeting Madrid airport. Normally clients take advantage of exploring this wonderful cultural capital a few days prior to the start of the tour. If you'd like to do this we'd be only too pleased to help plan your holiday
Single Supp. £100 GBP
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Limosa Holidays Tours
12th-19th April 2008 Spain - Extremadura and Andalucia Limosa Holidays
28th April - 5th May 2008 SW Turkey - Kaunos, Bafa Gölu, Ephesus Limosa Holidays
17th-24th May 2008 Austria - Burgenland at Neusedl-am-See Limosa Holidays
31st May-7th June 2008 Germany - Bavaria, at Kochel-am-See Limosa Holidays
20th - 27th September 2008 Spain - Andalucia in Autumn Limosa Holidays
4th - 11th October Portugal - The Algarve in Autumn Limosa Holidays
15th - 21st November 2008 Spain - Extremadura, Spanish Steppes in Autumn Limosa Holidays
Eastern Orphean Warbler - SW Turkey
Northern Bald Ibis - Andalucia, Spain
Cows on the beach at Zahara de los Atunes, Andalucia, Spain
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What species make the Strait of Gibraltar such a unique place?
- Northern Bald Ibis flying free on the Strait of Gibraltar
- Spanish Imperial Eagles now breeding on the edge of the Alcornocales forest
- First breeding Ospreys on the Iberian Peninsular for 60 years
- Unique White-rumped Swift breeding grounds in Europe
- Little Swifts are also frequently sighted
- Rüppell's Vultures regularly turn up during the autumn migration
Migrating Bee-eaters - Coto Doñana, Andalucia, Spain
Diverse habitats of this stunning area that hold Bonelli's Eagles, Golden Eagles, Little Bustards, Black Wheatears, Black shouldered Kites, Long-legged Buzzards, North African Great Spotted Woodpecker (form numidus), Iberian Green Woodpecker (form sharpei), Rufous Bush Robins, Western Orphean Warbler and many more stunning birds.
Spanish Imperial Eagle
Climate Changes and Bird Movement
The warmer winters in such areas as Andalucia deter natural annual migration and increase breeding chances. This in turn promotes larger broods from successful pairing as there are larger numbers breeding. If the hazardous migration journey south then north again some months later, are no longer necessary then the life expectancy of a specific species such as for example White Stork is longer, the chances of multiplying are greater and the increase in numbers is inevitable. The whole question of multiple effects of climate change, is a complex one and every living species can be affected in one way or another.
The warmer weather and seasonal changes seem to have encouraged African migrants in particular, to extend their range northwards. Regular sightings of White-rumped and Little Swifts, Rüppell's Vultures, Maribou Storks, Laughing Doves and the huge increase in Great White Egrets on the Iberian peninsular are all indicators of climatic change. The recent breeding Bee-eaters in the UK over the last few years are such an example of northern changes in bird population and movement.
The strait of Gibraltar, by its geographical location will be the place that birders are most likely to see bird rarities, changes in migration patterns and increased volume of traditionally "African" species.
Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus ssp.erlangeri) 2007
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