Birdinginspain.com – our top 10 … continued<\/p>\n
Number 5: Black Woodpecker<\/strong><\/p>\n The Black Woodpecker impresses by its size, its coloration and its powerful, far-carrying voice. The several encounters I\u2019ve had with this species at its nest sites constitute some marvellous birding moments that I hope I will never forget.<\/p>\n You can find Black Woodpecker in Northeast Spain in this itinerary<\/a><\/p>\n Number 4: Pin-tailed Sandgrouse<\/strong><\/p>\n Personally, I have a soft spot for sandgrouse, and luckily both species that can be seen in Europe are to be found here in northeast Spain.<\/p>\n If you ever get the chance to get close enough to this wary bird take a good long look at the wonderfully intricate designs on its plumage. As a ground nesting bird it is one of the masters of camouflage, but apart from that it\u2019s a bird with a lot of character.<\/p>\n Not to be missed<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/a> The Black-bellied Sandgrouse is deservedly famous for its long flights to water pools and the male\u2019s ability to soak his belly feathers with water and then fly back to the nest scrape to provide his chicks with precious droplets of water.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve spent a lot of time scanning open fields in dryland areas for this emblematic species; I\u2019ve been lucky at times, and at others the rocks I was staring at never moved.<\/p>\n Selected Black-bellied sandgrouse itinerary <\/a><\/p>\n Number 2: Lammergeier<\/strong>The Lammergeier is unique in many ways, not the least for its dietary habits seeing that it\u2019s the only bird in the world that eats bones. It\u2019s one of the biggest birds you can see in Spain, it\u2019s majestic, silent, and inhabits some of the most remote and scenic areas in the country.<\/p>\n Excellent credentials that make it my number 2 bird in the region.<\/p>\n Here<\/a> is a detailed itinerary with a high chance of seeing a Lammergeier, or even 10!<\/p>\n Number 1: Wallcreeper <\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m sure that I\u2019m not alone in choosing the Wallcreeper as the number 1 bird of northeast Spain. It\u2019s one of those birds that captivate both the imagination and the attention when it\u2019s actually within sight. Or in other words, a bird that you really want to see and that when you do you actually spend a long time watching it.<\/p>\n A summer itinerary for Wallcreeper <\/a><\/p>\n
\nNumber 3: Black-bellied Sandgrouse<\/strong><\/p>\n