This is the book that tells you exactly where you can see birds such as Great Bustard, Little Bustard, Marbled Duck, White-headed Duck, Purple Swamphen, Rufous Scrub-robin, Red-necked Nightjar, Little Swift, White-rumped Swift and even House Bunting, Bald Ibis and Laughing Dove. It covers the areas of Andalucia that lie west of a line running north from Gibraltar. (The rest of Andalucia is covered in Finding Birds in Eastern Andalucia.)

Dave Gosney writes:

‘When I set about updating my 2009 book ‘Finding Birds in Andalucia’ I quickly realised I couldn’t fit it all into one book so I’ve split the area in two. This part covers the sites to the west of Gibraltar, from Tarifa to Huelva, including both sides of the Guadalquivir river, around the famous Coto Donana national park. The book reflects the changes that have occurred since 2009, pointing out, for example, which wetlands have gone completely but also which ones are as fabulous as ever. During my visit in 2024, waterbird species were easy enough to find, in the right places, but it was the landbird species, birds of steppe and rocky hillsides, which proved to be shockingly difficult. If you visit Andalucia you can’t fail to see lots of good birds but you’ll find that some sites no longer have the birds that used to be there. So, if you want to know where you can still find the declining species such as bustards, larks and Montagu’s Harriers, or ‘new’ species such as House Bunting  then you really need this book.’                                                 

Sample pages

Sites covered

Unique features

Compared to other publications covering the same area, this one:

1. •Provides the most detailed maps - taking the guesswork out of navigating your way around places like the Brazo del Este
   

1. •Includes GPS co-ordinates to help you find the right turnings, parking spaces or viewing points
   

1. •Highlights the best areas only - and summarises the key attraction in the first paragraph so you can easily decide whether to read on or bother to visit the site
   

1. •Has a map on the inside cover which serves as an index so you can easily find any site in the book
   

1. •Is light and portable (and cheap)
   

1. •Is supplemented by the site pages in this website (which include photos of many of the locations)
   

1. •Is updated in the free update pages on this website, giving details of what other birders have found at these sites
   

Online updates

To find, or indeed contribute to, updates and additions to the book click here

See some of these sites on a DVD

A book can provide lots of information but nothing gives you a better idea of what a place is really like than a DVD. Click here for details of the DVD which supplements parts of the book perfectly.