SE-14. El Gale贸n
  • None.
  • Binoculars. Telescope recommendable.
  • Pastures
  • Holm-Oak woods
  • Scrub
  • Vineyards
  • All year except high summer (mid September to May).
  • Midday on cold days or mid-morning otherwise.
The area known as Las Colonias or El Gale贸n has a long and distinguished farming pedigree. Here once grew many of the vineyards that gave such prosperity to towns and villages of the Sierra. Nowadays we find a patchwork farming landscape frequented by birds like Booted Eagle, Black Kite, Crested Lark, Thekla Lark, Dartford Warbler, Bee-eater, Southern Grey Shrike and Red-Legged Partridge, topped up by drop-in migrants. From our vantage point we might also see Iberian Hare and the eye-catching wasp spider Argiope lobata. More information in the book Birding and Nature Trails in Sierra Morena Sevillana.
 

Text and images: Rafael Romero Porrino

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SE-1. Viar Valley
SE-2. La Senda
SE-3. Montes de Onza and Bemb茅zar River
SE-4. Las suertes del Guadalbacar
SE-5. A Wood in Stone
SE-6. The Woods of Ciudadeja River
SE-7. Along the River Hu茅znar
SE-8. Los Covachos
SE-9. Dehesas of Rivera de Cala
SE-10. Eagle Coutry
SE-11. Family-friendly: El Venero
SE-12. Canyon of the River Viar
SE-13. Melonares Bridge
SE-14. El Gale贸n
SE-15. Retortillo Reservoir