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Bonelli’s Eagle Lesser Kestrel I TA LY – S I C I LY Outline Itinerary Day 1 Fly to Catania and transfer to Syracuse Days 2-5 Syracuse Days 6-7 Gela Day 8 Depart Catania Party Size Maximum of 12 clients. Accommodation Comfortable accommodation in twin/double and single rooms, with private facilities. Transport By minibuses driven by the leaders. Includes All flights, meals, accommodation, transport, entry fees, services of the leaders, VAT, airport taxes and tips. Gradings Good 150 Warm Garganey. Other birds we hope to find include Whiskered Tern, Wood Sandpiper, Slender-billed Gull, Western Marsh Harriers, Purple Heron and Purple Swamphen, while warblers may include the noisy Great Reed, as well as Sedge and Reed. We can stroll along the sand dunes and hope to see some migration – species may include Redrumped Swallow, Red-throated Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, European Bee-eater and both Northern and Black-eared Wheatears. Mount Etna dominates the eastern landscape, with its cone at 3,290m high (10,990ft); in Europe it is surpassed in size only by Mount Teide on the Canary Islands. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and is in an almost constant state of activity. Black magma covers much of the upper slopes, but lower down, amongst the rock scree, scrub and oak, we can search for Sicilian Rock Partridge, Golden Oriole, Cirl Bunting, Short-toed Treecreeper, Golden Eagle, Peregrine and the local race of Crossbill. The spring migration will be in full swing and in the vineyards and orchards of the lower slopes we can hope for a fall of birds, which may include Wood and Subalpine Warblers, Woodchat Shrike, Pied and Collared Flycatchers and Common Redstart. The Syracuse Salinas may hold migrant waders and we can look for Curlew and Wood Sandpipers, Little Stint, Little Ringed and Kentish Plovers, Pied Avocet and Black-winged Stilt. We might also find something more interesting, such as a Glossy Ibis, Osprey, Squacco Heron or a Marsh Sandpiper. At the Priolo saltpans we can hope for Ferruginous Duck and Audouin’s Gull and at Penisola Magnisi we can look for Stone Curlews, Calandra and Short-toed Larks, and both Tree and Tawny Pipits. At Bivier de Gela we can spot nesting Collared Pratincoles, as this is Italy’s most important colony for this species. Days 6 & 7 Today we drive to Gela, on the south-west coast, where we stay for two nights. This change of location gives us a chance to visit the Valle dei Templi near Agrigento. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture and the valley includes remains of seven temples, all in Doric style. The Temple of Concordia is particularly well preserved and we will explore the site, as well as checking the lemon and orange groves below for migrants. We can hope to see a variety of raptors on the island and there may well be four species of harriers (Western Marsh, Pallid and Montagu’s, with a chance of a late Hen), Short-toed and Booted Eagles, Osprey, Eleonora’s Falcon, Lesser Kestrel and European Honey Buzzard. There is always the chance of something more interesting such as a Long-legged Buzzard or Barbary Falcon. While near Gela, we shall also visit some more sites for wetland birds, as well as some coastal locations for migrants. Day 8 After some final birding we head towards Catania Airport where we catch our return flight to London. Low Normal Relaxed Good Moderate Scheduled Stone Curlew To make a booking please call Ornitholidays on 01794 519445 121
I TA LY Italy Po Delta Po Delta Palma Bologna ITALY Tuesday 13 May – Tuesday 20 May 2014 Leaders: Simon Boyes and local guides 2014 Cost: £1,899 single room supplement £200 Rome rnitholidays has been travelling to Italy for a number of years, with our holiday to the mountains and O the foothills in June. This year we have added another itinerary which takes in the famous Po Delta on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The Po Delta has been rated as the area with the highest biodiversity in Europe, ranking it as one of Europe’s greatest wetlands. We journey at a time when the breeding birds will be at their nests and there are still migrants to be found passing north on their way to Arctic breeding grounds. Our first days will be dedicated to the Apennine hills of Emilia, to admire Lesser Kestrel and Red-footed Falcon, and if we are lucky, Eurasian Honey-buzzard and Short-toed Eagle. Then we move towards the coast to the huge expanses of reed beds, marshes and rich farmland, with amazing landscapes, where we hope to enjoy such species as European Bee-eater, Collared Pratincole, Pygmy Cormorant, Ferruginous Duck, Greater Flamingo, Bearded Reedling, Montagu’s Harrier, Golden Oriole, all nine species of the European breeding herons, thousands of waterfowls and lots more!! Two relaxing boat trips are a special feature of this itinerary, which should get us close to many of the waterbird specialities and be excellent for the photographer. Add to this the delicious local food and wine so rightly famous worldwide and the historical villages and abbeys of the area, and you will have the perfect setting for an outstanding, unforgettable and extremely enjoyable birding holiday! Travel with Simon and see why this new itinerary should hit the spot for an enjoyable week in sunny Italy. ITINERARY Days 1 & 2 We leave London on a flight to Bologna, where we meet our local guide and driver. We then make the one hour transfer to our hotel in the countryside near the historical town of Parma, where we stay for two nights. Depending on our arrival time we may have some time to sample the local avifauna. This is a unique area in Italy with a great rural landscape extremely rich with localised species. The Taro riverbed is particularly productive for Stone Curlew, which is abundant here, while in the rolling hills of the countryside we can look for other typical species, and some real specialities, such as Lesser Grey Shrike, European Roller, Eurasian Hoopoe and Red-legged Partridge. The next morning we can go bird watching looking for other specialities such as breeding Lesser Kestrel and Red-footed Falcon as well as Short-toed Eagle, and in the afternoon we can visit a nearby famous LIPU oasis, which will provide exceptional opportunities for photographers, with close views of many species from the hides, such as Black winged Stilt, Squacco Heron and many migrants as well. Lunch will be in a nearby great restaurant that will not disappoint us: Parma and its surroundings are rightly famous world-wide for the quality of the food. Days 3 to 7 After a final morning birding in the Parma area for any species we might have missed so far, we Pygmy Cormorant 122 For a previous tour report or further information please call: 01794 519445
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