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S’Ena Arrubbia, alongside the Ferruginous Duck andthe Purple Gallinule.Red-crested Pochards and Cormorants are commonon the Cabras lake. Lesser Kestrels, Peregrine Falconsand Blue Rock Thrushes breed on the cliff faces.Thousands of Flamingos come to Sale Porcus, everyyear, to feed on the brine shrimp, a crustacean thatconstitutes the basis of their diet. Other birds includethe Common and Little Terns, herons, SlenderbilledGull and Black-winged Stilt and the moreuncommon Crane and Greylag Goose.Sale Porcus can be reached from the 292 to the northof Oristano, the Cabras lake is on the road betweenCabras and Riola Sardo. S’Ena Arrubbia is on thesouth-bound road, Arborea.7. The LIPU Brabbia Nature ReserveIn the province of Varese, between the lakes ofComabbio and Varese, a spectacular succession ofreed beds and pools surrounds one of the mostimportant wetlands in north Italy: the LIPU Brabbianature reserve, an important place for more than 200species of migratory birds.Spring sees the arrival of numerous raptors suchas the Marsh Harrier, Honey Buzzard and theoccasional Short-toed Eagle and Red Kite. The queenof the reserve is the Ferruginous Duck and Teal andGarganey can also be seen. Purple Herons and LittleBitterns can be seen in the reed beds. April and Maysee the arrival of the Reed, Great Reed, Cetti’s andMarsh Warblers as well as the exotic Vinous-throatedParrotbill, an introduced species from China.Ali Spring 12Page 23