RUTAS | BIRDING SAUCEDILLA - Birding en Monfragüe

This 9.1 km long route takes us to the heart of the Monfragüe National Park.

LENGTH:
This route is 9.1 km long and can be extended to take you to the heart of the Monfragüe National Park.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
It starts at the Information Point and Environmental Education Centre (and initially coincides, until Cerro Alto, with routes 2 & 5) and finishes on the boundary of the Saucedilla municipality. The landscape is predominantly dehesa. A broad sandy track in good condition takes us to the border of the municipality with Serrejón (9.1 km to this point), from which point via the Camino Natural del Tajo we can join the Pink Route and reach the heart of the Monfragüe National Park. These are open dehesas, principally of Western Holm Oak and with little shrub layer, used for cattle and sheep grazing. A few small livestock drinking pools are scattered across the area.
AMENITIES:
There are no birdwatching hides along this route. Although it is not signposted until its connection with the Camino Natural del Tajo, it offers no chance of error in navigation.

OBSERVATIONS:
This is a good option to plan on a bicycle, or for a whole day, extending the route beyond Saucedilla. The best way to detect the greatest number of species is to progress slowly and make stops to watch for the birds moving amongst the trees.