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Birdwatching in Extremadura
| Vina las Torres rural hotel - Trujillo - Extremadura - Spain | Phone: +34 927 319 350 | Fax: +34 927 319 355 | |
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You could not wish for a better base for exploring Extremadura Vina las Torres is a comfortable, family run, rural hotel situated in the heart of the Lagares Mountains, in the province of Caceres, Extremadura, just 10 km. outside Trujillo - what an unexpected and delightful surprise. It is a stately home, which has been carefully restored to provide a warm and comfortable environment.. |
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Vina las Torres offers you peace and nature, without forgetting the comforts that modern life requires. |
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..in surroundings
where the only thing you have to do is enjoy the forgotten sounds of
nature..
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a stimulating walk, a relaxing sauna, or simply the great pleasure of doing .... absolutely nothing.
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In
our dining room you can sample authentic home cooking, based on the
typical dishes of Extremadura, accompanied by local wines.
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| All the eight rooms have a fully fitted bathroom with air-conditioning / heating, television, telephone and minibar. The two lounges, both with fireplace, are the perfect place for reading or for a friendly chat in good company. | ||||||
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Spacious lounges
where you can read and relax and enjoy a friendly chat in good company
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Careful decoration
means that every room has its own personal charm.
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You can choose
what you like best.
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Extremadura is one of the greatest birding areas in Europe |
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| Extremadura have a great deal to offer the travelling and holidaying birdwatcher with plenty of different habitats with many quality species. These include Spanish Imperial Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, Griffon Vulture, Black Vulture, Black-shoulder Kite, Great & Little Bustard, Black Kite, Montagu's Harrier, Scops Owl, Black Stork, Rollers, both Sandgrouse, and many more. On the wetlands there are numbers of wintering ducks and waders. | |||
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| Vina las Torres, an excellent place for birders | ||||
| Within 5 minutes walk of the Hotel it is easy to observe Beeater, Stone Curlew, Woodchat, Golden Oriole, Short Toed Eagle, Great Spotted Cuckoo and Azure Winged Magpie (which nest in the garden), Red Kite, White Stork, Serin, Hoopoe, Sardinian Warbler, Cirl and Corn Bunting, Woodchat and Southern Grey Shrike, Blue Rock Thrush, Nightingale, and many more (see Bird List) up to 80-90 or so species around the Hotel, some of them occasionally. | ||||
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| Photos by: www.extremadurabirds.net, Ashley Saunders |
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Bird
List at Vina las Torres and surrounds
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SCIENTIFIC
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ENGLISH
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SPANISH
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NEDERLANDS
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| Cyanopica cyana | Azure-winged Magpie | Rabilargo | Blauwe Ekster | |
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Lechuza Común | Kerkuil | |
| Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | Golondrina Común | Boerenzwaluw | |
| Milvus migrans | Black Kite | Milano Negro | Zwarte Wouw | |
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Phoenicurus ochruros | Black Redstart | Colirrojo Tizón | Zwarte Roodstaart |
| Pica pica | Black-billed Magpie | Urraca | Ekster | |
| Turdus merula | Blackbird | Mirlo Común | Merel | |
| Sylvia atricapilla | Blackcap | Curruca Capirotada | Zwartkop | |
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Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull | Gaviota Reidora | Kokmeeuw |
| Monticola solitarius | Blue Rock Thrush | Roquero Solitario | Blauwe Rotslijster | |
| Parus caeruleus | Blue Tit | Herrerillo Común | Pimpelmees | |
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Phylloscopus bonelli | Bonelli's Warbler | Mosquitero Papialbo | Bergfluiter |
| Hieraaetus pennatus | Booted Eagle | Aguililla Calzada | Dwergarend | |
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Corvus corone | Carrion Crow | Corneja Negra | Kraai |
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Garcilla Bueyera | Koereiger | |
| Cettia cetti | Cetti's Warbler | Ruiseñor Bastardo | Cetti's Zanger | |
| Fringilla coelebs | Chaffinch | Pinzón Común | Vink | |
| Emberiza cirlus | Cirl Bunting | Escribano Soteño | Cirlgors | |
| Buteo buteo | Common Buzzard | Busardo Ratonero | Buizerd | |
| Cuculus canorus | Common Cuckoo | Cuco Europeo | Koekoek | |
| Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel | Cernícalo Vulgar | Torenvalk | |
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Cuervo Común | Raaf | |
| Saxicola torquata | Common Stonechat | Tarabilla Común | Roodborsttapuit | |
| Apus apus | Common Swift | Vencejo Común | Gierzwaluw | |
| Miliaria calandra | Corn Bunting | Triguero Grauwe | Gors | |
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Ptyonoprogne rupestris | Crag Martin | Avión Roquero | Rotszwaluw |
| Galerida cristata | Crested Lark | Cogujada Común | Kuifleeuwerik | |
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Sylvia undata | Dartford Warbler | Curruca Rabilarga | Provençaalse Grasmus |
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Neophron percnopterus | Egyptian Vulture | Alimoche Común | Aasgier |
| Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian Collared Dove | Tórtola Turca | Turkse Tortel | |
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Gyps fulvus | Eurasian Griffon Vulture | Buitre Leonado | Vale Gier |
| Corvus monedula | Eurasian Jackdaw | Grajilla Común | Kauw | |
| Garrulus glandarius | Eurasian Jay | Arrendajo Común | Gaai | |
| Otus scops | Eurasian Scops Owl | Autillo Europeo | Dwergooruil | |
| Merops apiaster | European Bee-eater | Abejaruco Común | Bijeneter | |
| Erithacus rubecula | European Robin | Petirrojo | Roodborst | |
| Serinus serinus | European Serin | Verdecillo | Europese Kanarie | |
| Oriolus oriolus | Golden Oriole | Oropéndola Europea | Wielewaal | |
| Carduelis carduelis | Goldfinch | Jilguero | Putter | |
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Podiceps cristatus | Great Crested Grebe | Somormujo Lavanco | Fuut |
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Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Great Reed Warbler | Carricero Tordal | Grote Karekiet |
| Clamator glandarius | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Críalo Español | Kuifkoekoek | |
| Parus major | Great Tit | Carbonero Común | Koolmees | |
| Picus viridis | Green Woodpecker | Pito Real | Groene Specht | |
| Carduelis chloris | Greenfinch | Verderón Común | Groenling | |
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Ardea cinerea Blauwe | Grey Heron | Garza Real | Reiger |
| Lanius Southern Meridionalis | Grey Shrike | Alcaudón Real | Klapekster | |
| Motacilla cinerea | Grey Wagtail | Lavandera Cascadeña | Grote Gele Kwikstaart | |
| Coccothraustes coccothraustes | Hawfinch | Picogordo | Appelvink | |
| Upupa epops | Hoopoe | Abubilla | Hop | |
| Delichon urbica | House Martin | Avión Común | Huiszwaluw | |
| Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Gorrión Común | Huismus | |
| Falco naumanni | Lesser Kestrel | Cernícalo Primilla | Kleine Torenvalk | |
| Carduelis cannabina | Linnet | Pardillo Común | Kneu | |
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Tetrax tetrax | Little Bustard | Sisón Común | Kleine Trap |
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Egretta garzetta | Little Egret | Garceta Común | Kleine Zilverreiger |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little Grebe | Zampullín Común | Dodaars | |
| Athene noctua | Little Owl | Mochuelo Común | Steenuil | |
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Charadrius dubius | Little Ringed Plover | Chorlitejo Chico | Kleine Plevier |
| Aegithalos caudatus | Long-Tailed Tit | Mito | Staartmees | |
| Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | Azulón | Wilde Eend | |
| Anthus pratensis | Meadow Pipit | Bisbita Común | Graspieper | |
| Hippolais polyglotta | Melodious Warbler | Zarcero Común | Orpheusspotvogel | |
| Turdus viscivorus | Mistle Thrush | Zorzal Charlo | Grote Lijster | |
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Aegypius monachus | Monk Vulture | Buitre Negro | Monniksgier |
| Gallinula chloropus | Moorhen | Gallineta Común | Waterhoen | |
| Oenanthe oenanthe | Northern Wheatear | Collalba Gris | Tapuit | |
| Milvus milvus | Red Kite | Milano Real | Rode Wouw | |
| Alectoris rufa Rode | Red-Legged Partridge | Perdiz Roja | Patrijs | |
| Hirundo daurica | Red-rumped Swallow | Golondrina Dáurica | Roodstuitzwaluw | |
| Columba livia | Rock Pigeon | Paloma Bravía | Rotsduif | |
| Luscinia megarhynchos | Rufous Nightingale | Ruiseñor Común | Nachtegaal | |
| Sylvia melanocephala | Sardinian Warbler | Curruca Cabecinegra | Kleine Zwartkop | |
| Circaetus gallicus | Short-toed Eagle | Culebrera Europea | Slangearend | |
| Certhia brachydactyla | Short-toed Treecreeper | Agateador Común | Boomkruiper | |
| Alauda arvensis | Sky Lark | Alondra Común | Veldleeuwerik | |
| Passer hispaniolensis | Spanish Sparrow | Gorrión Moruno | Spaanse Mus | |
| Sturnus unicolor | Spotless Starling | Estornino Negro | Zwarte Spreeuw | |
| Burhinus oedicnemus | Stone-Curlew | Alcaraván Común | Griel | |
| Sylvia cantillans | Subalpine Warbler | Curruca Carrasqueña | Baardgrasmus | |
| Streptopelia turtur | Turtle Dove | Tórtola Común | Zomertortel | |
| Ciconia ciconia | White Stork | Cigüeña Común | Ooievaar | |
| Motacilla alba | White Wagtail | Lavandera Blanca Común | Witte Kwikstaart | |
| Lullula arborea | Wood Lark | Totovía | Boomleeuwerik | |
| Sitta europaea | Wood Nuthatch | Trepador Azul | Boomklever | |
| Columba palumbus | Wood Pigeon | Paloma Torcaz | Houtduif | |
| Lanius senator | Woodchat Shrike | Alcaudón Común | Roodkopklauwier | |
| Troglodytes troglodytes | Wren | Chochín | Winterkoning | |
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Emberiza citrinella | Yellowhammer | Escribano Cerillo | Geelgors |
| Cisticola juncidis | Zitting Cisticola | Buitrón Ibérico | Graszanger |
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| Within Extremadura is nowadays the main wintering habitat for the European crane. Each year, between the end of october and the month of february, 45.000 to 70.000 birds visit us. That means approximately 70% of the population in Western Europe. | ||||||
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| Some guest comments.... |
| "The hotel is expertly run by its proprietors and the welcome we received here, as well as the food and hospitality we received over the coming days, was first class. But what about the birding? Well much has been written about the birds of this fantastic region, but this being my third visit to the Trujillo area, it was the 'garden birding' around the hotel that captivated myself ....... All in all this is a fabulous place, incredibly relaxing and bursting with birdlife, and you simply could not wish for a better base for exploring Extremadura. Whether its the garden birding or the beautiful sunset, stunning wildflowers or waking to the sound of Bee-eaters that takes your fancy, Vina las Torres has it all!". Ashley Saunders. |
| "..... Extremadura is one of the greatest birding areas in Europe. We recorded 161 species in the most delightful surroundings. Viña las Torres; in fact a very spacious, comfortable and, indeed, rather grand hotel in an idyllic setting. Red Rumped Swallows and Azure Winged Magpies were nesting in the gardens and drinks on the patio followed by dinner were a fitting end to our birding day." Simon Harrap. |
| So "if you want to be serenaded by Scops Owl and Nightingale outside your bedroom window, wake up to Hoopoe and Blue Rock Thrush on the Hotel tower and view the Red Rumped Swallows nesting in the courtyard, then this is THE place." Jim Willson. |
| How to find our Hotel |
| From Madrid take the A-5 (trunk road (autovia del Suoeste) to Extremadura). Leave this road at Exit 253 (Trujillo- Logrosan - Guadalupe), and join the EX - 208 in the direction of Guadalupe. About ten kilometres from Trujillo, having just passed the left hand turn for Madroñera you will see, on the right hand side, the signpost "Camino de Buenavista" at the 87.6 km point. Follow the track and you will reach the Hotel in about 900 metres. |
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| GPS Position: | 39º 24' 10'' N |
| 05º 47' 18'' W |
| Prices 2008 |
| Prices are per room per night (in euros). |
| Breakfast is included. VAT is not included (7%). |
| Low season | High season (*) | |
| Single room |
57,00
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61,00
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| Double room |
69,00
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74,00
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| Junior suite |
94,00
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100,00
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15/03/08 al 23/03/08 (both inc.)
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30/04/08 al 03/05/08 ( " )
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01/08/08 al 23/08/08 ( " )
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10/10/08 al 12/10/08 ( " )
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31/10/08 al 01/11/08 ( " )
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05/12/08 al 07/12/08 ( " )
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| Dinner and packed lunch (available on request) |
Hotel Rural Vina las Torres
Information and reservations. English spoken:
Phone +34 927 319 350 - Fax +34 927 319 355