The birds in the Park of the Strait of Gibraltar

The natural park of the Strait , maritime and land is located between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and it has a very unique natural wealth . Lashed by harsh climatic conditions of the area, It houses a flora and fauna well suited due to natural areas very different.

The main protagonists of the Park are, without a doubt, the birds. The white stork, the honey buzzard, the black kite, and the vulture are the most numerous and are residents . You can see Imperial Eagles, Blue elanios, Egyptian vultures, even falcons and Bonelli. The spectacle of the passage of migratory birds is wonderful and you can enjoy at different times of the year

The famous levante and poniente winds have played and continue to play an important role in this area: they have set up the dunes, changed the ground and designed the migratory routes of the birds . The man has taken advantage of these winds to generate clean energy with the wind and sports as the windsurf and the kitesurf among others in Tarifa .

In Tarifa You can enjoy the beautiful beaches of Los Lances, It listed as natural, the beach of Valdevaqueros and the beach of Bolonia , the famous dune has been declared a Natural Monument and where plants such as Juniper, barron, and the camarina have adapted to the dryness and the wind . The Camarinal Lighthouse is named to this plant typical . To try to stop the advance of the dunes , was repopulated the area with pines in the 1960s . The scrub has a great ecological value . Cork , oak trees and the olive trees make up the landscape of the sierra .

The waters of the Strait Gibraltar Harbor more than 1.900 species of flora and marine fauna have been counted, the loggerhead sea turtle, the dolphin or porpoise are the most important. It is an ideal place for diving where you can see vast prairies of algae , which indicates the environmental quality of water. The most spectacular are the Laminaria. You can enjoy boat trips from Tarifa or Algeciras for sightings of cetaceans.

The Park It has a rich cultural heritage with the archaeological remains of the Roman city of Baelo Claudia, In addition, the archaeological legacy of the Strait also is submarine with amount of wrecks. Also stresses the old town of Tarifa, with the category of historical.

information: Natural Park of the Strait