A Paradise for hikers, bird watchers and wildlife lovers
Seasons take hold of the land, letting it exhale at different paces, which makes hiking around our property a singular experience at any time of year. In springtime, wildflowers quickly transform the scenery left by mild winters, abundantly covering the fields. Summer is golden hot, with fields of wheat only dotted by cork and holm oaks. Autumn and winter are crowded with about one hundred different species of birds, making the Alentejo a paradise for birdwatchers.
See below our full list of the birds which have been spotted on our land.
purperreiger - purple heron
ooievaar - white stork
grijze wouw - black shouldered kite
sperwer - eurasian sparrowhawk
dwergarend - booted eagle
witgat - green sandpiper
turkse tortel - collared dove
zomertortel - turtle dove
houtduif - wood pigeon
gierzwaluw - common swift
bijeneter - european bee-eater
theklaleeuwerik - thekla lark
boerenzwaluw - barn swallow
roodstuitzwaluw - red rumped swallow
huiszwaluw - house martin
roodborsttapuit - common stonechat
merel - blackbird
pimpelmees - blue tit
koolmees - great tit
zwarte spreeuw - spotless starling
wielewaal - golden oriole
blauwe ekster - azure winged magpie
raaf - common raven
huismus - house sparrow
vink - chaffinch
groenling - greenfinch
putter- goldfinch
kneu - linnet
grauwe gors - corn bunting