Nevertheless, rivers are always a big source of life and the Valley of the Guadalhorce is not an exception. With the first rains of October, the river recovers a big deal of strength after the dry summer and visiting its banks can provide us with nice views of birds like Mallard, Teal, Red-legged Partridge, Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Black Stork, Osprey, Booted Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Moorhen, Coot, Black-winged Stilt, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Snipe, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Hoopoe, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Crested Lark, Crag Martin, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Robin, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Stonechat, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Blackcap, Sardinian Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper, Jay, Raven, Starling, Spotless Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Serin and Corn Bunting.
Itinerary
The Valley of the Guadalhorce gives name to one of the nine districts of Malaga province. It extends along the river from the Desfiladero de Los Gaitanes (El Chorro) downstream up to its mouth next to the city of Malaga. These fertile low lands are mainly devoted to grow citrus fruits (lemons and oranges) and have gone through major transformations in the last centuries. Even the river forest is mostly dominated by the eucalyptus, a non native tree coming from Australia.
Birds that can be seen
- African stonechat
- Black redstart
- Black stork
- Black-winged stilt
- Bluethroat
- Booted eagle
- Cattle egret
- Cetti's warbler
- Common blackbird
- Common buzzard
- Common chaffinch
- Common chiffchaff
- Common greenshank
- Common kestrel
- Common kingfisher
- Common linnet
- Common moorhen
- Common raven
- Common sandpiper
- Common snipe
- Common starling
- Common wood pigeon
- Corn bunting
- Crested lark
- Eurasian blackcap
- Eurasian collared dove
- Eurasian coot
- Eurasian crag-martin
- Eurasian hoopoe
- Eurasian jay
- Eurasian siskin
- Eurasian sparrowhawk
- European goldfinch
- European greenfinch
- European robin
- European serin
- Great cormorant
- Great egret
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Great tit
- Green sandpiper
- Green-winged teal
- Grey heron
- Grey wagtail
- House sparrow
- Little egret
- Mallard
- Meadow pipit
- Osprey
- Peregrine falcon
- Red-legged partridge
- Sardinian warbler
- Short-toed treecreeper
- Song thrush
- Spotless starling
- Water pipit
- Western marsh harrier
- White wagtail
- Zitting cisticola