Málaga Province PDF Print E-mail

On this page you will find all of the information provided by the Society about bird sighting records for the Province of Málaga.
Click on one of the items below to get more information.


Grid Map

The data for every sighting that is recorded, is linked to a 10x10km grid.  The map below shows enough detail to allow members to determine in which grid they have sighted their birds.  If more detail is required the Centro Nacional de Imformación Geográfica has produced maps of the provinces of Andalucia on a scale of 1:200,000, which also show the 10x10km grid.  They can be purchased from most large bookstores.

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Click on the map to obtain an enlarged view or if you prefer click here for a (downloadable) Pdf file

Bird Watching Sites

Andalucía, which accounts for 17% of mainland Spain, has mountains covering 50% of the territory and 18% of the region is protected land.

There are numerous Natural Parks (great ecological, scientific and educational value with ecosystems little altered by man), Natural Areas (moderately protected areas due to the risk to or the uniqueness of the fauna, flora or landscape), Natural Reserves (enclaves to protect an ecosystem or natural element offering the greatest level of protection and where permission to enter is required from the warden of the reserve) and Natural Monuments (Natural elements of archaeological, educational or ecological importance) and it is within these protected natural areas where most bird watching sites exist.

Málaga Province has the following protected natural areas:

Natural Parks
Parque Natural de Montes de Málaga, Parque Natural de Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Almara, and Parque Natural de Sierra de las Nieves

Natural Areas
Paraje Natural de Desembocadura Río Guadalhorce, Paraje Natural de Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, Paraje Natural de Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja, Paraje Natural de Sierra Crestellina, Paraje Natural de Torcal de Antequera, Paraje Natural Sierra de Grazelema, and Paraje Natural de Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo.

Natural Reserves
Reserva Natural Fuente de Piedra, Reserva Natural Laguna de la Ratosa, Reserva Natural de Lagunas de Archidona, and Reserva Natural de Lagunas de Campillos.

A list of the bird watching sites for the province has been put together in the file below.  To obtain a full description of a particular Bird Watching Site click on the name of the site. (Note: this option is only available to Full Members of the Society).

Unfortunately descriptions of all the sites on the list are not available yet.  As the descriptions are completed they will be added.  You may help by completing a description for one of the sites lacking a description by using the  "New Bird Site Registration Form" and sending it by email to the Project/Survey Officer.  Separate "Instructions"are available to assist in the completion of the form.
Additional bird watching sites can also be added to the list using the New Bird Site Registration Form in the manner described above.

Málaga Province Birding Sites

Page 1

10k sq Main and sub-site name
MA3 Laguna de Fuente de Piedra - RNFP

Laguna de la Ratosa - RNLR
MA8 Laguna Dulce - RNLC
Laguna Redonda - RNLC
Laguna Salada - RNLC
MA9 Laguna de Fuente de Piedra - RNFP
MA13 Laguna Chica - RNLA

Laguna Grande - RNLA
MA16
Embalse de Guadalteba

Laguna de Capacete - RNLC

Teba Gorge
Teba Sierra
MA17
Embalse de Guadalhorce
MA19 El Torcal - PNTA
MA20 Sierra de Camarolo
MA21
Sierra de Camarolo
MA24
Embalse de Conde de Guadalhorce
Embalse de Gaitanejo - PNDG

Río Turón
MA25 Desfiladero de Los Gaitanes - PNDG

Page 2

10k sq     
Main and sub-site name
El Chorro
Embalse de Gaitanejo
Ruianas de Bobastro

Valle de Abdalajís
MA28 Montes de Málaga - PNMM                  
MA30 Ventas de Zafarraya
MA31 Sierra de Tejeda - PNST
MA34 Sierra Blanquilla - PNSN
MA37 Río Guadalhorce at Álora
MA40 Montes de Málaga - PNMM
MA46 Benaoján – Jimera de Libar - PNSG                        
Sierra de Libar - PNSG
MA47 Serranía de Ronda
MA48 Los Quejigales - PNSN
MA49 Sierra de Tolox - PNSN
MA50 Jorax Gorge - PNSN
MA57 Río Velez
MA59 Costa de Maro - PNAM
MA65 Juanar
MA67 Sierra de Mijas

Page 3

10k sq Main and sub-site name
Arroyo de Zaragoza
MA68   
Desembocadura Río Guadalhorce - PNDG
MA71 Sierra Crestellina - PNSC
MA72
Sierra Bermeja - PNSB
MA73 Benahavís            
MA74 Embalse de la Concepción
MA77 Arroyo de Zaragoza
MA79 Río de Manilva
MA81 Embalse de Cancelada
Río del Padrón
Río Guadalmansa
MA84 Las Mesas de Chullera

To obtain "The Bird Site List for the province of Málaga" as a downloadable PDF document click here.

Bird Sighting Information

The following reports are available for viewing and downloading.

Weekly Report
For each week that sightings are entered into the Society's database this report lists the birds that have been sighted in Málaga, where they were sighted and who sighted them.

 

Field Meetings

Our Field Meeting Reports can be viewed Here

All past and planned future Field Meeting Notices can be viewed Here

Members.
Advance notice of 
Field
Meetings appear in each 
issue 
of our quarterly
magazine 'Birds of
Andalucia'.

2013 Meetings

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January 19th.
Malaga Province.
See Here for details.
February 16th.
Huelva Province.
See Here for details.
March 9th.
Sevilla Province.
See Here for details.
April 17th.
Granada Province.
See Here for details.

May 10th
Ciudad Real Province.
See Here for details

June 15th
Sevilla Province.
See Here for details
July 20th
Malaga Province & AGM.
See Here for details

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