Birdwatching at El Molino del Conde

Just sit on the terraces and it is all there to see. One guest identified Red Rumped Swallow, Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, Skylark, Crested Lark, Wren (nesting in an old swallow's nest), Great Grey Shrike, Woodchat Shrike, Collared Dove, Swift, Spanish Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, Goldfinch, Siskin, Serin!! and some buntings.
Nightingales can be heard and sometimes seen, and at dawn and dusk you can hear the distinctive call of the Scops Owl. We also have the local Azure Winged Magpie and an occasional visit from a Bonelli's Eagle
Europe’s largest inland colony of flamingos arrive from Africa in their thousands in early Spring to feed in the salt lake at Fuente de Piedra 35 minutes from El Molino. During the summer they will breed and then fly south with their young in the autumn.
There are usually four or five viewing sites around the lake. They can be viewed at any time of the day, but for the enthusiast dawn or sunset are especially atmospheric times to be there and provide the best photographic opportunities