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MARBELLA. Rural tourism. Ornithology

Without a doubt, Marbella and its surroundings make it one of the major bases from which you can head for the natural parks and the mountain ranges of Málaga and Cádiz and encounter a bewildering range of bird life, from the tawny vultures of the Sierra de Grazalema, to the vast flocks of flamingos in the Parque Natural de la Laguna de Fuente de Piedra or the imperious profile of the royal eagles and peregrine falcons in the Parque de la Sierra de las Nieves.

Other species of bird you will see in the Parques Naturales include the European falcon, common sparrowhead, Bonelli’s eagle, royal eagle, common kestrel, royal owl, common owl, tawny owl, greater spotted woodpecker, robin, goldfinch, common greenfinch, hoopoe, common barn owl, perigrine falcon and the Egyptian vulture.