The lagoon of La Janda was at a time one of the most important and extensive wetland systems in the whole Iberian Peninsula. However, following its lengthy drainage process, it all turned from an enormous wetland to a vast tract of agricultural and farming land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a direct consequence of the many roles played over history, it currently boasts a wide diversity of habitats. We find great pasturelands, a notable and unusual wild olive tree dehesa open-forest, various dry-farmed crops, rice paddies and irrigation canals with riparian vegetation, that all interplay to make this place an ideal spot to host thousands of birds over the different seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On top of all this, the strategic location in the southernmost tip of Europe and its close proximity to the African continent make La Janda a highly valuable ecological hotspot for uncountable birds that roost, rest and feed here when crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given the high availability of prey species in La Janda, the Spanish Imperial and Bonelli\u00b4s Eagle sightings are usual, together with other raptor species such as the Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl or the scarce Pallid Harrier. Depending on the time of year, the fields will host a good number of Common Cranes, Black Storks, Northern Lapwings, European Golden Plovers, Montagu\u00b4s Harriers, Collared Pratincoles, Black-winged Kites, Glossy Ibis or even the highly endangered Great Bittern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":308,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":""},"excursiones":[27,26],"class_list":["post-1429","excursion","type-excursion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","excursiones-birdwatching","excursiones-nature-photography"],"yoast_head":"\n