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A well-known birdwatching destination, the Ria Formosa lagoon is home to different species every season. Find out about the entire vibrant ecosystem teeming in this diverse habitat.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popularity of Nature Tourism has seen constant growth in Portugal, where the Ria Formosa lagoon is one of the most popular destinations for birdwatchers and ornithologists. The Golden Club Cabanas resort is ideally located for birdwatching enthusiasts, thanks to its location close to the Algarve\u2019s best birdwatching spots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get the best experience on your stay with us, choose between self-guided bird spotting and plant observation tours of the salt marshes or a guided experience with one of our partners, which you can book at reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The areas around Golden Club Cabanas provide the perfect conditions for birdwatching in the Formosa Lagoon: reedbeds, salt flats, ponds, shrubby vegetation and pine forests \u2013 only some of the main habitats housing the most sought-after bird species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ria Formosa Lagoon and Cabanas de Tavira beaches: a birdwatching destination of note<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Book your stay at the Golden Club Cabanas Resort<\/a> in September to see small terrestrial migrant birds, as a huge diversity can be easily spotted as the summer comes to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autumn promises sightings of long-billed sandpipers, red knots and ruffs all passing through the area, as well as water birds such as Eurasian wigeons, Northern shovelers and diving ducks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With winter comes sightings of oystercatchers, pied avocets, dunlins and little stints in the wettest, muddiest areas. It is also a great time to see flamingos, glossy ibis, black-winged kites and bluethroats, as well as popular Eurasian penduline tits and slender-billed gulls, which can be found on the banks of the Ria Formosa Lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flamingo on the banks of the Ria Formosa Lagoon near Golden Club Cabanas in Tavira. Source: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Spring and summer bring breeding birds flocking to Tavira, where they can be spotted building nests and laying eggs. When you stay at our Resort in Cabanas de Tavira, get ready to see species such as Western swamphens, purple herons, collared pratincoles and especially audouin\u2019s gull, which can often be seen nesting in the Formosa Lagoon. Only a short walk away you\u2019ll also find great egrets, storks, flamingos and black-winged stilts in the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every season brings with it new species that can be spotted from the banks of the Ria Formosa Lagoon<\/a>, mere metres away from Golden Club Cabanas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a self-guided birdwatching tour<\/a> near the Golden Club Cabanas. For more information, please contact our Reception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A well-known birdwatching destination, the Ria Formosa lagoon is home to different species every season. Find out about the entire vibrant ecosystem teeming in this diverse habitat. The popularity of Nature Tourism has seen constant growth in Portugal, where the Ria Formosa lagoon is one of the most popular destinations for birdwatchers and ornithologists. 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