in Spain or even Portugal
If you are thinking of visiting other areas in Spain or even Portugal, let me recommend some friends of mine to you. They are all extremely professional and very nice people.
RONDA – GRAZALEMA – TARIFA
Peter Jones, Ronda – Málaga Province
Areas covered: Nature day tours in the Serranía de Ronda and Sierra de Grazalema. 3 day tours Doñana and full tours in all of Spain, Morocco, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Kenya, China and many other countries.
Bio: Well known and liked by the great many who have already been guided by him. There is no finer testimony to Peter’s popularity than the fact many friends of various tour operators will sign-on tours knowing he will guide them.
Telephone: (+34) 616891359
Email: pr.p.jones@gmail.com
Website: http://www.spanishnature.com
EASTERN SIERRA MORENA
José Luis Sánchez Balsera, Ubeda, Jaen Province
Area covered: Jaen Province- The Sierras of Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas, The Sierra of Andujar, The Sierra of Magina, the steppes of Southern Jaen.
Bio: Former regional biologist for the sierras of Jaenand publisher of several papers on related issues, José Luis guides with formidable knowledge and an instinctively keen eye. A naturalist with profound understanding of the life and lore of the province.
Telephone: (+34) 626700525
Email: balsera@rocketmail.com
Website: http://www.sierra-trek.com
ALMERÍA
Jesus Contreras, Almeria province
Areas covered: Tours to Cabo de Gata, Almeria west wetlands, Tabernas deserts, Los Velez, Alpujarra area and Sierra Nevada Mountains. Also bird and wildlife holidays in all Almería and Granada provinces.
Bio: Jesus, a local in Almería, passionate Nature lover, highly involved with environment protection & sustainable development, based on educational projects. Very experienced guiding groups as private tours, Jesus is a senior Andalusian guide since 2002.
Telephone: (+34) 626260641
Email: almerianature@mailbox.org
Website: http://www.almerianature.guide
ALGARVE AND ALENTEJO
Peter Dedicoat and June Taylor –Tavira – Algarve (Portugal)
Areas covered: they offer guiding services to visiting birdwatchers and bird photographers in the Algarve, the Baixo Alentejo and in the area around Doñana National Park in neighbouring Andalucía.
Peter´s bio: since 1998 tour leading has been full-time and he has been lucky enough to travel widely in Africa, the USA and to a lesser extent, Europe. I have also made more than a dozen trips to Costa Rica and have dipped my toe into South America with trips to Chile, Peru, Suriname and Colombia.
June´s bio: since June left work at the office of Avian Adventures she has spent time birding in Spain, Italy, Sweden, Northern Cyprus, Lesvos, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, South Africa, Uganda, The Gambia, Ethiopia, Taiwan, the Lesser Antilles and most of the western USA!
Website: http://www.algarvebirders.com
Bookings through Another Level: http://www.algarve-birdwatching.com
VALENCIA
Pau Lucio,Valencia province
Areas covered: the whole East of Spain including areas such as Pego Marshes, Albufera de Valencia and El Hondo de Elche and Salinas de Santa Pola.
Bio: He was born in Gandia (Valencia) and has been interested in wildlife all his life. He studied Forest Engineering and got a MSc. in Environmental Science at the Universitat Politècnica de València.
Telephone: (+34) 676721763
Email: info@birdwatchingspain.es
Website: http://www.birdwatchingspain.net