Turismo de Galicia

Key points on the route:

1. In winter in the port of Muxía (1) the presence of european herring gulls and great black-backed gulls is common.
2. On the Lago beach (2) common scoters can be seen.
3. In Ponte do Porto (3) a substantial number of ducks spend the winter and kingfishers abound. 
4. In winter, the rocks around Camelle (4) host the blue rock thrush.
5. In autumn, Cabo Tosto (5) provides grounds to watch the passage of seabirds: the common scoter, northern gannet, skua, balearic shearwater and sooty shearwater. On occasion, a snow bunting can also be found wintering.
6. From Punta das Forcadas (6), before arriving at the massif of Cabo Vilán, we can see the latest Iberian pairs of common murre on the islet of Vilán de Fóra.
7. It is common to see red-billed chough and the dartford warbler at Cabo Vilán (7).
8. In September and October, the Camariñas port (8) and Area da Vila beach (9) provide grounds to watch common terns, sandwich terns and little tern.

Key points on the route:

1. In winter in the port of Malpica de Bergantiños (1), razorbills, european herring gulls, little tern and, occasionally, murres and great northern loons can be seen.
2. The Seiruga area (2) is good for observing groups of gulls.
3. In winter, the area of Mens and Cores (3) plays host to eurasian tree sparrows and red-billed choughs.
4. In the port of Corme (4) it is common to see the great northern loon and european herring gull.
5. To witness the passage of seabirds in autumn, one of the best places in the area is Punta do Roncudo (5): the common scoter, northern gannet, balearic shearwater and sooty shearwater, razorbills and skuas can be found there.
6. Once in Ponteceso, watchers should scan the small marsh west of the bridge (6) in search of the great egret and various wading birds.
7. From A Carballa (7) hundreds of ducks, waders and gulls can be spotted in the A Insua inlet.
8. In winter in the fields of Traba (8), merlin, Richard's pipit and red-billed chough are common.
9. In winter, tufted ducks take possession of the Lagoa de Traba (9), which is also a breeding and wintering spot for the common reed bunting.

Key points on the route:

1. From Arou (1) (where the great northern loon and murre murre occasionally spend the winter) take the CP-1602 road to Santa Mariña (2), crossing pine forests in which european nightjars and bullfinches can be seen.
2. On the descent to Santa Mariña there may be northern wheatears migrating and the willow warbler and european pied flycatcher flying around vegetable gardens (3).
3. In the small port of Santa Mariña (4) it is common to see the razorbills and european shag.
4. Crossing a coído (pebble beach), we move into the rampant dune and the pine forest of O Monte do Veo (5) (where ravens [common raven] and European hobbies can be seen). The trail continues to a small viewpoint overlooking the sea. From there you can stop and observe seabirds before heading back

Key points on the route:

1. From O Couto (Ponteceso) (1), take a dirt trail parallel to the inlet that leads from A Insua (2) (where the kingfisher, woodlark and migrating european pied flycatcher can be seen) to the new bird observatory (3) (here, it is possible to see osprey and the western marsh harrier).
2. In the reedbeds (4) before the dunes it is common to hear the water rail and zitting cisticola.
3. In the dunes (5) in winter, snow buntings and dartford warblers can be seen. The red-billed chough is also common.
4. Once at A Barra beach (6) special attention should be paid to the kentish plover and sanderling. On the A Tiñosa islet (7) at high tide it is common to see groups of eurasian oystercatchers.
5. Turning around the southern end of A Barra (8) and advancing toward the east, numerous waders can be seen and, further along, Anatidae usually concentrated on the A Insua inlet (9) can also be seen eurasian teals, mallards, eurasian curlews, common greenshanks and dunlins).