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Saurat Valley

[edit] Overview

This is just a beautiful landscape, 100 year old deciduous forest, with occasional buildings and many many ruins, a veritable wildlife reserve in the middle of the Pyrenees mountain range, right in the middle of the bird paths to Africa and back, we see many African birds as well as Lammergeiers, kites and some amazing European rarities, close to the border of Andorra you get all you could ask and more.

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[edit] Notable Species

Lammergeier, kites, Bonelli's Eagle, Tengmalm's Owl, Eagle Owl, Black Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, Wallcreeper, Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Citril Finch

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Birds you can see here include:

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[edit] Site Information

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[edit] External Links

• Ariege Tourist Information
• Ariege Wildlife Reports
• Raptors of the Pyrenees
• Bears in the Pyrenees
• Ariege on Google Maps

Content and images originally posted by steveswatman

[edit] Reviews

steveswatman's review

i stayed at a place for a good price, great food and totally loved been driven to different sites each day to view differnrt terrein and the birds that are attracted to each area, i especially liked the view of the lamagiers, massive graceful creatures but amazingly agile, when you see then and kites vieing for food and their arial displays you just know what birds really are, i recommend you contact www.faunus.co.uk for more information, by the way the lamagier feeding site is totally secret.

Pros

• lots of birds
• the owner of the place even climbs 30 km a week to deliver bones to a secret spot which attracts lamagiers.

Cons

• out of the way of towns and cities
• very secluded