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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pandachris" data-source="post: 1601559" data-attributes="member: 29914">WE made it to the Parc de la Collserola raptor watch point last week (and bumped into Stephen with a party of clients). I'll post access details when I get the info sorted out. However it is probably not worth the effort for people without their own transport because the same birds can be seen, some of them probably closer, from the much more accessible Tibidabo. This is quite a bit higher up than the watch point, and about 2 kms away on the vector that most birds seen from the watchpoint use. There's a lift inside the church that gives access to the roof. The best spot is probably from the spacious level up the first flight of steps. There is a considerably higher level just below the large statue of Christ that stands at the highest point on the church but it is very narrow and would be (was!) effectively blocked by a couple of people standing and using binoculars. The lower level has plenty of room. In an hour or so on Monday we saw half a dozen raptors, often at close-quarters, the most exciting being a very close Goshawk. This compares reasonably well with a similar amount of time spent a couple of days earlier at the watch-point.</blockquote>