Budens Wetland (northeast area) - Birds and Plants
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Budens wetland is an important wetland in Algarve, with about 134 ha, that was a crice field area. This part of the wetland is the area flooded northeast at Boca do Rio beach. It has Common Reed (Phragmites australis) and Cattails (Typha spp). In the south part of the dirt road bordering this wetland, are woods and forest patches with Strawberry Trees (Arbutus unedo), Cork Oaks (Quercus suber) and pines (Pinus spp.). So you can see here wetlands birds and more terrestrial ones.
Listen to the elusive Western Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) and see the Common Coot (Fulica atra) and the Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). The Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides), uncommon in the Algarve and whose sound reminds a cicada (Locust) can also be heard here and, with luck, sighted. Species such as Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Zitting Cisticola (Juncidis cisticola), Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti), Eurasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) and the Great Reed-warbler (A. arundinaceus) can be seen here. In winter, Eurasian Penduline-tit (Remiz pendulinus) appears, while in summer the Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) fills the sky with its colors.
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Budens wetland is an important wetland in Algarve, with about 134 ha, that was a crice field area. This part of the wetland is the area flooded northeast at Boca do Rio beach. It has Common Reed (Phragmites australis) and Cattails (Typha spp). In the south part of the dirt road bordering this wetland, are woods and forest patches with Strawberry Trees (Arbutus unedo), Cork Oaks (Quercus suber) and pines (Pinus spp.). So you can see here wetlands birds and more terrestrial ones.
Listen to the elusive Western Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) and see the Common Coot (Fulica atra) and the Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). The Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides), uncommon in the Algarve and whose sound reminds a cicada (Locust) can also be heard here and, with luck, sighted. Species such as Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Zitting Cisticola (Juncidis cisticola), Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti), Eurasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) and the Great Reed-warbler (A. arundinaceus) can be seen here. In winter, Eurasian Penduline-tit (Remiz pendulinus) appears, while in summer the Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) fills the sky with its colors.
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Algarve
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Vila do Bispo
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Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Nature Park
Identification and Access
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Access from Lagos by N125
- follow to Budens and turn south byM537 (Boca do Rio direction). Before Boca do Rio turn left to Forte da Almádena; 700m on your left, there’s a place where you can park near the beginning of a dirt road (part of Ecovia do Litoral – a path for bykes).
- turn to Burgau by M 537-2. Continue to Burgau street. Turn right to Agrícola street. Keep on the same road for about 2.9 Km. On your left you’ll find the sign to Forte de Almádena, don’t turn and keep forward. After 940 m on the right side there’s a dirt road. Park near it on the roadside.
Access from Vila do Bispo:
- N125 (direction Lagos). After more or less 8.1 km turn to direction Boca do Rio/Forte de Almádena. After more or less 2.1 km, before Boca do Rio turn right. About 700 m, there’s a dirt road on the left side. Carefully try to park on the roadside.
You can also park in Boca do Rio and walk about 700 m to Budens wetland (Northeast).
Base Characterization
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Isolated.
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Tips
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The best time to visit this wetland, in terms of avifauna, are spring and winter, but the beginning of autumn is also interesting because it is possible to watch migratory birds.
