Fuerteventura

Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde Tony Clarke: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Long awaited. This excellent guide is the first to deal exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macaronesia which comprises the Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde. This has to be the field guide of choice for anyone visiting the islands. The status notes on all the birds are particulary welcome.

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Fuerteventura Nov 27 to Dec 4 2002

• This was our third trip to the island, so we already knew the best areas and what to expect. Our previous trips had both been at the end of December, and we were surprised how this made a difference to the numbers of winter visitors present - we saw hardly any this time, apart from waders....Steve Lister and Megan Hall report

Fuerteventura 20 - 27th March 2002

• Set off at 9 am for Los Molinos. The wind was less strong than the previous day and had gone back into the south east. We parked at the Dam and walked along the ridge towards the inlet. Marbled Duck [3] were the highlight but I also got my first "confident" Plain Swift sighting...Bob Biggs reports.

Winter trip to Fuerteventura 21 January to 4 February 2002

• We saw 38 of the 41 breeding species present in winter, missing  Cory's Shearwater, Barbary Falcon and Barn Owl. We saw 78 species (with an escape, White Ibis) and two (Yellow-billed Stork and Laughing Dove) with unknown status. All the target species are watched (Houbara Bustard, Courser, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Plain Swift, Berthelot's Pipit and Canary Chat)....Georges and Mireille Olioso report.

Birding trip to Fuerteventura May 27-June 5, 2001

• I traveled alone, using Clarke and Collins' A Birdwatcher's Guide to the Canary Islands as main reference...Since most of the island's terrain is dry plains, I expected to use the telescope a lot. In fact I rarely ever needed it: the birds, once spotted, allowed me to get quite close as long as I stayed in the car. 10x40 binoculars were more than enough, and the strong wind made the telescope difficult to use anyway..Ignacio Yúfera reports

Fuerteventura March 29th– April 5th 2001

• My wife and I took a combined family/birdwatching holiday on the island Fuerteventura - the most eastern Canary Islands , just 80 miles off the African coast. The following report is based on a seven-night staying at Nueva Horizonte, just north of Caleta de Fustes...Ole Gylling-Joergensen reports.

Fuerteventura 14th – 21st March

• The El Cotillo plain is a reliable site for Houbara's. We had superb views of 3 just 50 yds from the car. Use your car as a hide as upon our approach they lay down and were almost impossible to see, after a while they stood up and began feeding before heading off. To the north of the town there is a large area of sand dunes, which held good numbers of Larks, Finches and several Sandgrouse....Andy Wraithmell reports

Fuerteventura    Jan 2001

• We were inspired to visit the island of Fuerteventura by a small but very pretty bird, the Fuerteventura or Canary Islands Chat.I know from experience that target birds are usually hard to find but with a wealth of other good birds on offer we were up for the challenge. A report by Peter and Natalie Nash

Fuerteventura    October 2000

• Fuerteventura is one of the eastern Canary Islands, just 100 miles off the African coast.  Approximately 75 kilometres long and 20 kilometres wide the island can be easily birded in a week with plenty of sun-worshipping stops or coffee breaks in the heat of the day.  The following report is based on an eleven-night stay at Caleta de Fustes on Fuerteventura.... Paul Hill reports.

Fuereventura    May 2000

• I spent the first morning getting my bearings, not actually birding at all, but was surprised to see 2 Collared doves flying over. My Canary Island checklist didn't have them on! I heard and then saw a pair of Spanish sparrows, just across the road from our hotel, which I did see every time I went onto the balcony. A very pleasant life tick for me...Howard Orridge reports.

Canary Birding - Fuerteventura   1999

• Don't go to Fuerteventura; not if you're looking for a long trip list. On the other hand if you're looking for quality birds, warm winter sunshine and good food, get yourself down to Thomas Cook or wherever and book a late deal.  Peter Sadler reports....

Fuerteventura   Easter 1996

• A visit to Fuerteventura will not yield a huge list of birds but you will see an off-beat collection of birds that are almost impossible to see anywhere else! ...John Girdley reports

Fuerteventura    14-28 August 1996

• The birds seen on a trip to Fueteventura, summer '96 by Dr E.F.J. Garcia
  

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Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde Tony Clarke: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Long awaited. This excellent guide is the first to deal exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macaronesia which comprises the Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde. This has to be the field guide of choice for anyone visiting the islands. The status notes on all the birds are particulary welcome.

Collins Bird Guide Lars Svensson et al: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Described by some as the best field guide in the world, and 15 years in the making. Has it been Worth the Wait?...Yes definately! If you buy just 1 book a year then make sure that its this one. Stunning drawings by the worlds finest bird illustrators..and it shows..check out the plates on tern, Skuas, and the Ducks...not forgetting the Finches and Crossbills.

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The Mini Rough Guide to Tenerife Christian Williams: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Great to see at last a book that shows the real Tenerife. Must sees that the books backs up are Teide & Gomera. Can't wait to explore the Northern island on my next trip! Hope the fact that a book exists about the island will be enough to make people view this as a possible holiday destination.

AA Essential Lanzarote & Fuerteventura Andrew Sanger: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk One of the best guides available. It is very user friendly with easy to use codes which covers just about everything you may need to know. Descriptions of places and attractions is brief but to the point, the only thing which could be improved would be the map as it not very accurate for driving purposes. Overall excellent guide with general information to interest all.

Lonely Planet: Canary Islands Miles Roddis: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk This guide book covers all seven Canary Islands and provides information on how to hop from one to the other. It covers activities from surfing to cycling, provides details of the fiesta and ferias held in the region, and offers information on traditional crafts and indigenous architecture.