Europa point

Europa point is Gibraltar's southernmost point, and we have spent many hours there bird
watching, be it for the autum migration or the spring migration and of course for our
seabird watching.

Winds play a big part in all of this, if the winds aren't right then we tend to travel into Spain for our birding.


The preferred winds would be of a south/southwesterly direction for best results some seabirds can be observed with easterly winds but they would not be the best of days.


With all the rocky sea front at the foreshore, waders can be observed feeding at low tides. We have seen Whimbrels, Common sandpiper, Purple sandpiper, Sanderlings, Turnstones, Oystercatcher,  and although not waders we have also seen Kingfisher, Cormorants, Shags, and Razorbill, fishing close by.

Below is a list of birds we have seen at Europa point.

Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull

Lesser black-backed Gull

Lesser black-backed Gull

Little Egret

Little Egret

 

• Grey Heron
• Little Egret
• Lesser black-backed Gull
• Cory's Shearwater
• Balearic Shearwater
• Northern Gannet
• Cormorant 
• Shag

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Oystercatcher

• Ruddy Turnstone
• Sanderling
• Little Ringed Plover
• Common Sandpiper
• Purple Sandpiper
• Whimbrel
• Oystercatcher
• Great Skua
  

   

   

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Cory's Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Audouin's Gull

Black-headed Gull

• Black-headed Gull
• Mediterranean Gull
• Gull-billed Tern
• Caspian Tern
• Black Tern
• Sandwich Tern
• Razorbill
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

  Black-headed Gull

  
  
  

  

  Black-headed Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Well it was great to be able to see and identify these birds as they flew past Europa Point.

Enjoy the post.