Where to go Birding when Staying in Beja?

Albufeira da Amendoeira in Beja county, Portugal

If you are visiting Beja, you might want to explore the region and find great corners of nature, out of the thousands of hectares of intensive olive groves, in order to enjoy the beautiful traditional landscapes of Alentejo. If you have a couple of hours at least to go birding, we can recommend you some great birding hotspots near Beja that you can easily access and visit.

Our 5 favorite Birding hotspots near Beja

1. Albufeira da Amendoeira

2. Albufeira de Pisão

3. Albufeira do Roxo

4. Albufeira da Ribeira de Santa Luzia

5. Albufeira de Cinco Reis

As you may have noticed, these 5 birding hotspots near Beja are places featuring water, whether a river or a lake. Not suprisingly, water attracts a lot of birds, especially in a region known as pretty dry. Unfortunately, driving to some of these hotspots will give you a shocking sight of how the landscape have been transformed in the last decades, turning the whole region into monoculture of olive trees. Nevertheless, there are still great birds to see around Beja if you know where to look.

If you are interested in being guided for a half or full day of birding near Beja, please feel free to contact us. It would be a pleasure to show the amazing birdlife of Alentejo!