BEAUTIFUL CASTRIL

CASTRIL - ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE

	African stonechat Saxicola torquatus Also known as: common stonechat. Click for more information....
	Algerian mouse Mus spretus Also known as: western Mediterranean mouse. Click for more information....
	Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus Also known as: lammergeier or ossifrage. Click for more information....
	Bedriaga's skink Chalcides bedriagai Click for more information....
	Beech marten Martes foina Also known as: stone marten, house marten, white breasted marten. Click for more information....
	Betic midwife toad Alytes dickhilleni Click for more information....
	Black kite Milvus migrans Click for more information....
	Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Also known as: Tithy's redstart, blackstart and black redtail. Click for more information....
	Black wheatear Oenanthe leucura Click for more information....
	Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus Click for more information....
	Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciata Click for more information....
	Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Click for more information....
	Brown trout Salmo trutta Click for more information....
	Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti Click for more information....
	Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus Click for more information....
	Coal tit Periparus ater Click for more information....
	Common blackbird Turdus merula Also known as: Eurasian blackbird. Click for more information....
	Common buzzard Buteo buteo Click for more information....
	Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Click for more information....
	Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus Click for more information....
	Common genet Genetta genetta Also known as: spotted genet, small spotted genet. Click for more information....
	Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Also known as: European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. Click for more information....
	Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Also known as: Eurasian kingfisher, river kingfisher. Click for more information....
	Common linnet Carduelis cannabina Click for more information....
	Common parsley frog Pelodytes punctatus Click for more information....
	Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Click for more information....
	Common raven Corvus corax Also known as: northern raven. Click for more information....
	Common rock thrush Monticola saxatilis Click for more information....
	Common toad Bufo bufo Also known as: European toad. Click for more information....
	Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus Also known as: culver. Click for more information....
	Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon Also known as: ichneumon. Click for more information....
	Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Also known as: blackcap. Click for more information....
	Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus Click for more information....
	Eurasian crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Also known as: crag martin. Click for more information....
	Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo bubo Also known as: european eagle-owl, eagle-owl. Click for more information....
	Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo Also known as: hobby. Click for more information....
	Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius Also known as: jay. Click for more information....
	Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea Also known as: wood nuthatch. Click for more information....
	Eurasian otter Lutra lutra Also known as: European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, Old World otter. Click for more information....
	Eurasian scops owl Otus scops Also known as: European scops owl, scops owl. Click for more information....
	Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Also known as: northern sparrowhawk. Click for more information....
	European badger Meles meles Also known as: Eurasian badger, badger. Click for more information....
	European green woodpecker Picus viridis Click for more information....
	European greenfinch Chloris chloris Click for more information....
	European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Also known as: West European hedgehog, common hedgehog. Click for more information....
	European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus Also known as: Pern, common pern. Click for more information....
	European mouflon Ovis orientalis musimon Click for more information....
	European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Also known as: common rabbit. Click for more information....
	European robin Erithacus rubecula Also known as: robin, robin redbreast. Click for more information....
	European roller Coracias garrulus Click for more information....
	European serin Serinus serinus Also known as: serin. Click for more information....
	Fallow deer Dama dama Click for more information....
	Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra Click for more information....
	Garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus Click for more information....
	Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Click for more information....
	Granada hare Lepus granatensis Also known as: Iberian hare. Click for more information....
	Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major Click for more information....
	Great tit Parus major Click for more information....
	Greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula Click for more information....
	Grey heron Ardea cinerea Click for more information....
	Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Click for more information....
	Grey wolf Canis lupus Also known as: timber wolf, western wolf. Click for more information....
	Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus Also known as: Eurasian griffon. Click for more information....
	Hoopoe Upupa epops Click for more information....
	Horseshoe whip snake Hemorrhois hippocrepis Click for more information....
	House mouse Mus musculus Click for more information....
	Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus Click for more information....
	Iberian wall lizard Podarcis hispanica Click for more information....
	Ladder snake Rhinechis scalaris Click for more information....
	Large psammodromus Psammodromus algirus Click for more information....
	Lataste's viper Vipera latastei Also known as: snub-nosed viper, snub-nosed adder. Click for more information....
	Least weasel Mustela nivalis Also known as: weasel. Click for more information....
	Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri Also known as: Leisler's bat. Click for more information....
	Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor Click for more information....
	Little owl Athene noctua Click for more information....
	Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus Also known as: long-tailed bushtit. Click for more information....
	Mediterranean pine vole Microtus duodecimcostatus Click for more information....
	Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus Also known as: Southern or Miller's water shrew. Click for more information....
	Mehely's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi Click for more information....
	Montpellier snake Malpolon monspessulanus Click for more information....
	Moorish wall gecko Tarentola mauritanica Also known as: alamanquesa, crocodile gecko, European common gecko, and Maurita naca gecko. Click for more information....
	Natrix maura Natrix maura Click for more information....
	Natterjack toad Bufo calamita Click for more information....
	Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Click for more information....
	Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Also known as: wheatear. Click for more information....
	Ocellated lizard Timon lepidus Also known as: eyed lizard or jewelled lacerta. Click for more information....
	Osprey Pandion haliaetus Also known as: sea hawk, river hawk, fish hawk. Click for more information....
	Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Also known as: peregrine, duck hawk. Click for more information....
	Perez's frog Pelophylax perezi Also known as: Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog, Coruna frog. Click for more information....
	Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Also known as: common crossbill. Click for more information....
	Red deer Cervus elaphus Click for more information....
	Red fox Vulpes vulpes Click for more information....
	Red kite Milvus milvus Click for more information....
	Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Also known as: Eurasian red squirrel. Click for more information....
	Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Also known as: Cornish chough, chough. Click for more information....
	Red-necked nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis Click for more information....
	Redwing Turdus iliacus Click for more information....
	Riccioli's snake Coronella girondica Also known as: southern smooth snake. Click for more information....
	Rock bunting Emberiza cia Click for more information....
	Rock dove Columba livia Also known as: rock pigeon. Click for more information....
	Rock sparrow Petronia petronia Click for more information....
	Roe deer Capreolus capreolus Also known as: western roe deer, chevreuil, roe deer, roe. Click for more information....
	Sheep Ovis aries Click for more information....
	Short-toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus Also known as: short-toed eagle. Click for more information....
	Short-toed tree creeper Certhia brachydactyla Click for more information....
	Southern grey shrike Lanius meridionalis Click for more information....
	Spanish algyroides Algyroides marchi Also known as: Spanish keeled lizard or Valverde's lizard. Click for more information....
	Spanish ibex Capra pyrenaica Also known as: Iberian ibex, Spanish wild goat, Iberian wild goat. Click for more information....
	Spanish imperial eagle Aquila adalberti Also known as: Iberian imperial eagle, Spanish eagle, Adalbert's eagle. Click for more information....
	Spanish mole Talpa occidentalis Click for more information....
	Spanish painted frog Discoglossus jeanneae Click for more information....
	Spanish psammodromus Psammodromus hispanicus Click for more information....
	Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata Click for more information....
	Tawny owl Strix aluco Also known as: brown owl. Click for more information....
	Western barn owl Tyto alba Click for more information....
	Western Bonelli's warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Click for more information....
	White wagtail Motacilla alba Click for more information....
	White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus Also known as: European dipper, dipper. Click for more information....
	Wild boar Sus scrofa Also known as: wild swine, Eurasian wild pig. Click for more information....
	Wildcat Felis silvestris Click for more information....
	Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Also known as: long-tailed field mouse, field mouse, common field mouse, European wood mouse. Click for more information....
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Click for more information....

ANDALUSIAN WILDLIFE - FAUNA

Andalusia is blessed with an abundance of wildlife as a result of its huge area of unspoilt wildernesses. The Castril National Park is one of these and is an ideal place to see much of the wildlife shown on the left.

The Castril National Park is home to Griffon vultures and there are some one hundred mating pairs. Watching them circle over carrion is an amazing experience which one would only normally expect to see on The Serengeti or other African safari parks.