It depends what time of year you go and where.
The resorts are all in the south where the area is mostly visited in summer.
Most interesting wildlife hibernates becoming active in spring and autumn.
One of my in-laws lived several miles inland from a southern resort and there was not a lot in leaf outside of cultivated land during the summer.
The north is better in summer being less hot and dusty with more wildlife active.
ok. thanks for the link
if spring and summer are the best months to go then what months are best Wildlife activaty wise. at the moment im considering canarian islands cause iv never been there before unlike the belaric islands and mainland spain
im mainly looking for endemic species canarian Chaffinch and others not just birds but other Wildlife that can only be found in Spain aswell
I donât know enough about Spain to be much help. But obviously there are many birds, insects and reptiles that you wonât see in Spain in winter. Canarian chaffinch is endemic and present all year round, of course. Off-shore islands tend to have a poorer variety of species but more endemics.
My main interest is birds, and I know that some species are easier to see in winter because they breed in such remote places.
âWinterâ of course, is a short season in many of the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Personally, I donât cope well with hot weather so Cyprus in March/April was perfect for me. Ditto Portugal. Iâve only been to Spain once, which was in March. It was fantastic for birds but I wasnât really interested in other wildlife back then (weâre talking 40 years ago).
If you are after that species then as the name suggests you need to look in the canary islands not mainland spain (I think). There are still quite a few endemics on some of the canary islands for example if you filter my observations for feb 2012 there are a bunch from tenerife some of which are endemics but donât think I spotted much in the way of bird life on that trip. Observations | Map | Global | Page 1 | iSpot Nature
The Blue Chaffinch is reasonably common on Tenerife but rare elsewhere, and Berthelotâs Pipit is quite common on Lanzarote (at least it was last month). The smaller volcanic islands are too volcanic to have a lot of wildlife (unless you are into the lichens of old lava flows) although what you do find is often interesting. Some species of Grouper Fish are beautiful and endangered. They can be extremely tasty (and expensive) althouh I donât of course know which species we were eating.
https://ebird.org/region/ES-CN-TEN/media?yr=all&m= is helpful for birds of Tenerife. Though I was surprised to see that iSpot doesnât seem to recognise the endemic subspecies of goldcrest Regulus regulus teneriffae. And eBird gives the grey shrike as Northern (=great grey) rather than Iberian - though that would explain the lack of a white eye-stripe in your picture, Mike D.
it doesnt have it like you said but interestingly they have a page on the species. which most observations are on the continential spain and of course iberian peniselia not temerife so the iberian one hasnt been observed on the canary islands on ebird but that might be cause its called iberian
Yes, the range map is particularly interesting.
yes it is.
for time of year im thinking of going to the canary islands around Sprimg Summer Autumn but hopeing to go in Spring and Summer. iv looked into all the canary islands and I noticed Africa isnt far from it so im thinking of either goimg on holiday to the canary islands for the endemic species or going on holiday to Africa for endemic species there and visiting the canary islands endemic species there aswell as Africa. on ebird and others i noticed the smaller islands as in la palma and the last 2 have only one observation or two whereas the bigger islands alot more which makes you wonder if its cause not much people visit there that there is barely much observations of Wildlife or cause there genuinely isnt or is it cause the species are far less diverse and more endemic than the other canary islands that have endemic species or both reasons
the Blue Chaffinch sounds interesting I havnt been to the Canary islands before so any endemic Wildlife I do see will be the very first time iv ever seen them before. I tend to look for all sorts of Wildlife wherever i go so if I were to go to the small islands I would be bound to remain open and look out for any other wildlife even if there ismt much there. places with Wildlife that are more endemic even if there less diverse is still interesting. i found out tenerife is the most populated island whereas the other islands after La gran canary are less populated and get leas tourists but that tenerife does still have some places away from all the touristy and crowded places. cause iv also been looking at the endemic wildlife of the canary islands iv also found out that temerife has more endemics than the other islands however the other islands do still have some endemics
thanks. that is very interesting its interesting you didnt see much bird life wise there aswell at least you saw some of them though and other wildlife there aswell though I wonder which of the canary islands your most likely to see the chaffinch. interestingly there is western canary islands chaffinch and eastern canary islands chaffinch aswell. of course there are some species that can only be found on a specific island like the tenerefe Blue chaffinch, and others one for each island
You will get a huge diversity of wildlife on mainland Africa - I can see little point in taking up time going to the Canary Islands if it cuts into your time in Africa. I have only ever been to Nigeria on the African continent - which was teeming with wildlife. But you have also have to think about your personal security. I certainly wouldnât advise wandering around Nigeria on your own or even as part of a family group. Gambia has a better reputation for safety but supposedly wealthy Westerners will always be high profile, especially outside the main cities.
its not so much diveresity im after its tge endemic ones im after. that is the main reason I want to go to the canary islands. its just that Africa isnt far from the canary islands that have endemics and that iv allways wanted to go to Africa aswell if Africa has lots of species endemic to the island then I could potientaly go on holiday to Africa look for some endemic Wildlife there then go to the canary island and see the endemics there aswell. otherwise I may aswell go on holiday to the Canary islands directly and only see the endemic species there rather than get abit of both continents.
I guess that islands, especially tropical ones, tend to have a lot of endemics. The advantage of a comparatively small island is that it should be easier actually to find the endemics. Of course, Australia is a good example of a large island with masses of endemics, quite a few of which are easy to find. (Iâm talking birds here - but the same applies to marsupials, and no doubt other orders. I was lucky to find an echidna and a koala when I was there. I donât know whether the green ant which gave me a heck of nip was endemic or not!)
with the part where you said Austrailea did you mean Africa?
No, I meant Australia.
thanks for clarifying. I thought I should check. I wont be going to Autrailia it will be either Spain ir Africa but either way im hoping to see endemics from spain or Africa knowing any endemics and where to find them from those islands will be helpful and how many on the islands and how easy to find aswell
anywhere on an island an endemic can only be found on where on those islands im most likely to see them as in what places on the islands they can only be dound on like where in tenerife to find the species endemic to tenerife or endemic to a specific place in an island its endemic to like only found in this name in that name on the island and seen more easily here or there in the island theu can only be found in so I can imcrease my chances of seeing it in the canary islands or North Africa