World Heritage Site in Canary Islands - Garajonay National Park, on the World Heritage List since 1986, is the only Spanish area of nature to have received this distinction so far. It lies in the centre, ie, the highest part, of La Gomera Island in the Canaries and was created in order to protects its large bay-tree forests. Birders normally visit the islands for holidays where sunshine is the priority and birding comes second. Gay birders are more likely to head for Gran Canaria because of its excellent gay scene, but the birding information is relatively poor. There are many good bird species to see in Gran Canaria, and in this article, I will attempt to pass on some of the sites I have found for Canary Island specialities.
Notes are available on the Canary Islands .
Our trip to La Palma cant be seen as a real birding holiday. We just wanted to escape from the German winter. We found a beautiful island with nice walks, good food and 14 days of sunshine. My aim was to see the endemic breeding species which which proved to be rather easy. Furthermore, the Canaries attract dozens of North American stragglers every year, especially the more humid western islands, while the dry eastern islands hold a few North African desert specialties and can be good for western Palearctic migration.