Le Parc de las Hoces del Río Duratón, un bon secteur pour le Sirli de Dupont

The Hoces del Rio Duratón Natural Park is a natural park of 5 037 hectares 12 km east from Sepúlveda, Segovia. Its name refers to the Duratón River. « Las Hoces » refers to the series of 100m high gorges that were formed by the Duratón.
The water of the River Duratón is dammed, after passing Sepúlveda, in a canyon with areas that have drops of over 100 metres. An impressive spectacle followed by the River Duratón which, with the force of its waters, has excavated deep gorges in these limestone lands, where a great number of birds of prey nest: in particular, the park harbours one of the most important Spanish colonies of Griffon Vultures. A rare Lark, the Dupont’s Lark, breeds in the high plains of the Park.
Cathy McFadden and Paul Clarke visited the park in May 2009 and they give us a piece of advices to watch the most remakable species.