Bonifacio

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The town of Bonifacio is situated in the far south of Corsica and offers birders a good range of Mediterranean species including seabirds. There are limestone cliffs, a maquis-covered plateau and small, densely-vegetated valleys.

Birds

Notable Species

Common Swift, Pallid Swift and Alpine Swift nest on the cliffs and Shag and Cory's Shearwater and Yelkouan Shearwater can be seen offshore.

Birds of the plateau include Rock Sparrow and Blue Rock Thrush and typical Mediterranean scrub warblers such as Sardinian Warbler, Dartford Warbler and Marmora's Warbler can be found. Corsican Finch, an endemic species recently separated from the more widespread Citril Finch, is also present here.

The town has Spotless Starling and Italian Sparrow, formerly considered a race of House Sparrow or a hybrid population but now treated as a subspecies of Spanish Sparrow. Eleonora's Falcon occurs on passage through this area and Alpine Accentor occurs in winter.

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Birds you can see here include:

Cory's Shearwater, Yelkouan Shearwater, Northern Gannet, Mediterranean Shag, Western Honey-Buzzard, Black Kite, Red Kite, Montagu's Harrier, Lesser Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Eleonora's Falcon, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Woodpigeon, European Turtle Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Swift, Pallid Swift, Alpine Swift, Wood Lark, Barn Swallow, Northern House Martin, Tawny Pipit, Alpine Accentor, Common Nightingale, Blue Rock Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Song Thrush, Redwing, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Marmora's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Great Tit, Spotless Starling, Italian Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, Chaffinch, European Serin, Corsican Finch, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Linnet, Cirl Bunting, Corn Bunting

Other Wildlife

The plateau is home to numerous orchids and in particular the spectacular Sawfly Orchid Ophrys tenthredenifera.

Site Information

History and Use

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Areas of Interest

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Access and Facilities

Bonifacio has hotel accommodation and there are campsites in the area.

Contact Details

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External Links

France for Visitors, Bonifacio

Content and images originally posted by Steve