Doñana Wings - Birding and Nature experiences near Seville and throughout Andalucía

Experiencia fantástica: Pasamos un día genial, no solo por la grandísima experiencia de Vicente, también por su grandísima pasión por las aves que es capaz de transmitir a los demas

Experiencia fantástica: Vicent es un guia ideal. Conoce perfectamente Doñana, es un experto en aves y sabe los sitios adecuados para avistarlas. Con paciencia infinita y trato amable, siempre pendiente del grupo. Pasé un día memorable. Moltes gràcies, Vicent!!!!

Experiencia fantástica: Un día genial con la compañía de Candela, una gran profesional con la que descubrimos toda cantidad de detalles de la avifauna de Doñana sur. Fue un auténtico placer. Nos quedamos con ganas de repetir y descubrir otras zonas :)

Experiencia positiva: Pasamos un día estupendo. Trato familiar y a la vez muy profesional.

Experiencia fantástica: I spent a wonderful day with Victor. He's an expert birder, very knowledgeable about the area and sensitive to the particular interests of his clients. Highly recommend his tours!

Experiencia fantástica: Great experience birding around Seville! I would highly recommend it.

Experiencia fantástica: Yesterday we were trekking through the Donana region in search of the elusive iberian lynx, unfortunately we didn't see one but what an incredible day with guide Vicent. He is a biologist who is an absolute expert in the local area. He showed us so many rare and endangered species & even though the heat hit over 40° it was a great experience. We will certainly be planning further trips with him.

Experiencia fantástica: An excellent morning with Vincente in Doñana Natural Park. We took the Linx private tour and it is very recommendable. Vincente obviously knows his stuff and knows the park like the back of his hand. He took us to all the places that the Linx like to do their day to day things. It was wonderful to be in the park when the sun rose and we could enjoy this moment and see the cold morning dew. Thanks for a great experience.

Experiencia fantástica: Very conscientious, knowledgable, engaging guide. Evidence of wetland habitat under stress.

Experiencia fantástica: Steve and I had a fabulous day of birding with Candela! She was a terrific guide! Her knowledge and skill at making sure we saw and often heard the birds was really appreciated. With her help we were able to identify 79 species which is truly amazing to us. In addition she was a delightful person to spend the day with. Thank you so much for your prompt and clear communications as we planned for this day of birding. I will certainly spread the word amongst my birding contacts in the US that Donana Wings is a great company to book with. My Sincerest Regards, Wendy Richards, Virginia, USA

Experiencia fantástica: I have had many bird guides in several countries and my 3 days with Vicent and Donana Wings is one of the top highlights of many years of birdwatching and photography. Not only was he very knowledgeable and superbly skilled at locating and identifying a wide variety of species, his love for birds and wildlife made it an exciting and enjoyable experience. Customer service is excellent with on-time quick communication, safe driving, good scheduling, and flexibility to accommodate our special requests. We had a very specific target list and I was able to see and photograph the most important bird on my list several times, which is clearly a rare opportunity. I can’t wait to come back to Spain and will definitely choose Donana Wings as my top choice for bird guiding.

Experiencia fantástica: We went on a half day birding tour of the Odiel Marshes. We had a great morning and saw more than 50 species. Vicent was extremely knowledgeable and also great company. Would thoroughly recommend Doñana Wings!

Experiencia fantástica: Brilliant day, Fernando was our guide would recommend thoroughly. Very knowledgable and skillful, amazing at spotting birds and giving us lots of information about what we were seeing / where we were etc. Sadly no lynx but we saw vultures, imperial eagles, little owl, masses of flamingos, marbled duck and so much more- 88 bird species in total!!

Experiencia fantástica: Miałam przyjemność być na dwóch wyprawach birdwatching z Donna Wings. Nasz przewodnik Vicent jest wspaniałym znawcą ptaków i całej przyrody w Zachodniej Andaluzji. Pokazuje ptaki w sposób bardzo ciekawy, ma do tego profesjonalny sprzęt. Wyprawy na ptaki były dobrze zaplanowane i spełniły nasze oczekiwania. Nasz czas tak szybko minął. Należy podkreślić, że Vicent jest świetnym przewodnikiem ptaków w Andaluzji ale i doskonałym przyrodnikiem. Dobrze zna przyrodę Andaluzji i potrafi ją pokazać. Dla nas to była wielka niespodzianka. Polecamy wyprawy z Donna Wings, to najlepszy birdwatcher w Andaluzji i świetny naturalista. Najwyższy profesjonalizm, ogromna wiedza i pasja, wyjątkowo ciekawie spędzony czas - mnóstwo się nauczyliśmy. Dziękujemy i bardzo mocno polecamy wszystkim odwiedzającym Andaluzję wyprawy z Donana Wings.

Experiencia fantástica: Vicente is the best in Seville for birding tours! Fluent in Spanish & English. Patient & helpful guide.

Experiencia fantástica: I had the pleasure of spending a full day with Vicent birding Southern Donana region last week. He is a very personable and proficient guide with tremendous knowledge of the ecology of Donana national park, and its resident and migratory birds. We saw literally thousands of migrating shorebirds, plus innumerable flamingos as well as a large number of raptors including lots of black and red kites, 2 species of eagles ( booted and Imperial ), and a beautiful Montagu's harrier. We saw most of the birds the area is known for including marbled duck, Squacco heron and of course white-headed duck. Vicent had a high quality scope and guidebook at all times to reinforce what I was seeing. By the end of the day we had tallied 73 species, a very large number of which were lifers for me (full list is on Ebird ). I recommend him very highly and without reservation. I hope to return soon. Thank you again Vicent! Santiago Hernandez Jupiter, FL USA

Experiencia fantástica: My wife and I spent a wonderful half day with Vincent, getting an introduction to the ecology geography history and birdlife of the Donana National Park. Its not necessary to be expert birdwatchers to have a superbly enjoyable time learning about the area and its wildlife. Recommended for people who want more a bit more than the typical Donana bus trip, with a guide whose passion for the area and its birdlife is infectious.

Experiencia fantástica: We recently stayed in Cadiz and were lucky enough to spend the day birdwatching with Vicent on the outskirts of Southern Doñana. With his extensive knowledge of flora and fauna, we were able to see over 60 species. His excellent command of English offset our complete lack of Spanish and he came equipped with several pairs of great Zeiss binoculars and a scope, without which we would have struggled. We had a very pleasant day overall. Thank you!

Experiencia fantástica: Alles top! Veel gezien, gids met veel kennis.

Experiencia fantástica: Estuvimos a finales de febrero en Doñana. Con Vicent tomamos el tour de Doñana Sur. Además de ser un guía extremadamente amable y que varió el viaje en función de nuestras peticiones, nos enseñó un montón de rincones poco conocidos donde pudimos observar especies muy raras fuera de esas zonas, como la cerceta pardilla, la malvasía o el vencejo moro. Incluso tuvimos suerte de observar dos águilas imperiales en diferentes plumajes. Repetiremos seguro. Una gozada. P.D. Tuvo paciencia con los fotógrafos más quisquillosos del grupo, alargando las paradas para que pudieran sacar la instantánea que querían :P

Experiencia fantástica: Profesionalidad por encima de todo. Habíamos contactado con él sin concretar fecha para que nos hiciera de guía pajarero. Cuando le llamamos a los días a él le había surgido un compromiso familiar y nos recomendó a otro guía amigo suyo. Vicent se encargó de contactar con él y nos lo facilitó todo. Recomendable 100%

Experiencia fantástica: Una experiencia muy recomendable seas o no experto en aves. Hemos podido ver 48 especies de aves y, por supuesto, las rapaces más emblemáticas, además de disfrutar de una jornada muy divertida. Sin duda repetiré.

Experiencia fantástica: Fue una mañana estupenda de pajareo, en la que disfrutamos, además de muchos avistamientos, de una magnífica compañía.

Experiencia fantástica: Espectacular experiencia de la mano de Vicent, un profesional extraordinario con unos conocimientos sobresalientes y el amor por la naturaleza como nexo de unión. Pasamos una jornada maravillosa y aunque se nos resistió el lince vimos una treintena de especies. Paramos en todos los sitios que quisimos el tiempo que necesitamos. Repetiríamos un millon de veces. Un abrazo!!

Experiencia fantástica: Doñana tiene muchas especies pero sin la ayuda De Vicent no hubiéramos podido ver muchas de ellas. Él sabe muy bien donde se encuentra cada una y te explica muy bien todo sobre Doñana y sobre sus especies.

Experiencia fantástica: Donana is a birding paradise with a huge number of species and great diversity. There can be no better guide to take you around than Vicent from Donana Wings. Vicent loves birds (he has been birding since he was 10!) and knows Donana intimately. With his encyclopaediac knowledge he can identify any species in the park and he knows all the best spots to find even the rarest.

Experiencia fantástica: An excellent birding experience for birders at all levels of expertise. My wife and I consider ourselves fortunate to have had Vicent Esteller as our guide for the 3-day birding tour in the Doñana and nearby areas. His familiarity with the various habitats enabled him to adapt the itinerary to take the best advantage of weather conditions and migratory patterns to yield an optimum viewing experience and bird count, scoring many life birds for us. We enjoyed the breathtaking views of raptors, including a few Egyptian Vultures, at the Strait of Gibraltar; a multitude of Flamingos, Ibises and other shore birds as they gathered for migration; and several rare birds such as the Little Swift, which resides in Europe in one specific location known to Vicent. We also enjoyed Vincent’s company and friendship, and learned much from his extensive knowledge of birds. We traveled in comfort with the convenience of being picked up at and delivered to our hotel in Sevilla.

Experiencia fantástica: Vincent did an excellent job guiding me and my son on a 1 day tour of northern Donana. Before the trip I had expressed interest in the regional specialities, Iberian Gray Shrike, Iberian Magpie, and Spanish Eagle. We saw all of three of these including three different Spanish Eagles! On top of that we had a chance to see the threatened Marbled Teal, and the declining Ferruginous Duck. Other highlights were iconic Flamingos, an unexpected Bluethroat, and Pallid Harrier, a rarity for the region. We came for the birding and Vincent is a top-notch birder. Even after spending a substantial amount of time poring over eBird photos and field guides before the trip, Vincent provided great practical advice on key characters to distinguish closely related species in the field, and which species groups should be treated with caution. Finally, Vincent has great background information about the history of the region and I learned a lot about the ecology of Northern Donana. I have no doubt I'll book a trip with Vincent again the next time I'm in Andalucia!

Experiencia fantástica: Compartir otro día con Vicent viendo la migración de las aves en el Estrecho, descubriendo las Marismas de Barbate... fue estupendo. Su profesionalidad y amabilidad ha hecho que repitiéramos ahora en septiembre.

Experiencia fantástica: Vicent ha conseguido hacerme pasar un día maravilloso observando aves en el sur de Doñana, y eso que las condiciones de calor y época no eran nada ideales. Cerramos una lista con 72 especies. Los conocimientos, experiencia e ilusión de este joven profesional se notan desde el primer momento. Y una cosa importante, no mira el reloj. Estuvimos en todos los hábitats todo el tiempo necesario, sin ninguna prisa. La calidad-precio es muy buena. He tenido una experiencia muy recomendable.

Experiencia fantástica: La gira fue la mejor de mis días de observación de aves. Vi tantas especies por primera vez y, a menudo, de cerca y en cantidades decentes: águilas culebreras, abejarucos; flamencos; garza cangrejera; calamones; ibis brillante; milanos negros; cigüeñas blancas. Inolvidable y todo simplificado y muy agradable gracias al magnífico guía Vicent. ¡La gira valió cada centavo!

Experiencia fantástica: Our trip was superb with sightings of 88 species. Vicent was extremely good at explaining where the birds were located. His command of English was excellent. We arranged a full day tour starting in the morning with pick up at our hotel. Vicent had a wonderful agenda set for the day. The tour was well equipped with a spotting scope and extra binoculars. We couldn't have been more pleased!

Experiencia fantástica: Vicent is an excellent guide. He found all of the species I was looking for, quickly would set up his spotting scope so I got great looks at secretive warblers and other passerines, knew where all of the wetland birds were, and had info on local plants and culture. It was a wonderful birding trip!

Experiencia fantástica: On Wednesday May 1 I took a private full day birdwatching with Vicent. He picked me up at my apartment in the centre of Seville. I had no special birds I wanted to see, because I am a rather keen birdwatcher myself en have seen already a lot of Spanish bird species. But Vicent still surprised me. We saw a pair of marbled ducks, red-knobbed coots, hundreds of herons and glossy ibises and an ortolan bunting, a scarce migrant. Also he showed me a nest of a white stork within it breeding Spanish sparrows and underneath a barn owl!

Experiencia fantástica: No puedo decir lo suficiente sobre mi gira de medio día con Donana Wings. Vicent hizo todo lo posible para asegurarse de que fuera un día increíble. Compartió mucha información sobre todo lo que vimos e hizo todo lo posible para ayudarme a ver tantas aves como fuera posible. ¡Lo único que lamento es no haber tenido más tiempo para hacer una gira más larga!

Experiencia fantástica: Vincent proved to be an excellent guide on this trip. He was knowledgeable and good company. He found lots of birds for us to see and provided good quality optics for us to use. We had a great morning and would have no hesitation to repeat this experience. Thank you Vicent.

Experiencia fantástica: Two whole days with Vicent, he was an excellent guide, extremely knowledgable about the birds and the whole area. He was helpful and patient with two elderly lades and gave us a great time. It would not have been possible to see most of this area without a good guide

Experiencia fantástica: My husband and I were recently in Spain for 10 days and had a wonderful time. A highlight of my visit was the 1/2 day birding trip I arranged with Donana Wings. It was fantastic! I am a novice birder (only a couple of years of birdwatching) and we saw 45 species in about 5 hours. My guide, Vicente, was incredibly knowledgable & very professional and personable. I learned a lot form him. I highly recommend this for birders and really anyone who enjoys nature and wants to experience Spain outside of the (wonderful) cities.

Experiencia fantástica: Hi, I booked two day trips and it was really great birding. Mr. Vicent Esteller did a really good job to show me all the birds I wanted to see. We have been in the northern donana area and on the second day we had a trip to the landscape surrounding east of sevilla. Vicent Esteller had a great knowlegde about birds and where to find them. He also was an very pleasant conversation partner and a good safe driver.He also gave me a good hint where to watch birds in the city of sevilla. I really can recommend Vicent Esteller as a guide. I would book him again. R. S. from Berlin

Experiencia fantástica: One and a half days of bird watching with Vicent from Donana Wings gave us almost 90 different bird species. Thanks to our excellent guide who took us to locations with a great number of birds and to locations with unique species these tours were extra ordinary. If (or when) we return to Sevilla for bird watching we will definately book Vicent as our guide.

Experiencia fantástica: We spent an excellent day with Vincent enjoying the birds of the Donana. His knowledge of the birds, their calls and their habits was thrilling. We drove around the northern Donana in his comfortable vehicle and saw 68 species of birds and hearing another 12 species. We enjoy birds rather than being 'twitchers' and can fully recommend Vincent's tour. The icing on the cake was a wonderful view of a Spanish Imperial Eagle which landed and was mobbed by a Marsh Harriet. Vincent picked us up close to our hotel and returned us there as well. He even brought hot water for tea or coffee! A great day.

Experiencia fantástica: We spent a wonderful day birding Northern Doñana with Vicent. He picked us up at our apartment in Seville and drove us to our first stop, the historic & beautiful town of El Rocío, where we saw the Squacco Heron among myriad other species. Vicent is a knowledgeable and gracious guide and he worked hard to be sure we had good looks at the birds. We had 85 species for the day, including quite a few rarities. I wouldn't hesitate to book Doñana Wings again after this great experience. My non-birding friend had a great time too!

Experiencia fantástica: What a great day we had with Vicent! My husband, 18 year old daughter and I are casual birders - we wanted to see some nature in the midst of our city-heavy itinerary. Vicent picked us up around the corner from our airbnb and then we spent the day seeing different environments around and in Donana. We saw about 70 bird species and I'm sure if we had wanted to check more off our list, Vicent would have made that happen. We had an amazing sighting of a Great Bittern in full view - definitely a highlight. And my favorite was the Marbled Duck. Vicent was knowledgable about the bird species we were seeing but also the environment, culture, history, etc. He was kind and very easy to hang out with for the day! Vicent suggested we pack ourselves lunch to maximize our time birding and that worked really well. He had water, coffee, tea and snacks as well. Also, he had good binoculars for all 3 of us and was very quick setting up the scope to get close ups! I highly recommend Donana Wings and Vicent (it was my daughter's favorite day of the whole trip!).

Experiencia fantástica: Fantastica esperienza nella natura! Grazie Vincent, non la solita giornata caotica in città!!

Experiencia fantástica: Vicent was perfect, he knows everything so we learnt a lot about birds. Waiting the next time. Thanks for him!

Experiencia fantástica: We had a great morning with our guide who not only found great birds for us to view but also was considerate of our travel needs.

Experiencia fantástica: This guide is a thorough professional and excellent company.70+ bird species observed in less than 2 days .Would recommend to bird watchers or general tourists .Ideal for solo or groups of 2/3.

Experiencia fantástica: Wir waren einen ganzen Tag mit Vicent - Donana Wings - im Naturschutzgebiet unterwegs. Einfach nur super. Er kennt sich bestens aus und kann zu jedem Vogel etwas erzählen. Schon aus weiter Entfernung, sieht und entdeckt er die Tiere, die wir dann mit seinem Equipment- klasse Fernglas und Tele - beobachten konnten. Im Bestimmmungsbuch konnten wir dann die Vögel genauestens studieren. Das ist wirklich Bird-Watching first class. Können wir nur empfehlen.

Experiencia fantástica: Aunque ya han pasado casi tres meses desde nuestra experiencia con Vicent como guía de naturaleza en Doñana, todavía recuerdo con tremendo placer la jornada que pasamos mirando aves -por la parte norte del parque- en su compañía. Vicent es un acompañante preparadísimo, amable, ameno y respetuoso no solo con el medio ambiente, sino también con los deseos de sus clientes (y su nivel pajarero, sea el que sea). Recuerdo imborrable (entre las muchas empresas avistadas) la cercanía del elanio azul y el halcón peregrino posados sobre cables. Y el juego, como premio final, de al menos dos sisones en un arrozal. Recomiendo fervientemente a cualquiera que quiera pasar un día en la naturaleza mirando aves los servicios de Doñana Wings.

Experiencia fantástica: A primeros de mayo estuvimos otra vez en Doñana. Esta vez contactamos con Vicent y realizamos dos estupendas rutas. Desde el primer momento hubo sintonía entre los tres y su profesionalidad, amabilidad y disposición hicieron que esos días fueran magníficos. Sin duda repetiremos. Muchas gracias y hasta pronto. Marga y Ángel.