Kordon Guzeripl' Kavkazskogo Zapovednika — Attraction in Fuente de Piedra

Such a shame, we were really looking forward to seeing the birdlife & being in nature whilst having a nice walk around the lake...however it was very different from what we were expecting. We went today, 7th Feb 2020, not that long after we had all suffered heavy rain for several days however the lake was still too far away from the designated walk to see anything, there is a very impressive visitors centre, beautifully laid out inside which had excellent clean toilet facilities and loads of information to read which sadly all seemed to be in Spanish although I did only have a quick glance, the grounds around it were beautuful, with ceramic pictures of flamingos, metal cut out fencing and panels with flamingos & other wild life and some beautiful examples of Olive trees. But I couldn't get anyone's attention to get any verbal information, despite standing waiting and there was no map printed to take to help with the walk. When we did start the walk, we followed laid out paths which took us away from the lake even further so we turned back and tried the other direction only to find we were walking parallel with the main road and still a long way from the water. Whilst I appreciate that we cannot predict nature or wildlife I just felt it was actually all about the visitors centre and without being able to read Spanish that was no good to me. I had gone there expecting a lovely walk in nature sadly not what I got. Such a shame therefore...

January with a full lagoon, and fewer insects!

The lagoon is fed by underground water. When the water table drops through drought and pumping for irrigating the surrounding crops, the lake level drops too.

But in January the lake was brim-full, and loads of wildfowl all around. The famous flamingos were just taking on their brightest pink tinge, ready for the breeding season. The reason that I know that is thanks to the excellent (although unheated!) Visitors' Centre which was very informative. It also has good lavatories - ASEOS is what you look for.

Binoculars would be useful. As the lake was so large, even walking some way the flocks of birds were some distance off.

When you drive into the site having driven through the little town of Fuente de Piedra, on the left is a sign saying Disabled Access - Acceso para discapacitados. We ignored that and drove to the right, thinking it meant wheelchair access to the centre, avoiding a step or two. It's more than that as the carpark on the right has a whole flight of steepish steps; you might prefer the other access with a stepless walk to the centre.

What surprised me about the whole site was the large number of "ordinary" birds, by which I mean not waterfowl. I guess that the water to drink, and above all the number of insects around encourages them.

Which brings me to my final point - I guess some insect repellent would be useful in the...

The lake was a little spacious, but somehow this time of year most of the area are dtied up so flamingos moved up to where the water is about a kilometer far ftom where the place called mirador the point where you stand and see the entire area. My disapointment was, there were not many other interesting birds to see except plenty of seagulls and few black birds and ducks which we normally seen everywhere. The reception was nice with all informations you need to know about the lake and the habitat. The receptionist are nice and approachable, and the reception is open up til 18:00 However, Antequera was not highly promoted in tourist board of Andalusia that the city is actually very beautiful. Plenty to see and very historic place. I like the panoramic view really. Since i have very limited time so i decided to come back and visit museums next time. The locals were very friendly and accommodating. That really captures my heart. And find out whats the local delicacy...