Urdaibai Bird center, 6 reasons to visit it

Urdaibai Bird center provides us with a unique position to enjoy the variety and density of birds in a magical environment.

If you like nature you cannot leave the Basque Country without enjoying the Urdaibai Bird center. The building where this center is located today is a “recycled” industrial pavilion, from which we can enjoy the marshes created by the Oka and Golako rivers on their way to the sea. Located in an environment with a great natural value, Urdaibai Bird Center gives us the opportunity to enjoy nature while we understand the importance of the wetlands of the Cantabrian coast in the migration of birds.

Sign with the distance traveled by birds

Managed by the most important scientific association in the Basque Country, the Aranzadi Science Society, Urdaibai Bird Center is in the hands of a group of pioneers in ornithology in the Iberian Peninsula with more than 60 years of experience in this field, a real luxury.

Urdaibai Bird center:

–Location: Located in the center of the Biosphere of Urdaibai, we can take advantage of the visit to know and enjoy the nature, culture and history of Urdaibai and therefore of Bizkaia. From TurismoVasco.com we recommend visiting beaches, villages and places of interest, we leave you a small summary of what you can enjoy in Urdaibai:

-Beaches: The environment in which Urdaibai Bird Center is located has several beaches, but the most outstanding are those of Laida and Laga.

Laga Beach

-Places of interest: Near the center we can find sites closely linked to Basque culture and history such as the Oma forest and the Santimamiñe caves.

Oma forest

-Urban centers: We recommend visiting the towns of Elantxobe, Bermeo and the historic municipality of Gernika.

Elantxobe panoramic view

–Experts: In the final part of the tour, next to the large window that the center has, we will find members of the Aranzadi Science Society, people with a great experience and knowledge in the field. They will explain to us how to use the instruments for bird watching and some other details that will make our visit even more special.

Aranzadi science society

–Price: A great value for money price, 5 € for adults, 2 € for children between 5 and 12 years, while children under 5 years enter for free. (Special prices for groups of associations and school groups).

Urdaibai Bird center entrance

–Views: Both from the tower and from the different windows of the center, we will be able to enjoy privileged views over one of the most important wetlands of the Cantabrian Sea.

View from the Urdaibai Bird center tower

–Children: The visit is prepared for the interaction of the little ones through games, drawings and screens. This will keep our children entertained while they learn.

Children’s didactic room, Urdaibai Bird center

Interactive screen Urdaibai Bird Center

-Facilities: The modern facilities that the center has, make it a unique place. An example of this is the technological equipment it has in collaboration with the Basque Meteorological Agency (Euskalmet). Urdaibai Bird Center has a radio sounding station, through which many of the necessary data are collected to predict the weather, understand meteorological changes and many other concepts that help in the investigation of the migratory movements of birds.

Prism with tv view, Urdaibai Bird Center

Urdaibai Bird center offers us webcams to see live the state of the Urdaibai marshes, a detail that we loved!!!

These 6 reasons we mentioned are just a few of the many that this center offers. We would love to read your comments about your experience at Urdaibai Bird center, so ….¡encourage!!!