Birdwatching in Italy

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		A	Marcone	Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Anytime	Italian, English, French
		A	Alfonsi	Roma, Latium	Weekend	English
		B	D'Amicis	Roma, Latium/Abruzzo	Weekend	English
		A	Iacopi	Genova, Liguria	Weekend	English
		G	Benedetti	Brescia, Lombardy	anytime	English, Espanol
		I'm a "total" wildlife photographer and I especially birds, I try to capture images using varied and creative techniques, both creating hide photography situations or wearing my usual office clothes! I have a vast experience of wildlife travelling around Europe and I'm always interested in bird spots exchange with people from all around the world. Being Italian I'm also a food and wine lover and I always pair those with great birding experiences!		Area: Garda Lake, Isola della Cona, Gran Paradiso, Finland National Parks Area Birds: Ardeidae, Piccidae, Little Owl, Golden Eagle	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, swimming, beach, snowmobiling, sky diving Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, climbing, train, bus, car, hitchhiking, biking, long walk, packpack, portage, canoe, ship, cruise, pilot, dog sled, snow mobile Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, club, vineyard, ski run/trail, arboretum, tech Attend: computer games
		J	Angelini	Fabriano, Acona, Marche	Weekend	Italian, English
		President of WWF marche, conservationist, ornithologist, author of many scientific pubblications about birds of Central Italy (Lanner, Peregrine, Red kite, Chough and Golden Eagle) and check list birds regional park Frasassi's Rossa gorges.
		V.	Alfano	Pesaro Urbino, Marche	Anytime	Italiano, English ,Espanol
				Area: Area Birds: Hortulan Bunting, Orphean Warbler and many other Mediterranean species	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, fishing, skiing, swimming, beach, surfing, snowmobiling, sky diving Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, climbing, train, bus, car, hitchhiking, biking, long walk, packpack, portage, mobile Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, club, architecture appreciation, shop, antique, fashion, tech Attend: concert, theatre, live music, swap Participate: night life, party, dance, club, bar, rock, country, classical, hiphop,
		R	Lascaro	Matera	Weekend	Italian, English
		Matera (Unesco site along with the Regional Park of the rupestrian churches)hosts one of the biggest synanthropic breeding colony of Lesser kestrel. Two IBA are close to the city. Many birds of prey can be seen: Red and Black kites, Buzzards, Short-toed eagles and Lanner falcons and Egyptian vultures too and more. There's a lake close to the city, which is natural reserve.
		N	Noranten	Termoli, Molise	Anytime	Italian, English
		A	Nitti	Molfetta, Puglia	Weekend	Italian, English
		M	Bocca	Turin, Torino	Anytime	Italian, English, French
		E	Bosi	Lucca, Toscana	Anytime	English
		Carlo	Castellani	Maltraverso/Poggibonsi, Tuscany	Anytime	Italian, English, Spanish, Dutch
		I own an apartment in an old countryside villa in Tuscany I seldom use myself. The place is surely valuable for classic tourism as it is located in a strategic position for visiting the most famous art towns, for those having a vehicle; not very special for birding, but anyway with a surrounding of woods, fields, wineyards were guests could walk undisturbed. My idea is just to provide those interested with a check-list of species within walking distance with period of their presence and likelihood of sighting. I offer a free room to birders through Birdingpal "Spent 4 days with PGreen and her friend. Beautiful persons. They camped at my place, we took walks in the countryside, enjoying any common bird during perfect June days. Being able to show birders new birds is as good as gaining a lifer myself. Having dinner enjoying my wife's food, sunset, and a short walk to see the nightjar's display. I hope to meet more birders like them, enjoying any bird, the flavor of nature and having good conversation." - CCastellani		Area: Area Birds: Check out my checklist Checklist of Birds to be Found within Walking Distance around Maltraverso (in colour)	My partner Jeremy and I had great visits to Tom and Melissa in Mugnanese and Carlo in Poggibonsi on our recent campervan travels in Italy. We were shown exceptional hospitality and shared local birding knowledge with terrific generosity and good humour. We highly recommend BirdingPal to enable you to add some birdwatching to your holiday that would otherwise not be possible. - Many thanks. P. Green Interests: Nature: birdwatching
		C	Marti	Umbria, southern Tuscany	Anytime	Italian, English, French, Spanish
		T	Cullinan	Mugnanese, Umbria	Anytime	English and I can cope in: French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, German
		We (Tom and Melissa) are very keen birdwatchers and know Umbria well. Near us the historic towns of Umbria and Tuscany provide excellent scope for birdwatchers. On the lake near the village are grebes, kingfishers, cormorants, herons, yellow-legged gull, cuckoos, greater spotted woodpecker, marsh harrier and many types of reed warbler. Around the fields and villages are snake eagles, kestrels, turtle doves, owls (little and Scops), bee-eaters, hoopoes, green woodpeckers, nightingales, many warblers (including Sardinian, Subalpine and Blackcap), long-tailed, great and blue tits, nuthatches, golden orioles, jays, magpies, Italian and tree sparrows. We can also help with ideas for birdwatching if you are planning a trip to central Italy but won't be near us or are looking for special birds.
Local Information
		Service			Information
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Italy
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici			Club
		Scricciolo			Club
		Gruppo Piemontese Studi Ornitologici			Club
		Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli			Club
		LIPU Molise			Club
		Gruppo Ornitologico Sardo			Club
		ornitho.it			Data base
		EBN Italia			Latest Sights
		Sandro Brina's Oasi Costiera dei 4 Comuni			Website
		Stefano Fantini's Birdwatching in Cesena			Website
		Centro Studi Ornitologici "Antonio Valli da Todi"			Website
		Roberto Gildi's Libri di Natura			Sites
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites