Aigüamolls de L'Empordà Nature Reserve

The Reserve is a diverse ensemble of ecosystems in which many animal species live, especially birds.

The Reserve includes three Nature Reserves: Le Llaunes, les Estanys and Illa de Caramany. It is located in the district of Alt Empordà, in Roses Bay, between the mouths of the rivers Muga and Fluvià. Amid the vegetation wild species and crops are mixed.Thus, we find paddy fields and pastureland alongside reedbeds, typhas and meadows with yellow lilies.With respect to the birds, over 320 different species have been recorded, in particular the mallard, little bittern, bittern, stork, garganey, gallinule, marsh harrier and the lesser grey shrike (this being one of only two Spanish colonies). The reserve is also the wintering place of thousands of cattle egrets, mallards, lapwings, etc. The otter and the polecat are the largest mammals living there, and of the fish we can cite the carp, eel and grey mullet. The toothcarp and stickleback are species noted for their rarity.