Birdwatching and wildlife tours in Spain
About Us
Birdwatching Spain is run by Pau Lucio. In this section you can see a bit more about our company:
Pau Lucio
Pau Lucio is the Tour Manager in Birdwatching Spain and vice-president of the Association of Birding Guides of the Valencian Community. He was born in Gandia (Valencia) and has been interested in wildlife all his life. He is currently combining his work in Birdwatching Spain with teaching Zoology and Wildlife Management at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. As a result, he has written papers about Audouin’s gull migration patterns, and the effect of climate change on reed bed passerines birds which is the main subject of his PhD.
Pau collaborated with Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Slimbridge (UK) as a staff of the reserve. He is involved in conservation projects about the importance of Spanish wetlands for migrant birds. He also set up different butterfly sanctuaries. Pau guides tours all over Spain and also works as a freelance for other wildlife companies such as Honeyguides and Mariposa tours.
When Pau Lucio is not involved in planning trips, most of his time is taken up by studying the butterflies with the NGO Zerynthia (Butterfly Conservation Society). Furthermore, Pau also enjoys photographing wildlife and ringing birds. You can check out his Instagram. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Valencian language.
Julian Sykes
Julian Sykes is in charge of organizing and guiding our tours abroad. India, Australia, Morocco, Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, Jordan, and Finland are some of the countries he has visited recently. He has been interested in nature and the natural world all his life. Julian has had the good fortune to be able to combine his love of wildlife and his experience as a guide to develop these holidays for you. He started operating in Spain as a professional wildlife guide several years ago and since then he has developed an excellent reputation, working at the same time for large tour operators. This has allowed him to travel widely to many off-the-beaten-track places, witnessing astonishing wildlife. Besides, he works as a freelance for Speyside Wildlife.
He was born in UK but has spent the last 20 years living in Oliva (Spain). He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Virginia Garófano
Virginia Garófano is one of our guides in Birdwatching Spain. She was born in Húetor Tájar (Granada). After finishing her degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Granada, she moved to the Polytechnic University of Valencia. There, she carried out her PhD studies at the Department of Water and Environmental Engineering. In its broadest sense, her research focused on riparian forest ecology and dynamics. She has published several papers related to the effects of river damming on riparian vegetation and instream habitats, riparian vegetation modeling, and flow requirements of riparian species.
Virginia Garófano is currently involved in a research project related to dendroclimatology, aimed to reconstruct past climate events in the Valencian Region using the information retained in the tree rings.
Virginia is our expert in Mediterranean plants and orchids. Thus, she is the tour leader in our Mediterranean and endemic plants tour. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.
Birdwatching Spain is a Travel Agency registered with the Valencian Tourist Board with the number NR-V-149 and CV-Mm2126-V.
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