Spain Ramsar wetland
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park
337 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Gordito1869 · CC BY 3.0
This month here
200 species in January.204 species in February.251 species in March.281 species in April.261 species in May.204 species in June.206 species in July.217 species in August.233 species in September.227 species in October.190 species in November.200 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
NTNT
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
337 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 337Speciesrecorded more than once
- 204Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 18ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 246,391Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 26Raptors
- 7Owls
- 49Waders
- 30Gulls & seabirds
- 41Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 123Songbirds
- 36Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 337 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders49 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common GullLarus canus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Ducks & geese41 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds123 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Great titParus major
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/6°52 mm
- Feb13°/6°44 mm
- Mar15°/8°60 mm
- Apr18°/10°71 mm
- May21°/14°63 mm
- Jun25°/18°35 mm
- Jul28°/20°34 mm
- Aug28°/21°37 mm
- Sep25°/18°58 mm
- Oct21°/14°90 mm
- Nov16°/10°65 mm
- Dec13°/7°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park.
Protected area in Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
337 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 246,391 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Reed Warbler, the Cetti's Warbler and the Barn swallow.
103 species come for the summer, 90 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
18 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Las Palmerascampsite · 0.7 km · 34 within 10 km
- Hotel Raquelplace to stay · 2.1 km · 495 within 10 km
- Sant Pere Pescadornearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRO airport (Girona)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
Some links above are affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what the data on this page says.
From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 22bird hides within 6 kmAguait de les Arpelles, Aguaït Bruel, Aguaït de la Massona and 19 more
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 12marked trails within 4 kmCamí de Ronda, El Camí IT7TR5 El Camí de Llevant: de Montserrat a Salses, Catalunya E05 and 9 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turisme, Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, El Cortalet, Oficina de Turisme d'Empuriabrava and 2 more
- 7viewpoints within 5 km
- 31car parks within 3 km
- 23restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 34campsites within 10 kmLas Palmeras, Port Natura, l' Amfora and 31 more
- 495places to stay within 10 kmHotel Raquel, Hotel Xon's Platja, Hotel Rio Mar and 492 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas211 mountains within 25 kmPuig de l'Àliga463 m · 13 kmPuig Alt492 m · 13 kmPuig de Queralbs618 m · 14 kmSant Salvador Saverdera682 m · 15 kmPuig dels Simonets597 m · 15 kmPuig dels Bufadors432 m · 17 kmPuig d'en Clos1,995 m · 19 kmPuig d'Esquers606 m · 22 km
Coastya20 beaches within 10 kmPlatja de la Devesa · 3.5 kmPlatja de Riuet · 5.9 kmPlatja del Moll Grec · 6.5 kmPlatja del Portitxol · 7.0 kmPlatja de la Rovina · 7.4 km↗Platja dels Riells · 9.1 kmPlatja de Canyelles Petites · 9.5 km↗Platja de Canyelles Grosses · 9.8 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmCau de les Dents · 15 kmCau del Duc · 16 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyFluvià70 kmMuga70 km · 3.3 m³/s
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park
Spain
- 90Birdyas Score
- 337Species
- 204Migrants
- 18Threatened
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Andorra · 129 km
- 54Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 52Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1327501) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 246,391 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit 
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit