Spain Ramsar wetland
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
134 bird species recorded; the most in September.
Luis Cayola · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
63 species in January.50 species in February.40 species in March.54 species in April.53 species in May.55 species in June.80 species in July.72 species in August.105 species in September.94 species in October.64 species in November.60 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.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
134 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).
- 134Speciesrecorded more than once
- 50Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,452Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 65 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 3Owls
- 11Waders
- 26Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 67Songbirds
- 14Other 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 134 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great titParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European SwiftApus apus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/6°165 mm
- Feb12°/6°111 mm
- Mar14°/7°136 mm
- Apr16°/8°106 mm
- May19°/10°78 mm
- Jun22°/13°50 mm
- Jul25°/14°31 mm
- Aug26°/15°40 mm
- Sep24°/14°49 mm
- Oct19°/12°170 mm
- Nov14°/8°166 mm
- Dec12°/6°164 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.
National park in Galicia, Spain
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
134 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,452 open records.
The most recorded are the European Robin, the Blackcap and the Yellow-legged Gull.
28 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, European Turtle Dove and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camping Isla de Onscampsite · 0.6 km · 21 within 10 km
- Casa Chechoplace to stay · 0.4 km · 56 within 10 km
- Portonovonearest town · 9.0 km in a straight line
- Vigo Airport (VGO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 30 km in a straight lineCar hire at VGO airport (Vigo)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmRuta Arquelóxico de Ons, Ruta do Faro
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Visitantes de Ons
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmMiradoiro de Fedorentos, O Buraco do Inferno, Punta do Centulo and 6 more
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 21campsites within 10 kmCamping Isla de Ons, Campamento Xuvenil de Pereiró, Camping Montalbo Praia and 18 more
- 56places to stay within 10 kmCasa Checho, Aparthotel Almar, RozasVellas and 53 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmMonte Siradella166 m · 11 kmCon do Cocodrilo · 18 kmMonte das Formigas · 19 kmMonte do Faro de Domaio · 20 kmMonte Faro de Domaio628 m · 21 kmCon do Navío · 21 kmMonte da Guía · 24 kmMonte do Castro · 24 km
Islandyasthe islandOns Island4.5 km²
Coastya11 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Illa de Ons · 0.7 kmPraia de Melide · 1.2 kmPlaya de Bascuas · 6.7 kmPlaya de Montalvo · 7.1 km↗Praia de Paxariñas · 7.5 kmPraia de Canelas · 8.4 kmPraia da Lanzada · 9.0 kmAreas Gordas · 9.3 km
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.
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- 60Birdyas Score
- 134Species
- 50Migrants
- 4Threatened
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- 203Species
- 100Migrants
- 12Threatened
Dunas de Corrubedo and Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán Natural Park
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- 88Migrants
- 10Threatened
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- 77Birdyas Score
- 219Species
- 117Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1628126) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,452 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, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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