Spain Ramsar wetland
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
233 bird species recorded; the most in April and in September.
El Pantera · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
153 species in January.145 species in February.161 species in March.176 species in April.141 species in May.116 species in June.131 species in July.142 species in August.171 species in September.161 species in October.152 species in November.148 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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VUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
233 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).
- 233Speciesrecorded more than once
- 127Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 81,256Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 5Owls
- 33Waders
- 27Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 86Songbirds
- 28Other 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 233 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders33 species
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- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Gulls & seabirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos2 species
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- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds86 species
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- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Great titParus major
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
Other birds28 species
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- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 April and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/10°65 mm
- Feb16°/10°65 mm
- Mar17°/12°72 mm
- Apr19°/13°56 mm
- May22°/16°29 mm
- Jun26°/19°4 mm
- Jul28°/21°1 mm
- Aug29°/21°2 mm
- Sep26°/20°24 mm
- Oct23°/17°78 mm
- Nov19°/13°96 mm
- Dec16°/11°84 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park.
Protected area
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
233 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 81,256 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the House Sparrow.
52 species come for the summer, 65 for the winter and 10 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April and in September.
Get there and watch
- Aparcamiento de Autocaravanas San Fernando - Avenida Ronda del Esterocampsite · 2.7 km · 7 within 10 km
- Islasolplace to stay · 2.2 km · 40 within 10 km
- San Fernandonearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Jerez Airport (XRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at XRY airport (Jerez de la Frontera)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
- 5bird hides within 6 kmObservatorio de aves, Observatorio Trés Amigos, Observatorio Río Arillo and 2 more
- 4marked trails within 4 kmCamino de Santiago del Estrecho, Vía Augusta de Cádiz a Sevilla, Salinas Santa María de Jesús and 1 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo, Oficina Municipal de Turismo and 2 more
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Combate de la Poza de Santa Isabel, Playa de la Casería, Paseo marítimo and 3 more
- 41car parks within 3 km
- 73restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmAparcamiento de Autocaravanas San Fernando - Avenida Ronda del Estero, Área de Autocaravanas San Fernando, Torregorda and 4 more
- 40places to stay within 10 kmIslasol, Hostal París, Residencial Real Carenero and 37 more
- observation towers within 6 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 Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmCerro de San Cristóbal · 6.3 kmCerro de las Yeseras · 11 kmLaja Bermeja · 12 kmCerro Burcio · 14 kmLomas del Lentiscar · 17 kmSierra de San Cristóbal · 18 kmMuelles de Fuera · 23 kmCernadero · 23 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmLa Cachucha beach · 5.9 kmPlaya de Camposoto · 7.2 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmReal Instituto y Observatorio de la ArmadaBortle 7 · 3.4 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.
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
Spain
- 81Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 127Migrants
- 7Threatened
Complejo endorreico de Chiclana
Spain · 8 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 210Species
- 110Migrants
- 6Threatened
La Breña and Marismas del Barbate Natural Park
Spain · 37 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 229Species
- 119Migrants
- 12Threatened
Lagunas de Las Canteras y el Tejón
Spain · 15 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 123Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q555461) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 81,256 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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