Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Baixa Limia e Serra do Xurés Natural Park
85 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
0 species in January.23 species in February.22 species in March.44 species in April.46 species in May.36 species in June.32 species in July.40 species in August.1 species in September.16 species in October.23 species in November.33 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.
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
85 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).
- 85Speciesrecorded more than once
- 21Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 952Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 422 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 3Owls
- 1Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 55Songbirds
- 12Other 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 85 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Songbirds55 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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.
- Jan9°/2°143 mm
- Feb10°/2°95 mm
- Mar13°/3°122 mm
- Apr16°/5°95 mm
- May19°/8°68 mm
- Jun24°/11°44 mm
- Jul28°/12°25 mm
- Aug28°/12°33 mm
- Sep25°/11°46 mm
- Oct18°/8°152 mm
- Nov12°/4°144 mm
- Dec10°/2°138 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Baixa Limia e Serra do Xurés Natural Park.
Natural park in the Province of Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Baixa Limia e Serra do Xurés Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 422 m above the sea.
85 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 952 open records.
The most recorded are the European Robin, the Eurasian Blackbird and the White Wagtail.
12 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Área de Autocaravanascampsite · 2.3 km · 5 within 10 km
- Residencia Las Termasplace to stay · 1.8 km · 8 within 10 km
- Lobiosnearest town · 0.7 km in a straight line
- Vigo Airport (VGO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 59 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 kmCaminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros, Ruta de Padrendo
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmMiradoiro do Carballón, Miradoiro da Escusalla
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Autocaravanas, Campamento Xuvenil dos Penedos do Xacinto, Área de Autocaravanas de Entrimo and 2 more
- 8places to stay within 10 kmResidencia Las Termas, Vila Termal Lobios, Hotel Restaurante Lusitano and 5 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Baixa Limia e Serra do Xurés Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas38 mountains within 25 kmSerra de Santa Eufemia · 5.5 kmNevosa1,546 m · 7.2 kmGerês Mountains1,548 m · 7.4 kmMonte del Quinxo · 9.6 kmSerra Amarela1,362 m · 11 kmPisco1,260 m · 14 kmAlto das Bezerreiras · 18 kmAlto da Preguiça · 21 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmAs Conchas Reservoir4.5 km² · 13 kmSalas River Reservoir2.8 km² · 14 kmVilarinho da Furna Reservoir2.2 km² · 14 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmGerês MountainsBortle 3 · 7.4 km
Cascadyas3 waterfalls within 15 kmCascata da Portela do Homem · 8.7 kmLeonte Waterfall · 14 kmLaja Waterfall · 14 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.
Baixa Limia e Serra do Xurés Natural Park
Spain
- 44Birdyas Score
- 85Species
- 21Migrants
- 1Threatened
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- 77Birdyas Score
- 219Species
- 117Migrants
- 6Threatened
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- 203Species
- 100Migrants
- 12Threatened
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- 85Birdyas Score
- 199Species
- 88Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3393409) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 952 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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