Spain Ramsar wetland
Brazo del este
237 bird species recorded; the most from March to April and in September.
Abel Maestro Garcia from Asunción, España · Public domain
This month here
158 species in January.158 species in February.188 species in March.194 species in April.162 species in May.147 species in June.145 species in July.154 species in August.184 species in September.176 species in October.162 species in November.163 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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NTNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
237 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).
- 237Speciesrecorded more than once
- 129Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 166,074Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 24Raptors
- 4Owls
- 34Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 86Songbirds
- 32Other 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 237 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Leptoptilos crumeniferLeptoptilos crumenifer
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Great bustardOtis tarda
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 March to April and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/6°53 mm
- Feb16°/7°54 mm
- Mar19°/9°64 mm
- Apr21°/11°55 mm
- May26°/14°29 mm
- Jun31°/18°5 mm
- Jul34°/20°1 mm
- Aug34°/21°2 mm
- Sep30°/18°23 mm
- Oct25°/15°73 mm
- Nov19°/10°80 mm
- Dec16°/7°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Brazo del este.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Brazo del este is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
237 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 166,074 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Eurasian Spoonbill and the Glossy Ibis.
67 species come for the summer, 53 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from March to April and in September.
Get there and watch
- Multiparking La Jabegacampsite · 9.9 km · 1 within 10 km
- Los Palacios y Villafrancanearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Seville Airport (SVQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 km in a straight lineCar hire at SVQ airport (Seville)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
- 1campsites within 10 kmMultiparking La Jabega
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 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 Brazo del este.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de la Rianzuela0.6 km² · 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.
Brazo del este
Spain
- 81Birdyas Score
- 237Species
- 129Migrants
- 6Threatened
Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres
Spain · 74 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 112Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5733520) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 166,074 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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