Spain Ramsar wetland
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
110 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
43 species in January.62 species in February.58 species in March.79 species in April.59 species in May.57 species in June.52 species in July.52 species in August.49 species in September.60 species in October.46 species in November.41 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
110 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).
- 110Speciesrecorded more than once
- 52Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,341Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 282 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 3Owls
- 6Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 56Songbirds
- 15Other 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 110 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Great titParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/9°25 mm
- Feb16°/9°20 mm
- Mar17°/11°26 mm
- Apr20°/13°25 mm
- May23°/16°12 mm
- Jun27°/20°5 mm
- Jul29°/22°2 mm
- Aug29°/23°7 mm
- Sep27°/21°21 mm
- Oct23°/17°24 mm
- Nov18°/13°31 mm
- Dec16°/10°32 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
Nature park in Almería Province, Spain
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 282 m above the sea.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
110 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,341 open records.
The most recorded are the Thekla's Lark, the Sardinian Warbler and the House Sparrow.
27 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike, European Turtle Dove and Balearic shearwater.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camping Wecamp Cabo de Gatacampsite · 3.8 km · 3 within 10 km
- Bitacoraplace to stay · 3.1 km · 31 within 10 km
- Carbonerasnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Almería Airport (LEI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 31 km in a straight lineCar hire at LEI airport (Almería)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 kmLa Molata, Senda Azul de Cabo de Gata
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo de Rodalquilar
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Castillo del Alemán, Mirador del Cortijo del Fraile
- 14car parks within 3 km
- 15restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmCamping Wecamp Cabo de Gata, Agua Amarga Camper Park, Camper Park Olivares, Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Nijar-Almeria
- 31places to stay within 10 kmBitacora, Madre selva, Hotel Oro y Luz and 28 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- 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 Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmMesa de Roldán · 12 kmCerra Blanco, Níjar238 m · 14 kmEl Fraile493 m · 14 kmHoyazo de Níjar230 m · volcano · 14 kmRisco del Muerto · 20 km
Coastya12 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de las Negras · 3.1 kmCala de San Pedro · 4.5 kmEl Playazo · 4.9 kmCala del Plomo · 7.2 kmCala de El Carnaje · 7.4 kmCala Puente · 7.4 kmPlaya de Agua Amarga · 9.4 kmPlaya del Peñón Blanco · 9.5 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.
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
Spain
- 59Birdyas Score
- 110Species
- 52Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q548667) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,341 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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