Spain bird sanctuary
Cañada de Las Norias
116 bird species recorded; the most from March to April.
Ismael Olea · CC BY 4.0
This month here
55 species in January.65 species in February.74 species in March.73 species in April.47 species in May.34 species in June.58 species in July.46 species in August.62 species in September.60 species in October.51 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
116 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).
- 116Speciesrecorded more than once
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,500Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 8Raptors
- 19Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 38Songbirds
- 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 116 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/4°25 mm
- Feb13°/4°23 mm
- Mar16°/6°29 mm
- Apr19°/9°26 mm
- May23°/12°14 mm
- Jun28°/17°4 mm
- Jul31°/20°1 mm
- Aug31°/20°5 mm
- Sep26°/17°20 mm
- Oct22°/13°26 mm
- Nov16°/8°34 mm
- Dec13°/5°32 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Cañada de Las Norias.
Body of water in El Ejido, Spain
Cañada de Las Norias is a bird sanctuary in Spain.
116 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,500 open records.
The most recorded are the Coot, the Great Crested Grebe and the Little Grebe.
29 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from March to April.
Get there and watch
- Puerto Deportivo Almerimarcampsite · 8.8 km · 4 within 10 km
- Hostal Santo Domingoplace to stay · 5.8 km · 23 within 10 km
- El Ejidonearest town · 7.2 km in a straight line
- Almería Airport (LEI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 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
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmPuerto Deportivo Almerimar and 3 more
- 23places to stay within 10 kmHostal Santo Domingo, Hostal Trevélez, Hostal Carlos III and 20 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés 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 Cañada de Las Norias.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas16 mountains within 25 kmPico de Dos Hermanas1,996 m · 13 kmPico Nuevo Mundo2,113 m · 14 kmPecho Cuchillo1,955 m · 16 kmMolinero1,499 m · 18 kmPico de la Estrella1,978 m · 21 kmMorrón de la Parra2,134 m · 21 kmColorados2,125 m · 22 kmCaparidán1,665 m · 24 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmPlaya De Levante · 8.8 kmPlaya Mar Azul · 9.0 kmPlaya Poniente de Almerimar · 9.4 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de la Gravera0.6 km² · 9.0 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.
Cañada de Las Norias
Spain
- 57Birdyas Score
- 116Species
- 54Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q97172656) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,500 open bird records within 4 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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