Spain Ramsar wetland
Complejo lagunar de La Albuera
177 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Gonzalo 11789 · CC BY 4.0
This month here
87 species in January.101 species in February.126 species in March.138 species in April.119 species in May.113 species in June.78 species in July.85 species in August.107 species in September.87 species in October.69 species in November.89 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
177 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).
- 177Speciesrecorded more than once
- 94Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 11,495Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 284 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 3Owls
- 26Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 68Songbirds
- 26Other 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 177 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Great titParus major
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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.
- Jan12°/3°50 mm
- Feb14°/3°48 mm
- Mar17°/5°59 mm
- Apr20°/8°53 mm
- May25°/11°34 mm
- Jun32°/15°11 mm
- Jul36°/18°2 mm
- Aug36°/18°4 mm
- Sep30°/16°25 mm
- Oct24°/12°78 mm
- Nov16°/6°71 mm
- Dec13°/3°55 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Complejo lagunar de La Albuera.
Protected area in Spain
Complejo lagunar de La Albuera is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 284 m above the sea.
177 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 11,495 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Corn Bunting and the Black-winged Stilt.
52 species come for the summer, 36 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike, Common Pochard and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Área de La Albueracampsite · 5.8 km · 2 within 10 km
- Hotel-Spa "El Convento"place to stay · 9.3 km · 2 within 10 km
- Entrín Bajonearest town · 4.9 km in a straight line
- Badajoz Airport (BJZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 22 km in a straight lineCar hire at BJZ airport (Badajoz)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmÁrea de La Albuera, Área de Torre de Miguel Sesmero
- 2places to stay within 10 kmHotel-Spa "El Convento", Hostal Restaurante Astigi
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Complejo lagunar de La Albuera.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmSierra de Monsalud · 14 kmSierra de Santa María · 24 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.
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Complejo lagunar de La Albuera
Spain
- 76Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 94Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q21507104) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 11,495 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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