Spain Ramsar wetland
Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park
340 bird species recorded; the most in April and in September.
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This month here
201 species in January.193 species in February.227 species in March.273 species in April.247 species in May.189 species in June.192 species in July.225 species in August.260 species in September.246 species in October.211 species in November.205 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
340 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).
- 340Speciesrecorded more than once
- 205Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 19ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 439,952Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 24Raptors
- 7Owls
- 50Waders
- 34Gulls & seabirds
- 34Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 3Flamingos
- 132Songbirds
- 34Other 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 340 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
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Ducks & geese34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds132 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Great titParus major
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Mediterranean FlycatcherMuscicapa tyrrhenica
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Turdus naumanniTurdus naumanni
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
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 and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/8°35 mm
- Feb14°/8°27 mm
- Mar16°/10°37 mm
- Apr18°/12°45 mm
- May21°/15°48 mm
- Jun25°/20°19 mm
- Jul28°/22°17 mm
- Aug28°/23°36 mm
- Sep25°/20°63 mm
- Oct22°/17°62 mm
- Nov17°/12°56 mm
- Dec14°/9°30 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park.
Natural park in Catalonia, Spain
Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
340 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 439,952 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Reed Warbler, the Common Chiffchaff and the Cetti's Warbler.
101 species come for the summer, 98 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
19 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April and in September.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Tamariucampsite · 3.8 km · 7 within 10 km
- Las Dunasplace to stay · 3.8 km · 19 within 10 km
- Deltebrenearest town · 8.7 km in a straight line
- Reus Airport (REU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 km in a straight lineCar hire at REU airport (Reus)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
- 5bird hides within 6 kmEl Violí, Mirador de Migjorn, Riet vell and 2 more
- 2marked trails within 4 kmCamí de Sant Jaume, E42
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Canal Vell, Mirador de Migjorn, Mirador de les Marededéus and 10 more
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmTamariu, Camping l'Aube, Càmping Eucaliptus and 4 more
- 19places to stay within 10 kmLas Dunas, Mas Illa de Riu, Delta Hotel and 16 more
- 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 Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas41 mountains within 25 kmmoleta de Fredes504 m · 23 kmMata-redona618 m · 24 kmLa Foradada655 m · 24 kmSerra del Montsià764 m · 24 kmInclusa644 m · 24 kmMoleta de Mata-redona626 m · 24 kmLa Trencada730 m · 24 kmLa Tenda732 m · 25 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Riumar · 4.1 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmEl Canal Vell1.6 km² · 4.8 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmAmetlla de Mar ObservatoryBortle 4 · 25 km↗Observatori de l'EbreBortle 5 · 30 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.
Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park
Spain
- 90Birdyas Score
- 340Species
- 205Migrants
- 19Threatened
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara
Spain · 136 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 243Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q549557) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 439,952 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, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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