Spain Ramsar wetland
Doñana National Park
256 bird species recorded; the most from March to April.
Joergsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
170 species in January.178 species in February.219 species in March.219 species in April.200 species in May.156 species in June.168 species in July.163 species in August.185 species in September.185 species in October.155 species in November.167 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
256 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).
- 256Speciesrecorded more than once
- 125Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 59,549Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 24Raptors
- 7Owls
- 33Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 99Songbirds
- 31Other 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 256 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
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds99 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great titParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
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.
- 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
Doñana National Park.
National park in Andalusia, Spain
Doñana National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
256 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 59,549 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Greater Flamingo and the Mallard.
63 species come for the summer, 53 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Iberian Grey Shrike and Spanish Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded from March to April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Gran Hotel del Cotoplace to stay · 8.8 km · 8 within 10 km
- Jerez Airport (XRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at XRY airport (Jerez de la Frontera)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
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Visitantes José Antonio Valverde
- 8places to stay within 10 kmGran Hotel del Coto, Hostal Victoria, Edificio Playa del Rocío and 5 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites 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 Doñana National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Caño Guerrero · 9.3 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmCharco de la Boca1.0 km² · 12 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyGuadiamar82 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.
Doñana National Park
Spain
- 86Birdyas Score
- 256Species
- 125Migrants
- 8Threatened
Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres
Spain · 41 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 112Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q463141) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 59,549 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 | Coastya, Lakeyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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