Spain Markus Braun · Public domain
This month here
8 species in January.39 species in February.37 species in March.45 species in April.59 species in May.61 species in June.51 species in July.73 species in August.60 species in September.43 species in October.25 species in November.11 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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VU
VU
VU
VU
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
91 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).
- 91Speciesrecorded more than once
- 49Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,519Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 595 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 3Owls
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 60Songbirds
- 10Other 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 91 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
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- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds60 species
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- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Other birds10 species
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- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/2°116 mm
- Feb10°/2°85 mm
- Mar13°/3°97 mm
- Apr16°/5°79 mm
- May19°/8°61 mm
- Jun24°/11°44 mm
- Jul27°/12°27 mm
- Aug27°/12°32 mm
- Sep24°/11°37 mm
- Oct19°/8°119 mm
- Nov12°/5°124 mm
- Dec10°/3°118 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Eo.
River in the Iberian Peninsula
Eo is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 595 m above the sea.
91 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,519 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Wren, the European Robin and the Eurasian Blackbird.
40 species come for the summer, 9 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Área de Autocaravanas de Polcampsite · 10 km · 2 within 10 km
- Lucio Rodinsoplace to stay · 4.4 km · 8 within 10 km
- Castroverdenearest town · 6.5 km in a straight line
- A Coruña Airport (LCG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 94 km in a straight lineCar hire at LCG airport (Culleredo)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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmRuta das Loras
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmPenas de Vilarín
- 2campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Autocaravanas de Pol
- 8places to stay within 10 kmLucio Rodinso, Albergue de Peregrinos do Cádavo (Baleira), Albergue San Mateo and 5 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Eo.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmSierra de Monciro · 9.2 kmSierra de Outeiro Mayor · 14 kmSerra de Meira · 15 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.
Eo
Spain
- 53Birdyas Score
- 91Species
- 49Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q14529) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,519 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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