Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas
214 bird species recorded; the most in April and in November.
Ander Garmendia Fernández · CC BY 3.0
This month here
108 species in January.96 species in February.112 species in March.144 species in April.120 species in May.85 species in June.102 species in July.115 species in August.121 species in September.115 species in October.137 species in November.117 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.
NT
NT
VU
CR
CR
CR
NTCR
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
214 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).
- 214Speciesrecorded more than once
- 105Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,768Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 5Owls
- 28Waders
- 33Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 84Songbirds
- 20Other 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 214 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common MurreUria aalge
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds84 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Great titParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°104 mm
- Feb12°/5°82 mm
- Mar14°/6°82 mm
- Apr16°/8°75 mm
- May18°/10°64 mm
- Jun21°/13°53 mm
- Jul23°/14°32 mm
- Aug24°/15°42 mm
- Sep22°/14°47 mm
- Oct19°/11°93 mm
- Nov14°/8°126 mm
- Dec12°/6°108 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas.
Island in Spain
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
214 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,768 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the European Robin.
56 species come for the summer, 47 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, Grey Plover and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded in April and in November.
Get there and watch
- Camping Bahínascampsite · 2.8 km · 7 within 10 km
- Alojamientos Rurales Navecesplace to stay · 3.4 km · 46 within 10 km
- Ranónnearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 3 km in a straight lineCar hire at OVD airport (Ranón)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmLEAS ATC Tower
- 3marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias), Paseo de los Miradores, Senda Costera de Arnao a San Juan de la Arena
- 2visitor centres within 6 km
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Espíritu Santo, Mirador de L'Atalaya, Spotting LEAS and 14 more
- 12car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmCamping Bahínas, Camping Las Gaviotas, Área autocaravanas de El Agüil (Salinas) and 4 more
- 46places to stay within 10 kmAlojamientos Rurales Naveces, Albergue Iglesia de san Martin de Laspra, Carving Surf Hostel and 43 more
- bird hides 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 Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmMonte Bocon · 8.1 kmMonte Tablada · 9.7 kmMonte Xagó · 9.8 kmSierra de Fontebona · 10 kmMonte Gamonedo · 11 kmLa Romanella · 18 kmSierra del Naranco · 24 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmPlayón de Bayas · 2.0 kmEnsenada de Santa María del Mar · 3.3 kmPlaya de los Quebrantos · 3.9 kmPlaya del Espartal · 6.6 kmPlaya de Aguilar · 7.9 kmPlaya Llodero · 9.2 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmEmbalse de Trasona0.4 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmCave of Candamo · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas
Spain
- 85Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 105Migrants
- 10Threatened
Campofrío and Aguilar Beaches
Spain · 8 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 183Species
- 81Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3395750) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,768 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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