Spain Ramsar wetland
Laguna de la Nava
251 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
140 species in January.134 species in February.163 species in March.197 species in April.173 species in May.148 species in June.156 species in July.164 species in August.167 species in September.147 species in October.139 species in November.142 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
251 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).
- 251Speciesrecorded more than once
- 150Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 80,089Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 738 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 25Raptors
- 5Owls
- 37Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 32Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 5Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 91Songbirds
- 30Other 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 251 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Red-crowned CraneGrus japonensisVU
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds91 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great titParus major
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
Other birds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- 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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/-1°44 mm
- Feb10°/-1°32 mm
- Mar13°/1°41 mm
- Apr17°/4°51 mm
- May21°/7°43 mm
- Jun26°/11°30 mm
- Jul29°/13°16 mm
- Aug29°/13°14 mm
- Sep24°/10°26 mm
- Oct18°/7°61 mm
- Nov12°/2°51 mm
- Dec8°/0°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna de la Nava.
Lake in Spain
Laguna de la Nava is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 738 m above the sea.
251 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 80,089 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the White Stork and the Carrion Crow.
91 species come for the summer, 57 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Aquatic Warbler and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Área de Santa Maria - Becerril de Camposcampsite · 10 km · 2 within 10 km
- Centro de Estudios Ambientales y Albergue 'Tierra de Campos'place to stay · 3.2 km · 11 within 10 km
- Fuentes de Navanearest town · 3.3 km in a straight line
- Valladolid Airport (VLL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire in ValladolidDiscover 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
- 3bird hides within 6 kmObservatorio La Colada, Observatorio de Carrenava
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmObservatorio 'La Colada', Mirador de Campos and 3 more
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Santa Maria - Becerril de Campos, Areas De Autocaravanas Paredes de Nava
- 11places to stay within 10 kmCentro de Estudios Ambientales y Albergue 'Tierra de Campos', Casa rural Fermina, Posada de Campos and 8 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres 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 Laguna de la Nava.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de Boada0.5 km² · 13 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.
Laguna de la Nava
Spain
- 88Birdyas Score
- 251Species
- 150Migrants
- 11Threatened
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- 294Species
- 164Migrants
- 16Threatened
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- 85Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 105Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5969274) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 80,089 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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