Spain Ramsar wetland
Laguna Honda
95 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
44 species in January.18 species in February.51 species in March.49 species in April.60 species in May.20 species in June.22 species in July.52 species in August.39 species in September.13 species in October.32 species in November.32 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
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VU
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
95 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).
- 95Speciesrecorded more than once
- 34Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 938Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 446 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 7Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 49Songbirds
- 13Other 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 95 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds49 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/2°45 mm
- Feb14°/3°49 mm
- Mar17°/5°66 mm
- Apr20°/8°50 mm
- May25°/12°30 mm
- Jun32°/16°4 mm
- Jul36°/19°1 mm
- Aug35°/20°5 mm
- Sep30°/16°28 mm
- Oct24°/12°60 mm
- Nov17°/6°67 mm
- Dec14°/3°62 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna Honda.
Protected area, in Spain
Laguna Honda is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 446 m above the sea.
95 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 938 open records.
The most recorded are the European Goldfinch, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Sardinian Warbler.
19 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Área de autocaravanas Alcaudetecampsite · 4.8 km · 2 within 10 km
- Abzweig Alcaudete 5kmplace to stay · 5.0 km · 3 within 10 km
- Alcaudetenearest town · 5.4 km in a straight line
- F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRX airport (Granada)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
- 2observation towers within 6 kmTorreon del Vado de Priego, Torreón del cortijo de la Torre
- 1marked trails within 4 kmCamino Mozárabe
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de recepción de visitantes
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmLaguna Honda and 4 more
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmÁrea de autocaravanas Alcaudete, Área de Albalbin
- 3places to stay within 10 kmAbzweig Alcaudete 5km, Pension Restaurante Hidalgo, Albergue de peregrinos
- bird hides within 6 km
- car parks 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 Laguna Honda.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmSierra Ahillos · 9.6 kmSierra Alcaide · 13 kmSierra de la Lastra · 13 kmSierra de San Pedro · 14 kmLobatejo · 20 kmPeña de Martos · 21 kmSierra de Priego · 22 kmCerro de Camarena · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna del Salobral0.5 km² · 5.8 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyGuadajoz215 kmVíboras River
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 Honda
Spain
- 54Birdyas Score
- 95Species
- 34Migrants
- 4Threatened
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- 78Birdyas Score
- 218Species
- 112Migrants
- 5Threatened
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- 54Birdyas Score
- 123Species
- 47Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5969068) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 938 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, 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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