Spain Ramsar wetland
Lake of Banyoles
193 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Enfo · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
104 species in January.100 species in February.114 species in March.130 species in April.112 species in May.91 species in June.96 species in July.110 species in August.99 species in September.95 species in October.103 species in November.90 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
193 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).
- 193Speciesrecorded more than once
- 99Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 19,283Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 172 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 5Owls
- 10Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 87Songbirds
- 27Other 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 193 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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.
- Jan10°/0°43 mm
- Feb11°/0°38 mm
- Mar15°/3°51 mm
- Apr18°/6°60 mm
- May22°/9°57 mm
- Jun27°/14°36 mm
- Jul30°/17°35 mm
- Aug29°/16°40 mm
- Sep25°/13°52 mm
- Oct20°/9°76 mm
- Nov14°/4°57 mm
- Dec11°/1°33 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake of Banyoles.
Lake in Banyoles, Catalonia, Spain
Lake of Banyoles is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
193 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 19,283 open records.
The most recorded are the European Robin, the Blackcap and the Barn swallow.
45 species come for the summer, 51 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Iberian Grey Shrike and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- El Llaccampsite · 1.0 km · 10 within 10 km
- Ca La Floraplace to stay · 0.7 km · 40 within 10 km
- Banyolesnearest town · 1.3 km in a straight line
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRO airport (Girona)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
- 3bird hides within 6 kmMirador de la Llacuna d'en Margarit, Mirador de la Torre del Rem, Mirador de la Llacuna
- 36marked trails within 4 kmVolta a l'Estany, Sender de Rocacorba, El Camí: Brancal del Pla de l'Estany and 33 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmPesquera d'en Lero - Oficina de turisme de Banyoles
- 14viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Joan de Palau, Punta Freixenet, Punta Cuaranya and 11 more
- 66car parks within 3 km
- 38restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmEl Llac, Fang Aventura, Càmping La Vall de Campmajor and 7 more
- 40places to stay within 10 kmCa La Flora, Hotel Mirallac, Alberg de Banyoles and 37 more
- observation towers 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 Lake of Banyoles.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas348 mountains within 25 kmPuig de les Medes volcano830 m · volcano · 17 kmPuig Rodó volcano857 m · volcano · 17 kmCan Tià vulcano828 m · volcano · 17 kmSanta Margarida Volcano766 m · volcano · 18 kmFontpobra volcano899 m · volcano · 18 kmCroscat volcano789 m · volcano · 18 kmVolcà de Pujalós780 m · volcano · 19 kmMontsacopa volcano531 m · volcano · 23 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmCoves de Serinyà · 4.2 kmCau de les Goges · 14 kmCaixurma caves · 19 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.
Lake of Banyoles
Spain
- 75Birdyas Score
- 193Species
- 99Migrants
- 5Threatened
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park
Spain · 30 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 337Species
- 204Migrants
- 18Threatened
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Andorra · 104 km
- 54Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 52Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1369765) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19,283 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, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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