Italy Ramsar wetland
Molentargius – Saline Regional Park
191 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
120 species in January.94 species in February.109 species in March.161 species in April.125 species in May.78 species in June.98 species in July.97 species in August.122 species in September.102 species in October.109 species in November.97 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
VU
NT
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
191 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).
- 191Speciesrecorded more than once
- 93Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,067Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 2Owls
- 30Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Flamingos
- 77Songbirds
- 23Other 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 191 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marmora's WarblerSylvia sarda
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- 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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/11°52 mm
- Feb13°/10°51 mm
- Mar15°/11°48 mm
- Apr17°/13°46 mm
- May20°/16°35 mm
- Jun24°/20°10 mm
- Jul27°/23°3 mm
- Aug28°/24°12 mm
- Sep25°/22°38 mm
- Oct22°/19°52 mm
- Nov18°/16°90 mm
- Dec15°/12°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Molentargius – Saline Regional Park.
Protected area in Italy (EUAP0833)
Molentargius – Saline Regional Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
191 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,067 open records.
The most recorded are the Greater Flamingo, the Hooded Crow and the Yellow-legged Gull.
36 species come for the summer, 52 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Grey Plover and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camper Cagliari Parkcampsite · 2.8 km · 2 within 10 km
- Del Fioriplace to stay · 2.7 km · 93 within 10 km
- Cagliarinearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 9 km in a straight lineCar hire at CAG airport (Cagliari)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 km
- 9marked trails within 4 kmCammino di Santo Jacu - Tappa 1 and 8 more
- 7visitor centres within 6 kmReception e Sala Congressi - Ex Edificio Sali Scelti, infopoint, Infopoint culturale and 4 more
- 20viewpoints within 5 kmAscensore Unione Sarda, Belvedere, punto di vista and 17 more
- 228car parks within 3 km
- 197restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmCamper Cagliari Park
- 93places to stay within 10 kmDel Fiori, Hotel Hinterland, Hotel Italia and 90 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 Molentargius – Saline Regional Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas30 mountains within 25 kmBruncu Padentinu463 m · 18 kmBruncu de su Soli700 m · 19 kmPunta Serpeddi1,069 m · 20 kmBruncu Funtana Ona759 m · 20 kmBruncu Nicola Bove709 m · 22 kmCuccuru Ella430 m · 22 kmMonte Eccas565 m · 23 kmBruncu Scala Manna670 m · 24 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmSpiaggia del Poetto · 2.5 km↗Spiaggia di Quartu · 4.0 km↗Spiaggia di Calamosca · 4.5 kmSpiaggia del Poetto di Quartu Sant'Elena · 4.7 kmCala Mosca · 4.8 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmStagno Simbirizzi1.6 km² · 6.9 kmStagno di Cagliari13 km² · 9.8 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmCagliari ObservatoryBortle 6 · 6.3 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.
Molentargius – Saline Regional Park
Italy
- 76Birdyas Score
- 191Species
- 93Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3895666) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,067 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, Islandyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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