Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Paraje natural del estuario del río Guadiaro
217 bird species recorded; the most from March to April and in September.
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This month here
107 species in January.116 species in February.151 species in March.162 species in April.122 species in May.93 species in June.98 species in July.105 species in August.159 species in September.146 species in October.111 species in November.118 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.
VU
VU
VU
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
217 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).
- 217Speciesrecorded more than once
- 122Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 24,137Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 7Owls
- 24Waders
- 27Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 86Songbirds
- 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 217 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Cream-coloured CourserCursorius cursor
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
Gulls & seabirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great titParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from March to April and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/8°61 mm
- Feb15°/8°62 mm
- Mar17°/10°75 mm
- Apr19°/12°55 mm
- May22°/14°27 mm
- Jun26°/17°3 mm
- Jul29°/20°1 mm
- Aug29°/20°3 mm
- Sep26°/18°28 mm
- Oct22°/16°68 mm
- Nov17°/11°90 mm
- Dec15°/9°81 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Paraje natural del estuario del río Guadiaro.
Park in Spain
Paraje natural del estuario del río Guadiaro is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
217 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 24,137 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Eurasian Blackbird and the House Sparrow.
55 species come for the summer, 51 for the winter and 16 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, European Turtle Dove and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from March to April and in September.
Get there and watch
- La Casitacampsite · 5.9 km · 3 within 10 km
- Sotogrande Marina Clubplace to stay · 0.9 km · 39 within 10 km
- San Enrique de Guadiaronearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Gibraltar Airport (GIB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at TTU airport (Tétouan)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 2marked trails within 4 kmLa Senda Litoral, Sendero Europeo Arco Mediteraneo - Etapa 6
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmRecepción
- 5viewpoints within 5 km
- 68car parks within 3 km
- 56restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmLa Casita, Camping Bellavista, Camping Sureuropa
- 39places to stay within 10 kmSotogrande Marina Club, Ribera del Marlin 1-8, Ribera del Marlin 9-11 and 36 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 Paraje natural del estuario del río Guadiaro.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas16 mountains within 25 kmCerro Esquival · 9.6 kmSierra Morenilla · 13 kmLa Salemera · 16 kmMiddle Hill · 17 kmSierra de los Melones · 18 kmCerro Marcelo · 19 kmSierra Crestellina · 20 kmSierra de Montecoche · 22 km
Coastya8 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Río Guadiaro · 0.3 kmPlaya Sotogrande · 0.9 kmPlaya Torre Guadiaro · 2.6 kmCala Sardina · 3.8 kmPlaya Con Eduardo · 4.8 kmLa Alcaidesa · 6.0 kmPlaya de Torrenueva · 9.2 kmPlaya Cubanga · 9.8 km
Cavernyas32 caves within 20 kmForbes' Quarry · 16 kmBellman's Cave · 17 kmIbex Cave · 18 kmPete's Paradise Cave · 18 kmMediterranean Cave · 18 kmMartin's Cave · 18 kmSt. Michael's Cave · 18 kmGorham's Cave · 19 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyGuadiaro80 km · 30 m³/sHozgarganta RiverRio de Manilva
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.
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Spain
- 81Birdyas Score
- 217Species
- 122Migrants
- 8Threatened
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- 87Birdyas Score
- 254Species
- 139Migrants
- 10Threatened
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- 86Birdyas Score
- 229Species
- 119Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q24024543) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 24,137 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, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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