Spain Ramsar wetland
Peñalara Natural Park
162 bird species recorded; the most from May to August.
Carlos Ramón Bonilla… · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
83 species in January.78 species in February.91 species in March.110 species in April.117 species in May.112 species in June.113 species in July.116 species in August.110 species in September.102 species in October.87 species in November.82 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
162 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).
- 162Speciesrecorded more than once
- 72Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 31,996Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2,188 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 5Owls
- 4Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 95Songbirds
- 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 162 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
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds95 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- CootFulica atra
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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 May to August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/-2°48 mm
- Feb8°/-2°44 mm
- Mar12°/0°53 mm
- Apr15°/3°59 mm
- May20°/6°51 mm
- Jun26°/11°30 mm
- Jul30°/14°13 mm
- Aug30°/14°17 mm
- Sep24°/10°27 mm
- Oct18°/6°72 mm
- Nov10°/1°63 mm
- Dec7°/-1°49 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Peñalara Natural Park.
Protected area
Peñalara Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 2,188 m above the sea.
162 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 31,996 open records.
The most recorded are the Coal Tit, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Carrion Crow.
51 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike, Spanish Imperial Eagle and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from May to August.
Get there and watch
- Aparcamiento de autocaravanas de Palazueloscampsite · 12 km · 2 within 10 km
- Hostal El Torreónplace to stay · 5.8 km · 38 within 10 km
- San Ildefonsonearest town · 6.6 km in a straight line
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at MAD airport (Madrid)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
- 15marked trails within 4 kmLa Loma del Noruego, Circuito Peñalara, Laguna de los Pájaros and 12 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmCasa del Parque, Centro de Visitantes Valle de Balsaín-Boca de Asno, Oficina de turismo and 1 more
- 11viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de la Gitana, Mirador del Cancho, Mirador de Poyo Judio and 8 more
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmAparcamiento de autocaravanas de Palazuelos
- 38places to stay within 10 kmHostal El Torreón, Casa Plantel, Camino de Lis and 35 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés 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 Peñalara Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas39 mountains within 25 kmRisco de los Claveles2,388 m · 0.4 kmRisco de los Pájaros2,334 m · 0.5 kmPeñalara2,430 m · 0.8 km↗Cabezas de Hierro2,381 m · 6.6 kmCerro de Valdemartín2,280 m · 7.3 kmBola del Mundo2,262 m · 8.3 kmLa Maliciosa2,227 m · 10 kmLa Pinareja2,197 m · 13 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmPontón Alto Reservoir0.5 km² · 8.8 km
Cascadyas9 waterfalls within 15 kmLa Chorranca · 2.4 kmChorro Grande · 5.6 kmCascada del Huevo · 5.8 kmCascadas del Purgatorio · 8.1 kmChorros del Manzanares · 9.5 kmCascada del Chivato · 10 kmWaterfall of Ducha de los Alemanes · 12 kmChorrera de Mojonavalle · 14 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.
Peñalara Natural Park
Spain
- 64Birdyas Score
- 162Species
- 72Migrants
- 3Threatened
Tablas de Daimiel National Park
Spain · 192 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 226Species
- 132Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q623044) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 31,996 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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