Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Peñón de Zaframagón
114 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in October.
El Pantera · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
62 species in January.51 species in February.67 species in March.78 species in April.72 species in May.68 species in June.33 species in July.15 species in August.66 species in September.72 species in October.42 species in November.58 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
114 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).
- 114Speciesrecorded more than once
- 53Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,105Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 416 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 2Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 74Songbirds
- 17Other 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 114 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds74 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
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 April to May and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/4°56 mm
- Feb16°/4°56 mm
- Mar18°/7°69 mm
- Apr21°/9°55 mm
- May26°/12°29 mm
- Jun32°/16°4 mm
- Jul36°/19°1 mm
- Aug36°/19°3 mm
- Sep30°/16°26 mm
- Oct25°/13°72 mm
- Nov18°/8°79 mm
- Dec15°/5°71 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Peñón de Zaframagón.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Peñón de Zaframagón is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 416 m above the sea.
114 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,105 open records.
The most recorded are the Blackcap, the European Robin and the Sardinian Warbler.
29 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in October.
Get there and watch
- Área de Autocaravanas Coripecampsite · 6.0 km · 1 within 10 km
- No 31place to stay · 11 km · 1 within 10 km
- Coripenearest town · 6.0 km in a straight line
- Jerez Airport (XRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 66 km in a straight lineCar hire at XRY airport (Jerez de la Frontera)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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmVia Serrana
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Autocaravanas Coripe
- 1places to stay within 10 kmNo 31
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Peñón de Zaframagón.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas20 mountains within 25 kmSierra Vaquera · 7.5 kmSierra de Lijar · 7.7 kmTajo Algarín · 15 kmSierra del Tablón · 16 kmMalaver1,122 m · 17 kmTerril · 18 kmSierra de Zafalgar · 22 kmEl Torreón · 24 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCascada de Pruna · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyMajaceiteSan Pedro RiverGuadalporcún43 kmArroyo del SaladoSalado 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.
Peñón de Zaframagón
Spain
- 55Birdyas Score
- 114Species
- 53Migrants
- 2Threatened
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos
Spain · 49 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 218Species
- 112Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6074033) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,105 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, Canyonyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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