Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Playa de Barayo
133 bird species recorded; the most in August.
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This month here
46 species in January.41 species in February.64 species in March.54 species in April.49 species in May.47 species in June.68 species in July.76 species in August.64 species in September.67 species in October.47 species in November.33 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
133 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).
- 133Speciesrecorded more than once
- 59Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,271Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 10Raptors
- 3Owls
- 12Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 65Songbirds
- 11Other 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 133 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
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- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders12 species
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- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Songbirds65 species
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- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°110 mm
- Feb12°/5°84 mm
- Mar14°/6°88 mm
- Apr15°/8°77 mm
- May18°/10°63 mm
- Jun21°/12°50 mm
- Jul23°/14°30 mm
- Aug24°/15°38 mm
- Sep22°/13°40 mm
- Oct19°/11°104 mm
- Nov14°/8°129 mm
- Dec12°/6°111 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Playa de Barayo.
Playa de Barayo is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
133 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,271 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Carrion Crow.
36 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, Leach's Storm Petrel and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Camping Playa de Oturcampsite · 2.1 km · 10 within 10 km
- Cerro del Castánplace to stay · 1.5 km · 33 within 10 km
- Navianearest town · 8.9 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight lineCar hire at OVD airport (Ranón)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 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias)
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de la Riva and 3 more
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 13restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmCamping Playa de Otur, Camping El Ancla, Aparcamiento día y noche sin servicios. Frejulfe and 7 more
- 33places to stay within 10 kmCerro del Castán, La Casona, Casa Marino and 30 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Playa de Barayo.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmLa Forada · 20 kmPalancas · 22 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Barayo · 0.1 kmPlaya de Otur · 1.8 kmPlaya De Frexulfe · 4.9 kmPlaya Luarca · 6.1 kmPlaya de Portizuelo · 8.0 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmArbón dam1.0 km² · 13 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCascadas de Oneta · 12 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.
Playa de Barayo
Spain
- 61Birdyas Score
- 133Species
- 59Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q9060645) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,271 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, Lakeyas, Canyonyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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