Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Playa de Santa Ana
120 bird species recorded; the most in August and in October.
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This month here
25 species in January.31 species in February.51 species in March.63 species in April.58 species in May.48 species in June.60 species in July.77 species in August.66 species in September.83 species in October.62 species in November.48 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.
CR
CR
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
120 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).
- 120Speciesrecorded more than once
- 34Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,589Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 3Owls
- 12Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 64Songbirds
- 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 120 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Songbirds64 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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 and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°104 mm
- Feb12°/5°82 mm
- Mar14°/6°82 mm
- Apr16°/8°75 mm
- May18°/10°64 mm
- Jun21°/13°53 mm
- Jul23°/14°32 mm
- Aug24°/15°42 mm
- Sep22°/14°47 mm
- Oct19°/11°93 mm
- Nov14°/8°126 mm
- Dec12°/6°108 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Playa de Santa Ana.
Playa de Santa Ana is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
120 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,589 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the European Goldfinch.
17 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in August and in October.
Get there and watch
- La Regalinacampsite · 4.5 km · 5 within 10 km
- La Casa de las Cameliasplace to stay · 2.0 km · 35 within 10 km
- Salasnearest town · 22 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 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
- 6marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias), Cabu Bustu, San Antón de Concilleiro and 3 more
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmPlaya Campiecho, Mirador monte del cabo, Cabu Bustu and 10 more
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmLa Regalina, Área de autocaravanas de Trevías, Los Cantiles and 2 more
- 35places to stay within 10 kmLa Casa de las Camelias, Apartamentos rurales Ca Xuacu, Casa Carín and 32 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 Santa Ana.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmLa Forada · 6.0 kmPalancas · 8.2 kmSierra de Tineo · 22 kmMonte Gamonedo · 24 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Barchinas · 1.9 kmPlaya de Santa Ana · 2.2 kmPlaya de Portizuelo · 6.4 kmPlaya Luarca · 8.3 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.
Playa de Santa Ana
Spain
- 51Birdyas Score
- 120Species
- 34Migrants
- 2Threatened
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas
Spain · 33 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 105Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q18170770) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,589 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, Canyonyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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