Spain Ramsar wetland
Punta Entinas-Sabinar
211 bird species recorded; the most in April and from August to October.
ANE · CC BY 3.0
This month here
117 species in January.116 species in February.139 species in March.143 species in April.125 species in May.103 species in June.128 species in July.143 species in August.148 species in September.150 species in October.137 species in November.136 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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VUNT
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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
211 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).
- 211Speciesrecorded more than once
- 113Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 37,302Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 4Owls
- 34Waders
- 22Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 71Songbirds
- 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 211 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- RazorbillAlca torda
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- GadwallMareca strepera
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 April and from August to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/13°33 mm
- Feb15°/12°30 mm
- Mar16°/14°33 mm
- Apr18°/15°29 mm
- May20°/18°16 mm
- Jun23°/21°3 mm
- Jul26°/23°1 mm
- Aug27°/24°5 mm
- Sep24°/22°21 mm
- Oct22°/20°33 mm
- Nov18°/16°43 mm
- Dec16°/14°36 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Punta Entinas-Sabinar.
Protected site in Spain
Punta Entinas-Sabinar is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
211 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 37,302 open records.
The most recorded are the Greater Flamingo, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Audouin's Gull.
47 species come for the summer, 59 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April and from August to October.
Get there and watch
- Puerto Deportivo Almerimarcampsite · 8.4 km · 5 within 10 km
- Best Roquetasplace to stay · 6.7 km · 36 within 10 km
- Roquetas de Marnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Almería Airport (LEI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 km in a straight lineCar hire at LEI airport (Almería)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
- 10car parks within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmPuerto Deportivo Almerimar, CamperPark and 3 more
- 36places to stay within 10 kmBest Roquetas, Hostal Presidente, Hotel Fénix Family and 33 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Punta Entinas-Sabinar.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmPico de Dos Hermanas1,996 m · 21 kmPico Nuevo Mundo2,113 m · 22 kmPecho Cuchillo1,955 m · 24 kmLas Hermanicas · 24 kmMolinero1,499 m · 24 kmPiorno1,444 m · 24 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Serena · 7.0 kmPlaya De Levante · 7.6 kmPlaya Mar Azul · 9.7 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de la Gravera0.6 km² · 5.5 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.
Punta Entinas-Sabinar
Spain
- 80Birdyas Score
- 211Species
- 113Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6092932) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 37,302 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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