Spain Ramsar wetland
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos
218 bird species recorded; the most from March to May.
Antonio from Mijas, España · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
139 species in January.117 species in February.156 species in March.155 species in April.145 species in May.113 species in June.104 species in July.116 species in August.124 species in September.127 species in October.125 species in November.115 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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VUVUVUNTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
218 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).
- 218Speciesrecorded more than once
- 112Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 37,668Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 480 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 21Raptors
- 5Owls
- 28Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 87Songbirds
- 28Other 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 218 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Great titParus major
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- 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 March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/3°53 mm
- Feb14°/4°55 mm
- Mar17°/6°71 mm
- Apr20°/8°53 mm
- May25°/11°28 mm
- Jun31°/15°4 mm
- Jul34°/18°1 mm
- Aug34°/18°3 mm
- Sep29°/16°27 mm
- Oct23°/12°68 mm
- Nov17°/7°78 mm
- Dec14°/4°71 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos.
Lake in Málaga Province, Spain
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 480 m above the sea.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
218 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 37,668 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Mallard and the European Goldfinch.
57 species come for the summer, 45 for the winter and 10 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Iberian Grey Shrike and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from March to May.
Get there and watch
- Aparcamiento Autocaravanas Campilloscampsite · 3.4 km · 2 within 10 km
- Hostal San Franciscoplace to stay · 3.3 km · 3 within 10 km
- Campillosnearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at AGP airport (Málaga)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmCampillos - Embalses del Guadalhorce, Fuente de Piedra - Campillos, Campillos - Teba
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmAbuelo Curro
- 2campsites within 10 kmAparcamiento Autocaravanas Campillos, Camping Fuente de Piedra
- 3places to stay within 10 kmHostal San Francisco, Hotel Restaurante Bar Meson Los Chopos, Kanada&ma
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 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 Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmSierra de Huma · 14 kmPico de la Capilla1,186 m · 15 kmSierra de la Pizarra · 15 kmSierra de Baños · 20 kmSierra de Alcaparaín1,293 m · 21 kmSierra de Aguas · 21 kmCamorro Alto · 23 kmPico del Grajo1,293 m · 24 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLaguna Dulce0.3 km² · 1.4 kmPantano del Chorro4.6 km² · 9.8 kmFuente de Piedra Lagoon10 km² · 9.9 kmGaitanejo Reservoir2.9 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmCueva de Ardales · 19 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.
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos
Spain
- 78Birdyas Score
- 218Species
- 112Migrants
- 5Threatened
Paraje natural del estuario del río Guadiaro
Spain · 94 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 217Species
- 122Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6106308) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 37,668 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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