Spain Ramsar wetland
Saladar de Jandía
145 bird species recorded; the most in March and from November to December.
Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
76 species in January.85 species in February.94 species in March.76 species in April.66 species in May.42 species in June.56 species in July.47 species in August.73 species in September.63 species in October.87 species in November.88 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
145 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).
- 145Speciesrecorded more than once
- 64Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,723Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 22Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 60Songbirds
- 21Other 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 145 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 KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Cream-coloured CourserCursorius cursor
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroli
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Band-rumped Storm PetrelOceanodroma castro
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- HadadaBostrychia hagedash
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Songbirds60 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Anthus berthelotiiAnthus berthelotii
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Canary ChatSaxicola dacotiaeNT
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Plain SwiftApus unicolor
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European SwiftApus apus
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis
- Houbara BustardChlamydotis undulataVU
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- CootFulica atra
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 March and from November to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan19°/17°15 mm
- Feb19°/17°17 mm
- Mar19°/17°10 mm
- Apr20°/18°6 mm
- May21°/19°3 mm
- Jun22°/20°1 mm
- Jul23°/21°1 mm
- Aug24°/22°2 mm
- Sep24°/22°3 mm
- Oct24°/22°13 mm
- Nov22°/20°19 mm
- Dec20°/19°18 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Saladar de Jandía.
Saladar de Jandía is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
145 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,723 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Cattle Egret, the Eurasian Collared Dove and the Yellow-legged Gull.
20 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Houbara Bustard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in March and from November to December.
Get there and watch
- Villas Monte Solanaplace to stay · 0.6 km · 46 within 10 km
- Costa Calmanearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at FUE airport (El Matorral)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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmCamino Natural de Fuerteventura, Morro Jable - Pico de la Zarza
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmSalvamento Sala de Curas
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Playa Las Coloradas and 6 more
- 74car parks within 3 km
- 78restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 46places to stay within 10 kmVillas Monte Solana, SBH Maxorata Resort, R2 Buganvilla Hotel & Spa and 43 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Saladar de Jandía.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmJandía7 m · 6.2 kmPico de la Zarza813 m · 6.5 kmOrejas de Asno · 7.2 kmEl Islote · 9.2 kmMontaña Rayada · 11 kmRoque del Moro · 12 kmLomo del Granillo · 18 km
Coastya12 beaches within 10 kmPlaya del Matorral · 0.3 kmPlaya de Jandia · 1.5 kmPlaya del Esquinzo · 3.9 kmPlaya Paraiso · 5.0 kmPlaya de Sotavento de Jandía · 8.3 kmPlaya de Cofete · 9.2 kmPlaya de Barlovento de Jandía · 9.5 kmPlaya Risco el Paso · 9.6 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.
Saladar de Jandía
Spain
- 68Birdyas Score
- 145Species
- 64Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11703477) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,723 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, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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