Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Ses Salines Natural Park
101 bird species recorded; the most in January, from March to April and in October.
Ana Humbert-Droz · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
63 species in January.50 species in February.64 species in March.62 species in April.52 species in May.34 species in June.52 species in July.58 species in August.52 species in September.63 species in October.52 species in November.58 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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
101 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).
- 101Speciesrecorded more than once
- 47Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,677Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 20Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 44Songbirds
- 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 101 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds44 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Curruca balearicaCurruca balearica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great titParus major
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Marmora's WarblerSylvia sarda
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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 January, from March to April and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/12°46 mm
- Feb14°/12°35 mm
- Mar15°/13°35 mm
- Apr17°/14°41 mm
- May20°/17°31 mm
- Jun24°/21°10 mm
- Jul27°/24°6 mm
- Aug28°/25°24 mm
- Sep25°/23°55 mm
- Oct22°/20°58 mm
- Nov18°/16°74 mm
- Dec15°/14°53 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ses Salines Natural Park.
Protected area in Spain
Ses Salines Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
101 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,677 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Sardinian Warbler and the Greater Flamingo.
17 species come for the summer, 27 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Balearic shearwater and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in January, from March to April and in October.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Campament de Cala Jondalcampsite · 12 km · 1 within 10 km
- Ca's Carabinersplace to stay · 7.6 km · 61 within 10 km
- Sant Francesc de Formenteranearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Ibiza Airport (IBZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 9 km in a straight lineCar hire at IBZ airport (Ibiza)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
- 1campsites within 10 kmCampament de Cala Jondal
- 61places to stay within 10 kmCa's Carabiners, Hostal Bahía, Hostal Bellavista and 58 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
- 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 Ses Salines Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmPuig des Molins, Ibiza · 12 kmla Talaiassa194 m · 18 kmSierra de Beniferri294 m · 18 kmSa Talaiassa476 m · 18 kmMiramira · 18 kmpuig de s'Avenc · 20 kmPuig de Missa · 22 km
Coastya16 beaches within 10 kmTrucadors Beach · 5.5 kmBeso Beach · 6.7 kmPlatja des Falco · 8.2 kmPlaya des Polp · 8.3 km↗Playa Caló De s'Oli · 8.3 kmPlatja Es Pujols · 8.9 km↗Playa Godola · 9.7 kmPlatja d'en Bossa · 9.9 km↗
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmEstany Pudent3.4 km² · 8.2 kmEstany del Peix0.9 km² · 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.
Ses Salines Natural Park
Spain
- 57Birdyas Score
- 101Species
- 47Migrants
- 4Threatened
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara
Spain · 175 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 243Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Salinas de Santa Pola Natural Park
Spain · 191 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 250Species
- 148Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2274441) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,677 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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