Spain Ramsar wetland
Tremedales de Orihuela
126 bird species recorded; the most in May and in August.
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This month here
38 species in January.22 species in February.28 species in March.68 species in April.99 species in May.85 species in June.80 species in July.99 species in August.54 species in September.45 species in October.18 species in November.35 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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VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
126 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).
- 126Speciesrecorded more than once
- 64Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,031Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,879 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 3Owls
- 3Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 82Songbirds
- 17Other 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 126 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
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- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls3 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders3 species
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- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Ducks & geese1 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
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- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes1 species
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- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds82 species
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- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds17 species
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- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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 May and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/-2°25 mm
- Feb7°/-3°25 mm
- Mar11°/0°41 mm
- Apr15°/2°50 mm
- May20°/6°45 mm
- Jun26°/11°33 mm
- Jul30°/13°15 mm
- Aug28°/13°20 mm
- Sep23°/9°31 mm
- Oct17°/6°45 mm
- Nov10°/1°39 mm
- Dec7°/-2°24 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tremedales de Orihuela.
Protected area in Spain
Tremedales de Orihuela is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 1,879 m above the sea.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,031 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Coal Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
52 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May and in August.
Get there and watch
- Las Corralizascampsite · 5.0 km · 3 within 10 km
- Residencia IASS de Tiempo Libre "Orihuela del Tremedal"place to stay · 2.6 km · 10 within 10 km
- Orihuela del Tremedalnearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 138 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZAZ airport (Zaragoza)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
- 3observation towers within 6 kmTorre de vigía anti incendios Peñablanca
- 6marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Cid (Senderista), Camino de los griegos, Fuente del Canto and 3 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Corral de Mingón, Mirador del barranco de la Tejeda, Mirador Centella and 1 more
- 3campsites within 10 kmLas Corralizas, Campamento Cabrillas, Camping Orea
- 10places to stay within 10 kmResidencia IASS de Tiempo Libre "Orihuela del Tremedal", Hostal San Millán, Albergue Hostel «El Autillo» and 7 more
- bird hides 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 Tremedales de Orihuela.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmCerro del Pozo de la Yegua · 8.7 kmCerro de Juan Llorente · 17 kmCerro de las Sandalias · 22 kmcerro San Felipe1,839 m · 22 kmCerro de San Felipe · 22 kmAlto del Guijarral · 24 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.
Tremedales de Orihuela
Spain
- 59Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 64Migrants
- 2Threatened
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara
Spain · 151 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 243Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23928753) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,031 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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