Spain Ramsar wetland
Valle Salado
142 bird species recorded; the most from May to June and in August.
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This month here
62 species in January.47 species in February.60 species in March.72 species in April.84 species in May.82 species in June.49 species in July.79 species in August.54 species in September.43 species in October.57 species in November.50 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.
VU
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
142 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).
- 142Speciesrecorded more than once
- 61Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,130Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 579 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 2Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 82Songbirds
- 22Other 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 142 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese7 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds82 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 May to June and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/2°104 mm
- Feb9°/2°87 mm
- Mar12°/4°83 mm
- Apr15°/6°74 mm
- May18°/8°67 mm
- Jun22°/12°56 mm
- Jul24°/13°38 mm
- Aug24°/14°39 mm
- Sep22°/12°52 mm
- Oct18°/9°80 mm
- Nov12°/5°123 mm
- Dec9°/2°96 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Valle Salado.
Cultural property in Añana, Spain
Valle Salado is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 579 m above the sea.
142 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,130 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Blackcap and the Eurasian Blackbird.
37 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from May to June and in August.
Get there and watch
- Salinas de Añanacampsite · 0.5 km · 4 within 10 km
- Hotel de los Ozpinasplace to stay · 0.3 km · 8 within 10 km
- Villanueva de Valdegovíanearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Vitoria Airport (VIT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at BIO airport (Bilbao)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
- 5marked trails within 4 kmArtzaintza naturbidea, Ibilbide historikoa: Araba, Uña Haitza eta Aintzirako ibilbidea and 2 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmPeña Primera and 5 more
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmSalinas de Añana, Camping Angosto, El Roble Verde and 1 more
- 8places to stay within 10 kmHotel de los Ozpinas, Gesaltza Etxea, Casa Rural Madera y Sal and 5 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 Valle Salado.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas38 mountains within 25 kmBachicabo1,200 m · 8.5 kmKruzeta1,171 m · 9.0 kmCarrias1,130 m · 17 kmRevillallanos1,281 m · 18 kmHumión1,437 m · 19 kmArrayuelas1,128 m · 20 kmZaldiaran978 m · 20 kmRecuenco1,239 m · 24 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmLos Goros · 17 kmCaves of Gaubea · 17 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.
Valle Salado
Spain
- 59Birdyas Score
- 142Species
- 61Migrants
- 2Threatened
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
Spain · 81 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 294Species
- 164Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q18286647) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,130 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, Canyonyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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