Spain Ramsar wetland
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
111 bird species recorded; the most from July to August.
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This month here
12 species in January.21 species in February.35 species in March.57 species in April.83 species in May.79 species in June.94 species in July.91 species in August.65 species in September.62 species in October.29 species in November.28 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.
NT
NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
111 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).
- 111Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,179Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2,337 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 2Owls
- 1Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 75Songbirds
- 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 111 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Great titParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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 July to August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-6°60 mm
- Feb2°/-6°48 mm
- Mar6°/-3°57 mm
- Apr10°/0°71 mm
- May14°/3°77 mm
- Jun19°/8°52 mm
- Jul23°/10°46 mm
- Aug23°/10°46 mm
- Sep18°/6°50 mm
- Oct13°/3°64 mm
- Nov6°/-2°70 mm
- Dec3°/-5°49 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park.
National park in Catalonia, Spain
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 2,337 m above the sea.
111 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,179 open records.
The most recorded are the Coal Tit, the Black Redstart and the Griffon Vulture.
54 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from July to August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Àrea d'autocaravanescampsite · 10 km · 4 within 10 km
- Refugi d'Estany Llongplace to stay · 0.7 km · 33 within 10 km
- Espotnearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at LDE airport (Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées)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
- 7marked trails within 4 kmCarros de Foc, Sender circular de la Val d'Aran. Variant Pòrt de Ratèra de Colomèrs - Unha, Carros de Foc Plus and 4 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 km
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de l'Estany, Mirador de Sant Esperit, Mirador del Portarró and 3 more
- 4campsites within 10 kmÀrea d'autocaravanes, Càmping Taüll and 2 more
- 33places to stay within 10 kmRefugi d'Estany Llong, Refugi Ventosa i Calvell, Caldas and 30 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas508 mountains within 25 kmRussell Peak3,199 m · 23 kmPic Margalida3,241 m · 24 kmPic de Tempestats3,290 m · 24 kmPico de Vallhiverna3,067 m · 24 kmEspatlla d'Aneto3,350 m · 24 kmAneto3,404 m · 25 km↗Agulla Escudier3,315 m · 25 kmPunta Oliveras3,298 m · 25 km
Lakeyas7 lakes within 15 kmEstany de Cubieso0.2 km² · 5.0 kmEstanys dels Vidals d'Amunt0.3 km² · 6.7 kmEstany de Saburó0.2 km² · 7.6 kmGento Lake0.2 km² · 8.8 kmEstany Negre0.3 km² · 8.8 kmPantà de Sallente0.2 km² · 9.0 kmMar Lake0.2 km² · 10 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.
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Spain
- 54Birdyas Score
- 111Species
- 65Migrants
- 0Threatened
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- 56Birdyas Score
- 121Species
- 63Migrants
- 1Threatened
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- 54Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 52Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1470066) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,179 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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