Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Ballota Beach
77 bird species recorded; the most in June, in August and in November.
Samu · CC BY 2.0
This month here
12 species in January.1 species in February.9 species in March.26 species in April.23 species in May.53 species in June.39 species in July.52 species in August.44 species in September.43 species in October.51 species in November.38 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
77 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).
- 77Speciesrecorded more than once
- 35Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,285Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 3Owls
- 1Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 49Songbirds
- 8Other 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 77 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Songbirds49 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Great titParus major
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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 June, in August and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°104 mm
- Feb12°/5°82 mm
- Mar14°/6°82 mm
- Apr16°/8°75 mm
- May18°/10°64 mm
- Jun21°/13°53 mm
- Jul23°/14°32 mm
- Aug24°/15°42 mm
- Sep22°/14°47 mm
- Oct19°/11°93 mm
- Nov14°/8°126 mm
- Dec12°/6°108 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ballota Beach.
Beach located in Cudillero, Asturias, Spain
Ballota Beach is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
77 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,285 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the European Goldfinch and the House Sparrow.
22 species come for the summer, 13 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater.
The most species are recorded in June, in August and in November.
Get there and watch
- La Regalinacampsite · 3.2 km · 3 within 10 km
- Casa Fernandoplace to stay · 0.8 km · 39 within 10 km
- Cudilleronearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at OVD airport (Ranón)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 del Norte (Asturias)
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmPlaya Campiecho, Ermita de La Regalina, Fuexu and 4 more
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmLa Regalina, Área de autocaravanas de Trevías, Camping San Pedro
- 39places to stay within 10 kmCasa Fernando, Astur-Regal, Pension Prada and 36 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Ballota Beach.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmLa Forada · 2.3 kmPalancas · 3.7 kmMonte Gamonedo · 17 kmSierra de Tineo · 22 kmSierra de Fontebona · 24 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Santa Ana · 6.0 kmPlaya Barchinas · 9.3 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.
Ballota Beach
Spain
- 46Birdyas Score
- 77Species
- 35Migrants
- 1Threatened
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas
Spain · 25 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 105Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6078593) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,285 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, Canyonyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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