Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Beach of 'El Figu
206 bird species recorded; the most from August to September.
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This month here
102 species in January.103 species in February.99 species in March.113 species in April.113 species in May.91 species in June.109 species in July.140 species in August.139 species in September.118 species in October.110 species in November.104 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
206 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).
- 206Speciesrecorded more than once
- 103Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 25,941Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 3Owls
- 32Waders
- 35Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 82Songbirds
- 18Other 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 206 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- RazorbillAlca torda
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common LoonGavia immer
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds82 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Great titParus major
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- 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 from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°110 mm
- Feb12°/5°84 mm
- Mar14°/6°88 mm
- Apr15°/8°77 mm
- May18°/10°63 mm
- Jun21°/12°50 mm
- Jul23°/14°30 mm
- Aug24°/15°38 mm
- Sep22°/13°40 mm
- Oct19°/11°104 mm
- Nov14°/8°129 mm
- Dec12°/6°111 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Beach of 'El Figu.
Platja de la costa occidental asturiana en el concejo de Tapia de Casariego, Espanya
Beach of 'El Figu is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
206 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 25,941 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Carrion Crow.
57 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, European Turtle Dove and Balearic shearwater.
The most species are recorded from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Área de Autocaravanas de Tapia de Casariegocampsite · 3.1 km · 6 within 10 km
- Casa Aguedaplace to stay · 1.4 km · 34 within 10 km
- Tapia de Casariegonearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 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
- 6marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias), Senda Costera Tapia de Casariego - Figueras, Etapa 28 Senda Costera Tapia de Casariego - Vegadeo and 3 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo
- 15viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de los Cañones, Mirador de La Guardia, Mirador de Porcía and 12 more
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Autocaravanas de Tapia de Casariego, Camping Playa de Tapia, A Grandella and 3 more
- 34places to stay within 10 kmCasa Agueda, La casa del abuelo, Tésera and 31 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 Beach of 'El Figu.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmO Mondigo · 20 kmSierra de la Bobia · 24 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Represas · 2.1 kmPlaya de Tapia · 3.4 kmPlaya Permenande · 6.5 kmPlaya Penarronda · 7.3 kmEnsenada de Pormenande · 7.3 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.
Beach of 'El Figu
Spain
- 85Birdyas Score
- 206Species
- 103Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q17625300) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 25,941 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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