Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Cambaredo Beach
126 bird species recorded; the most from August to September.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
60 species in January.55 species in February.45 species in March.71 species in April.68 species in May.69 species in June.77 species in July.86 species in August.80 species in September.51 species in October.60 species in November.53 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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- 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
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,460Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 13Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 65Songbirds
- 15Other 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.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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
Cambaredo Beach.
Beach located in El Franco, Asturias, Spain
Cambaredo Beach is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,460 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the European Robin and the Eurasian Blackbird.
41 species come for the summer, 13 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, Grey Plover and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from August to September.
Get there and watch
- A Grandellacampsite · 3.6 km · 6 within 10 km
- Albergue La Xanaplace to stay · 0.9 km · 26 within 10 km
- El Franconearest town · 3.9 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias), Etapa 27 Viavélez - Tapia de Casariego, Etapa 26 Ortiguera - Viavélez
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de la Atalaya, Mirador de Porcía, Mirador de Cabo Blanco and 14 more
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmA Grandella, Área autocaravanas de Jarrio (Coaña), Área de autocaravanas de Ortigueira (Faro de San Agustín)) and 3 more
- 26places to stay within 10 kmAlbergue La Xana, Albergue de Peregrinos A Caridá, Mesón Sayane and 23 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 Cambaredo Beach.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Permenande · 1.1 kmEnsenada de Pormenande · 1.2 kmPlaya de Represas · 9.4 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmArbón dam1.0 km² · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Cambaredo Beach
Spain
- 58Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 54Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q17385211) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,460 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 | Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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