Spain Ramsar wetland
Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas
152 bird species recorded; the most from March to April.
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
73 species in January.87 species in February.105 species in March.105 species in April.95 species in May.67 species in June.56 species in July.32 species in August.72 species in September.87 species in October.83 species in November.56 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
152 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).
- 152Speciesrecorded more than once
- 73Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,429Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 70 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 3Owls
- 13Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 65Songbirds
- 20Other 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 152 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Great titParus major
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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 March to April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/4°56 mm
- Feb16°/4°56 mm
- Mar18°/7°69 mm
- Apr21°/9°55 mm
- May26°/12°29 mm
- Jun32°/16°4 mm
- Jul36°/19°1 mm
- Aug36°/19°3 mm
- Sep30°/16°26 mm
- Oct25°/13°72 mm
- Nov18°/8°79 mm
- Dec15°/5°71 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas.
Protected area in Spain
Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
152 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,429 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Red-legged Partridge and the Coot.
36 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Spanish Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded from March to April.
Get there and watch
- Hotel Cortijo Los Naranjosplace to stay · 4.5 km · 4 within 10 km
- Esperanearest town · 8.9 km in a straight line
- Jerez Airport (XRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at XRY airport (Jerez de la Frontera)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
- 4places to stay within 10 kmHotel Cortijo Los Naranjos, El Cruce, Venta El Pan and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmSierra de Gibalbín · 10 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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- 68Birdyas Score
- 152Species
- 73Migrants
- 4Threatened
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q108063915) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,429 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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