Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Estaca de Bares
223 bird species recorded; the most from August to September.
Xunta de Galicia · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
63 species in January.56 species in February.46 species in March.80 species in April.64 species in May.68 species in June.103 species in July.176 species in August.182 species in September.153 species in October.119 species in November.76 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
223 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).
- 223Speciesrecorded more than once
- 123Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 58,890Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 23Waders
- 54Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 83Songbirds
- 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 223 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds54 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
- RazorbillAlca torda
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroli
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Fea's PetrelPterodroma feaeNT
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Common GullLarus canus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- FreiraPterodroma madeira
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-capped PetrelPterodroma hasitata
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Bulwer’s petrelBulweria bulwerii
- Little AukAlle alle
- Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisVU
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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.
- Jan13°/11°149 mm
- Feb12°/11°106 mm
- Mar13°/11°118 mm
- Apr14°/12°91 mm
- May15°/14°63 mm
- Jun17°/16°46 mm
- Jul19°/18°30 mm
- Aug20°/19°37 mm
- Sep19°/18°41 mm
- Oct18°/16°134 mm
- Nov15°/14°154 mm
- Dec14°/12°143 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Estaca de Bares.
Cape and special area of conservation in Galicia, Spain
Estaca de Bares is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
223 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 58,890 open records.
The most recorded are the Northern gannet, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Manx Shearwater.
72 species come for the summer, 44 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, Black-legged kittiwake and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Hotel Rural Semáforo de Baresplace to stay · 2.1 km · 9 within 10 km
- Cariñonearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- A Coruña Airport (LCG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 78 km in a straight lineCar hire at LCG airport (Culleredo)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
- 8viewpoints within 5 kmMiradoiro das Laxes and 7 more
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 9places to stay within 10 kmHotel Rural Semáforo de Bares, Porto do Barqueiro, Galatea and 6 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Estaca de Bares.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmSerra da Capelada613 m · 22 kmSerra da Faladoira · 25 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmPraia de Bares · 2.5 kmPraia Sarridal · 9.5 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.
Estaca de Bares
Spain
- 86Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 123Migrants
- 13Threatened
Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño
Spain · 43 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 249Species
- 127Migrants
- 11Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1368996) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 58,890 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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