Spain Ramsar wetland
La Albufera Natural Park
326 bird species recorded; the most from March to April and from September to October.
Tobias Maschler (Plochingen, Germany) · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
197 species in January.204 species in February.225 species in March.236 species in April.215 species in May.171 species in June.182 species in July.191 species in August.227 species in September.228 species in October.208 species in November.204 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
326 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).
- 326Speciesrecorded more than once
- 202Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 19ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 325,617Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 26Raptors
- 5Owls
- 47Waders
- 43Gulls & seabirds
- 36Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 109Songbirds
- 35Other 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 326 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders47 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Gulls & seabirds43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Ducks & geese36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Falcated DuckMareca falcata
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Striated HeronButorides striata
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds109 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great titParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Black-faced buntingEmberiza spodocephala
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Other birds35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Nanday ParakeetNandayus nenday
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenys
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacus
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 and from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/3°30 mm
- Feb14°/4°25 mm
- Mar17°/6°40 mm
- Apr20°/9°42 mm
- May24°/12°38 mm
- Jun30°/17°21 mm
- Jul33°/20°9 mm
- Aug32°/20°18 mm
- Sep28°/16°49 mm
- Oct23°/12°44 mm
- Nov17°/7°46 mm
- Dec14°/4°33 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
La Albufera Natural Park.
Protected area in Sueca, Spain
La Albufera Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
326 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 325,617 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Little Egret.
90 species come for the summer, 100 for the winter and 12 only pass through.
19 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from March to April and from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Devesa Gardenscampsite · 3.6 km · 5 within 10 km
- Parador de El Salerplace to stay · 3.9 km · 11 within 10 km
- Sollananearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Valencia Airport (VLC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at VLC airport (Valencia)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
- 5bird hides within 6 kmTorre mirador del Tancat de Milia, Torre mirador and 3 more
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1marked trails within 4 kmEl Camí IT5TR6 El Camí del Sud: de Dénia a Castelló de la Plana
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmCentre d'Interpretació Racó de l'Olla - Parc Natural de l'Albufera
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmMirador La Albufera
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 29restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmDevesa Gardens, San Pascual, Les Palmeres and 2 more
- 11places to stay within 10 kmParador de El Saler, Ramada, Pensión Nadal and 8 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around La Albufera Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmMuntanyeta dels Sants27 m · 6.1 kmSierra Talaguera · 16 kmBesori · 17 kmPenya Roja · 17 kmVedat de Torrent · 20 kmSerra de les Agulles564 m · 21 kmLes Creus · 24 kmMatamon506 m · 25 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmAbric de Lambert · 15 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.
La Albufera Natural Park
Spain
- 90Birdyas Score
- 326Species
- 202Migrants
- 19Threatened
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara
Spain · 52 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 243Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Salinas de Santa Pola Natural Park
Spain · 126 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 250Species
- 148Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2367959) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 325,617 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, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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