Spain Ramsar wetland
Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño
249 bird species recorded; the most from April to May, in September and in November.
manolofeal · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
151 species in January.145 species in February.147 species in March.165 species in April.161 species in May.131 species in June.131 species in July.155 species in August.159 species in September.152 species in October.159 species in November.158 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
249 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).
- 249Speciesrecorded more than once
- 127Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 46,285Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 2Owls
- 37Waders
- 39Gulls & seabirds
- 34Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 21Other 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 249 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
Gulls & seabirds39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Ducks & geese34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Great titParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- American CootFulica americana
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
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 April to May, in September and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/7°135 mm
- Feb12°/6°96 mm
- Mar14°/7°104 mm
- Apr15°/8°84 mm
- May18°/10°65 mm
- Jun21°/12°50 mm
- Jul23°/14°32 mm
- Aug23°/15°37 mm
- Sep22°/13°38 mm
- Oct19°/11°128 mm
- Nov14°/9°146 mm
- Dec12°/7°132 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño.
Protected area in Spain
Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
249 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 46,285 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Spoonbill, the Mallard and the Gadwall.
65 species come for the summer, 55 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from April to May, in September and in November.
Get there and watch
- Camping A Lagoacampsite · 1.1 km · 9 within 10 km
- Camino Surfcamp Galiciaplace to stay · 1.3 km · 24 within 10 km
- Valdoviñonearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- A Coruña Airport (LCG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 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
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmMiradoiro do Paraño, Batería de Campelo alto and 5 more
- 22car parks within 3 km
- 14restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmCamping A Lagoa, Valdoviño, A Frouxeira Camping Park and 6 more
- 24places to stay within 10 kmCamino Surfcamp Galicia, Hotel A Torre do Lago, Pazo da Riva and 21 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 Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmMonte Prados · 3.2 kmMonte Campelo · 4.2 kmMonte Lagoa · 8.5 kmMonte Ancos · 9.8 kmMonte San Xurxo · 16 kmMontes de Pena da Lama · 16 kmMonte Ventoso · 18 kmSerra da Capelada613 m · 22 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmPraia da Frouxeira · 0.8 kmCala de Portonovo · 2.7 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmFervenza do Belelle · 14 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.
Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño
Spain
- 87Birdyas Score
- 249Species
- 127Migrants
- 11Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12391490) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 46,285 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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