Spain Ramsar wetland
Laguna de Gallocanta
247 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in August.
Jose Manuel Mota · CC BY 2.0
This month here
128 species in January.148 species in February.162 species in March.188 species in April.191 species in May.158 species in June.150 species in July.189 species in August.171 species in September.155 species in October.145 species in November.142 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
247 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).
- 247Speciesrecorded more than once
- 146Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 92,556Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 990 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 25Raptors
- 7Owls
- 35Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 97Songbirds
- 30Other 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 247 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds97 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great titParus major
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Dupont's LarkChersophilus dupontiVU
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
Other birds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/-1°23 mm
- Feb9°/-2°20 mm
- Mar13°/1°34 mm
- Apr16°/4°45 mm
- May21°/7°43 mm
- Jun27°/12°35 mm
- Jul31°/14°18 mm
- Aug30°/14°20 mm
- Sep24°/10°28 mm
- Oct19°/7°39 mm
- Nov11°/2°37 mm
- Dec8°/-1°19 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna de Gallocanta.
Lake in Spain
Laguna de Gallocanta is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 990 m above the sea.
247 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 92,556 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the Common Shelduck and the Corn Bunting.
97 species come for the summer, 48 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Iberian Grey Shrike and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in August.
Get there and watch
- Allucantplace to stay · 3.3 km · 3 within 10 km
- Gallocantanearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 87 km in a straight lineCar hire in ZaragozaDiscover 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
- 11bird hides within 6 kmHide G, Observatorio de La Reguera, Observatorio Los Ojos and 8 more
- 1marked trails within 4 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 3places to stay within 10 kmAllucant, El Silo, Las Grullas
- observation towers within 6 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 Laguna de Gallocanta.
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 Caldereros · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de Gallocanta1.6 km² · 0.6 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.
Laguna de Gallocanta
Spain
- 87Birdyas Score
- 247Species
- 146Migrants
- 10Threatened
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- 10Threatened
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 340Species
- 205Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1862591) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 92,556 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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