Spain Ramsar wetland
Lagunas de Archidona
135 bird species recorded; the most in May, in September and from November to December.
Por los caminos de Málaga · CC BY 2.0
This month here
72 species in January.72 species in February.65 species in March.70 species in April.81 species in May.69 species in June.57 species in July.54 species in August.76 species in September.71 species in October.78 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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VUNT
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
135 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).
- 135Speciesrecorded more than once
- 64Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,639Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 800 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 4Owls
- 4Waders
- 10Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 74Songbirds
- 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 135 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds74 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great titParus major
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- 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 in May, in September and from November to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/4°48 mm
- Feb14°/4°50 mm
- Mar17°/6°66 mm
- Apr19°/8°48 mm
- May24°/12°26 mm
- Jun30°/16°3 mm
- Jul33°/19°1 mm
- Aug33°/20°3 mm
- Sep28°/16°28 mm
- Oct22°/12°59 mm
- Nov16°/7°72 mm
- Dec14°/5°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lagunas de Archidona.
Protected natural area in Spain
Lagunas de Archidona is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 800 m above the sea.
135 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,639 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Iberian Magpie.
30 species come for the summer, 30 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in May, in September and from November to December.
Get there and watch
- Archidona Area Autocaravanascampsite · 7.1 km · 1 within 10 km
- Cortijo Montepalomaplace to stay · 2.3 km · 12 within 10 km
- Archidonanearest town · 7.1 km in a straight line
- F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRX airport (Granada)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 2marked trails within 4 kmAndalucía - North Route (Provincia de Málaga), Archidona - Villanueva de Tapia
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmArchidona Area Autocaravanas
- 12places to stay within 10 kmCortijo Montepaloma, Mejias, Hacienda Mendoza and 9 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Lagunas de Archidona.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas16 mountains within 25 kmCerro del Tajo Tello1,332 m · 9.6 kmPico del Chamizo1,641 m · 13 kmSierra del Jobo · 13 kmTajo de Gómer1,129 m · 16 kmPeña de los Enamorados878 m · 16 kmSierra de Alhama1,500 m · 17 kmSierra del Camorro906 m · 19 kmPeña Negra · 19 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.
Lagunas de Archidona
Spain
- 63Birdyas Score
- 135Species
- 64Migrants
- 4Threatened
Reserva natural Lagunas de Campillos
Spain · 46 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 218Species
- 112Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6106306) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,639 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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