Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Lagunas de Las Canteras y el Tejón
222 bird species recorded; the most from March to April and in September.
El Pantera · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
137 species in January.148 species in February.166 species in March.174 species in April.158 species in May.139 species in June.130 species in July.131 species in August.166 species in September.152 species in October.132 species in November.135 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
222 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).
- 222Speciesrecorded more than once
- 123Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 40,897Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 61 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 23Raptors
- 6Owls
- 29Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 85Songbirds
- 28Other 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 222 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds85 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great titParus major
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
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 in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/10°65 mm
- Feb16°/10°65 mm
- Mar17°/12°72 mm
- Apr19°/13°56 mm
- May22°/16°29 mm
- Jun26°/19°4 mm
- Jul28°/21°1 mm
- Aug29°/21°2 mm
- Sep26°/20°24 mm
- Oct23°/17°78 mm
- Nov19°/13°96 mm
- Dec16°/11°84 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lagunas de Las Canteras y el Tejón.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Lagunas de Las Canteras y el Tejón is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
222 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 40,897 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Sardinian Warbler.
59 species come for the summer, 57 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from March to April and in September.
Get there and watch
- El Cortijo Matacalienteplace to stay · 5.9 km · 12 within 10 km
- Puerto Realnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Jerez Airport (XRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at XRY airport (Jerez de la Frontera)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmObservatorio de Aves
- 12places to stay within 10 kmEl Cortijo Matacaliente, Los Duendes, Gran Hotel Ciudad del Sur and 9 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 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 Lagunas de Las Canteras y el Tejón.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas13 mountains within 25 kmCerro Burcio · 6.7 kmSierra de San Cristóbal · 12 kmCerro de las Yeseras · 13 kmLoma los Isletes80 m · 18 kmCerro de San Cristóbal · 21 kmLomas del Lentiscar · 23 kmMesa de Asta · 24 kmMuelles de Fuera · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna de Medina0.8 km² · 3.8 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmReal Instituto y Observatorio de la ArmadaBortle 7 · 18 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 Las Canteras y el Tejón
Spain
- 78Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 123Migrants
- 6Threatened
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- 81Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 127Migrants
- 7Threatened
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- 80Birdyas Score
- 210Species
- 110Migrants
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- 86Birdyas Score
- 229Species
- 119Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5969352) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 40,897 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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