Spain Ramsar wetland
Lagunas de Ruidera
157 bird species recorded; the most in April and in September.
Maria Lluïsa · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
64 species in January.81 species in February.87 species in March.113 species in April.98 species in May.100 species in June.92 species in July.78 species in August.108 species in September.87 species in October.74 species in November.81 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
157 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).
- 157Speciesrecorded more than once
- 86Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,173Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 862 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 8Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 81Songbirds
- 24Other 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 157 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 April and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan10°/0°29 mm
- Feb12°/0°30 mm
- Mar15°/3°49 mm
- Apr19°/6°46 mm
- May24°/10°35 mm
- Jun31°/15°20 mm
- Jul35°/18°6 mm
- Aug34°/18°12 mm
- Sep28°/14°31 mm
- Oct22°/9°48 mm
- Nov14°/4°43 mm
- Dec11°/0°34 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lagunas de Ruidera.
Lake in Spain
Lagunas de Ruidera is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 862 m above the sea.
157 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,173 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Wood Pigeon, the Mallard and the Eurasian Blackbird.
42 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Spanish Imperial Eagle and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in April and in September.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Ruideracampsite · 2.1 km · 4 within 10 km
- Hotel Entrelagosplace to stay · 1.5 km · 25 within 10 km
- Ruideranearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 180 km in a straight lineCar hire at MAD airport (Madrid)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
- 4marked trails within 4 kmCañada Conquense o De Los Serranos, Sendero El Bao, Etapa 2: Ruidera - Argamasilla de Alba and 1 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Visitantes Ruidera
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Laguna del Rey, El Hundimiento, Mirador Laguna de la Colgada and 7 more
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 9restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmRuidera, Camping Los Batanes, Camping Montesinos and 1 more
- 25places to stay within 10 kmHotel Entrelagos, Doña Ruidera, Los Panchos Turismo Rural and 22 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Lagunas de Ruidera.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmCerros de la Carrasca · 13 kmSierra de Alhambra · 21 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmLaguna del Rey0.3 km² · 1.3 kmLaguna de la Colgada0.9 km² · 2.2 kmLaguna San Pedro0.3 km² · 5.9 kmLaguna Concejo0.3 km² · 8.8 kmPeñarroya Dam3.9 km² · 12 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmCueva de Montesinos · 8.2 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 Ruidera
Spain
- 69Birdyas Score
- 157Species
- 86Migrants
- 4Threatened
Tablas de Daimiel National Park
Spain · 72 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 226Species
- 132Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2271809) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,173 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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