Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
146 bird species recorded; the most in July.
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This month here
13 species in January.37 species in February.79 species in March.83 species in April.86 species in May.80 species in June.96 species in July.54 species in August.72 species in September.64 species in October.67 species in November.59 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
146 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).
- 146Speciesrecorded more than once
- 66Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,384Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 186 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 5Owls
- 9Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 71Songbirds
- 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 146 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- CootFulica atra
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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 July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/6°63 mm
- Feb16°/6°63 mm
- Mar18°/8°75 mm
- Apr20°/10°56 mm
- May24°/13°27 mm
- Jun29°/16°4 mm
- Jul33°/18°1 mm
- Aug33°/19°2 mm
- Sep28°/17°25 mm
- Oct24°/14°71 mm
- Nov18°/9°90 mm
- Dec16°/7°82 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Los Alcornocales Natural Park.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Los Alcornocales Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
146 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,384 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the White-rumped Swift and the Barn swallow.
36 species come for the summer, 25 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Spanish Imperial Eagle and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Castellar de la Fronteranearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Gibraltar Airport (GIB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 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
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay 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 Los Alcornocales Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmLoma de la Perejila · 5.8 kmCerro Víbora · 13 kmPico del Montero770 m · 15 kmAljibe · 18 kmSierra Morenilla · 18 kmEl Picacho888 m · 20 kmCerro Marcelo · 22 kmCerro Vergara · 24 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmBarbate Reservoir13 km² · 11 kmEmbalse de Charco Redondo0.9 km² · 13 kmGuadarranque Reservoir2.8 km² · 13 kmCelemín Reservoir2.5 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmLaja Alta · 13 kmAbrigo de Bacinete I · 17 kmCueva de Palomas I · 17 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmCascada del Espino · 14 kmCascada La Crica · 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.
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Spain
- 61Birdyas Score
- 146Species
- 66Migrants
- 3Threatened
Paraje Natural de las marismas del Río Palmones
Spain · 24 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 254Species
- 139Migrants
- 10Threatened
La Breña and Marismas del Barbate Natural Park
Spain · 38 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 229Species
- 119Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q390474) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,384 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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