Spain Ramsar wetland
Marismas del Odiel
265 bird species recorded; the most from March to April, in September and in December.
FJavier GómezL · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
175 species in January.165 species in February.186 species in March.196 species in April.177 species in May.149 species in June.153 species in July.166 species in August.183 species in September.177 species in October.171 species in November.181 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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In numbers
265 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).
- 265Speciesrecorded more than once
- 130Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 145,224Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 6Owls
- 35Waders
- 35Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 97Songbirds
- 31Other 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 265 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
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common GullLarus canus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds97 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis
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, in September and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/11°47 mm
- Feb15°/11°52 mm
- Mar17°/12°63 mm
- Apr19°/14°56 mm
- May22°/16°29 mm
- Jun25°/19°6 mm
- Jul27°/22°1 mm
- Aug27°/22°3 mm
- Sep25°/20°21 mm
- Oct22°/18°72 mm
- Nov18°/14°84 mm
- Dec16°/12°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Marismas del Odiel.
Marsh in Andalusia & UNESCO Biosphere Reserve , Spain
Marismas del Odiel is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
265 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 145,224 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Eurasian Curlew and the Lesser Black-backed Gull.
48 species come for the summer, 74 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from March to April, in September and in December.
Get there and watch
- Huelva - Avenida Francisco Montenegrocampsite · 3.6 km · 4 within 10 km
- Josefa Houseplace to stay · 4.2 km · 28 within 10 km
- Aljaraquenearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 90 km in a straight lineCar hire at FAO airport (Faro)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
- 13bird hides within 6 kmEl Halcón, Observatorio Marismas del Astur, Observatorio de aves and 10 more
- 1marked trails within 4 kmCamino de Santiago del Sur
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo de la JJAA, Oficina de Información y Turismo
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmPunta del Sebo, Mirador Conquero and 4 more
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmHuelva - Avenida Francisco Montenegro, Camping Playa la Bota, Casa del Gato - Territorio Activo and 1 more
- 28places to stay within 10 kmJosefa House, Costa de la Luz, Apartamentos Leo Deluxe and 25 more
- 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 Marismas del Odiel.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmCabezo de Loco · 11 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de la Bota · 4.6 kmPlaya de Punta Umbría · 4.7 kmPlaya del Portil · 6.7 kmPlaya El Portil · 7.3 kmPlaya San Miguel · 9.5 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmSalinas de Bacuta0.4 km² · 2.4 kmLaguna de las Madres0.3 km² · 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.
Marismas del Odiel
Spain
- 90Birdyas Score
- 265Species
- 130Migrants
- 11Threatened
Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres
Spain · 14 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 112Migrants
- 9Threatened
Sapais de Castro Marim (Special Protection Area)
Portugal · 40 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 273Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q14217415) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 145,224 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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