Spain Ramsar wetland
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara
243 bird species recorded; the most from March to April.
Joanbanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
144 species in January.139 species in February.164 species in March.175 species in April.151 species in May.114 species in June.122 species in July.142 species in August.148 species in September.159 species in October.148 species in November.151 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.
NT
NTNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
243 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).
- 243Speciesrecorded more than once
- 136Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 71,082Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 6Owls
- 34Waders
- 21Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 90Songbirds
- 29Other 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 243 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls6 species
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- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders34 species
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- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds21 species
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- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Ducks & geese21 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
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- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds90 species
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- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great titParus major
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/7°38 mm
- Feb13°/7°31 mm
- Mar16°/8°48 mm
- Apr18°/11°50 mm
- May22°/14°48 mm
- Jun26°/18°22 mm
- Jul29°/21°14 mm
- Aug29°/22°28 mm
- Sep26°/19°62 mm
- Oct22°/15°54 mm
- Nov17°/11°62 mm
- Dec14°/8°38 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara.
Wetland in Spain
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
243 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 71,082 open records.
The most recorded are the Little Egret, the Common Moorhen and the Grey Heron.
62 species come for the summer, 59 for the winter and 15 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from March to April.
Get there and watch
- Camping Mediterráneocampsite · 2.3 km · 14 within 10 km
- Hostal Casa Pacoplace to stay · 3.3 km · 12 within 10 km
- Almenaranearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Valencia Airport (VLC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at VLC airport (Valencia)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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmObservatori La Taiola, Observatori de Fauna Casa Blanca
- 1marked trails within 4 kmEl Camí IT5TR8 El Camí del Sud: de Dénia a Castelló de la Plana
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmCentre d'Interpretació de la Línia XYZ d'Almenara, Tourist Info Almenara Platja, Tourist Info Xilxes and 2 more
- 5viewpoints within 5 km
- 19car parks within 3 km
- 16restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmCamping Mediterráneo, La Llosa, Almenara and 11 more
- 12places to stay within 10 kmHostal Casa Paco, Torrecorinto, Hotel Barú and 9 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 Marjal i estanys d'Almenara.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmEl Salto del Caballo · 5.4 kmMontaña de Romeu · 8.8 kmMontaña de Ponera · 12 kmMola de Segart565 m · 18 kmCerro de la Plata · 21 kmRebalsadors798 m · 23 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmAlmenara Playa · 1.6 kmPlaya Xilxes · 3.5 kmPlatja de Moncofa · 4.6 kmPlatja d'Almarda · 5.6 kmPlaya De Canet · 8.2 kmPlaya Perros · 8.8 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmPla D'Arguines ObservatoryBortle 4 · 17 km
Cavernyas4 caves within 20 kmCoves de Sant Josep · 9.9 kmCovatxa del barranc del Diable · 16 kmPenya del Sant Esperit · 16 kmCovatxa de l'Aigua Amarga · 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.
Marjal i estanys d'Almenara
Spain
- 87Birdyas Score
- 243Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park
Spain · 136 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 340Species
- 205Migrants
- 19Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11691110) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 71,082 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, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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