Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Monellos Beach
158 bird species recorded; the most from August to September.
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This month here
74 species in January.66 species in February.74 species in March.83 species in April.79 species in May.81 species in June.98 species in July.113 species in August.108 species in September.83 species in October.88 species in November.69 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
158 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).
- 158Speciesrecorded more than once
- 70Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 11,006Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 19Waders
- 28Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 69Songbirds
- 17Other 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 158 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Songbirds69 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great titParus major
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- 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 from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°110 mm
- Feb12°/5°84 mm
- Mar14°/6°88 mm
- Apr15°/8°77 mm
- May18°/10°63 mm
- Jun21°/12°50 mm
- Jul23°/14°30 mm
- Aug24°/15°38 mm
- Sep22°/13°40 mm
- Oct19°/11°104 mm
- Nov14°/8°129 mm
- Dec12°/6°111 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Monellos Beach.
Beach located in El Franco, Asturias, Spain
Monellos Beach is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
158 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 11,006 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the European Robin.
42 species come for the summer, 27 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, Grey Plover and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded from August to September.
Get there and watch
- A Grandellacampsite · 1.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Habitaciones Regoplace to stay · 0.9 km · 27 within 10 km
- El Franconearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 66 km in a straight lineCar hire at OVD airport (Ranón)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
- 5marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias), Etapa 27 Viavélez - Tapia de Casariego, Etapa 26 Ortiguera - Viavélez and 2 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 15viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de la Atalaya, Mirador de Porcía, Mirador de Cabo Blanco and 12 more
- 10car parks within 3 km
- 7restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmA Grandella, Área de Autocaravanas de Tapia de Casariego, Camping Playa de Tapia and 2 more
- 27places to stay within 10 kmHabitaciones Rego, La Postoca, La Xulaga and 24 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 Monellos Beach.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmO Mondigo · 24 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Permenande · 2.1 kmEnsenada de Pormenande · 2.9 kmPlaya de Represas · 6.6 kmPlaya de Tapia · 7.9 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmArbón dam1.0 km² · 15 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.
Monellos Beach
Spain
- 65Birdyas Score
- 158Species
- 70Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q17625318) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 11,006 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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