Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Playa de La Concha
144 bird species recorded; the most from July to September.
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This month here
50 species in January.65 species in February.63 species in March.83 species in April.84 species in May.73 species in June.95 species in July.92 species in August.95 species in September.82 species in October.77 species in November.76 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
NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
144 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).
- 144Speciesrecorded more than once
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,456Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 4Owls
- 5Waders
- 27Gulls & seabirds
- 4Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 71Songbirds
- 16Other 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 144 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
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- 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 from July to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°104 mm
- Feb12°/5°82 mm
- Mar14°/6°82 mm
- Apr16°/8°75 mm
- May18°/10°64 mm
- Jun21°/13°53 mm
- Jul23°/14°32 mm
- Aug24°/15°42 mm
- Sep22°/14°47 mm
- Oct19°/11°93 mm
- Nov14°/8°126 mm
- Dec12°/6°108 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Playa de La Concha.
Playa de La Concha is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
144 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,456 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Lesser Black-backed Gull and the European Robin.
33 species come for the summer, 20 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded from July to September.
Get there and watch
- Los Pradonescampsite · 0.7 km · 9 within 10 km
- Apartamentos Bellavistaplace to stay · 0.3 km · 57 within 10 km
- Cudilleronearest town · 3.2 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Asturias), Sendero Azul
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de recepción e información turística
- 19viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de la Garita-Atalaya, Mirador del Pico, Mirador El Baluarte and 16 more
- 22car parks within 3 km
- 7restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmLos Pradones, Aparcamiento del Restaurante Casa Fernando II, Camping Yolimar and 6 more
- 57places to stay within 10 kmApartamentos Bellavista, Apartamentos El Pradón, Sol de la Blanca and 54 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 Playa de La Concha.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmMonte Gamonedo · 5.2 kmSierra de Fontebona · 12 kmPalancas · 14 kmLa Forada · 15 kmMonte Bocon · 21 kmMonte Tablada · 22 kmMonte Xagó · 22 kmSierra del Courio · 25 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de San Pedro · 3.4 kmPlaya de Aguilar · 5.6 kmPlaya de los Quebrantos · 9.6 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmCave of Candamo · 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.
Playa de La Concha
Spain
- 57Birdyas Score
- 144Species
- 54Migrants
- 2Threatened
Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas
Spain · 13 km
- 85Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 105Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6078789) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,456 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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