Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Playa de Penarronda
266 bird species recorded; the most from September to December.
Marta Gonzalez · Public domain
This month here
157 species in January.150 species in February.134 species in March.140 species in April.141 species in May.104 species in June.138 species in July.159 species in August.178 species in September.178 species in October.164 species in November.167 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
266 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).
- 266Speciesrecorded more than once
- 139Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 70,426Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 18Raptors
- 6Owls
- 38Waders
- 39Gulls & seabirds
- 30Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 91Songbirds
- 25Other 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 266 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
Gulls & seabirds39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Ducks & geese30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds91 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Plain SwiftApus unicolor
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
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 September to December.
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
Playa de Penarronda.
Protected area in Spain
Playa de Penarronda is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain.
266 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 70,426 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Carrion Crow.
57 species come for the summer, 78 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, European Turtle Dove and Balearic shearwater.
The most species are recorded from September to December.
Get there and watch
- Camping Playa Penarrondacampsite · 0.2 km · 9 within 10 km
- Hostal Parajeplace to stay · 0.2 km · 57 within 10 km
- Castropolnearest town · 3.9 km in a straight line
- Asturias Airport (OVD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 77 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
- 6marked trails within 4 kmCamiño do Norte (Galicia), Ruta de las Playas y de la Linera, Camino del Norte (Asturias) and 3 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo, Oficina de Turismo de Ribadeo
- 12viewpoints within 5 kmMiradoiro das Carrallas, Mirador de los Cañones, Miradoiro do Cargadoiro do Ferro and 9 more
- 32car parks within 3 km
- 9restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmCamping Playa Penarronda, Camping Vegamar, La Viña and 6 more
- 57places to stay within 10 kmHostal Paraje, Apartamentos El Forno, Fogar do Mariñeiro 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 Penarronda.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmO Mondigo · 12 kmSierra de la Bobia · 23 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmPlaya Penarronda · 0.2 kmPlaya de Tapia · 4.0 kmPlaya de Represas · 5.4 kmCala de Rinlo · 7.1 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 Penarronda
Spain
- 87Birdyas Score
- 266Species
- 139Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6078938) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 70,426 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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