Spain Ramsar wetland
Salburua
234 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and from August to September.
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This month here
117 species in January.124 species in February.143 species in March.167 species in April.161 species in May.140 species in June.134 species in July.160 species in August.167 species in September.160 species in October.123 species in November.127 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
234 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).
- 234Speciesrecorded more than once
- 126Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 80,530Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 514 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 6Owls
- 30Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 96Songbirds
- 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 234 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds96 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 April to May and from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/2°106 mm
- Feb9°/2°88 mm
- Mar12°/4°84 mm
- Apr15°/6°77 mm
- May18°/9°72 mm
- Jun22°/12°61 mm
- Jul24°/14°42 mm
- Aug24°/14°42 mm
- Sep22°/12°56 mm
- Oct18°/9°82 mm
- Nov12°/5°125 mm
- Dec9°/2°97 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Salburua.
Protected area
Salburua is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain, 514 m above the sea.
234 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 80,530 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the White Stork and the Eurasian Magpie.
72 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from April to May and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Área de Lakuacampsite · 3.8 km · 4 within 10 km
- Hotel Barrachiplace to stay · 1.8 km · 50 within 10 km
- Gasteiz / Vitorianearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- Vitoria Airport (VIT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 7 km in a straight lineCar hire at BIO airport (Bilbao)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
- 4bird hides within 6 kmLas Zumas, Los Fresnos and 2 more
- 4marked trails within 4 kmCamino de Santiago Vasco del Interior, Colada de Peña Betoño, Vuelta al Anillo Verde/Eraztun Berdearen bira and 1 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmSanta Maria Katedrala, Tourist Information, Gazte Informazioa Joven and 2 more
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmOlarizuko behatokia and 5 more
- 82car parks within 3 km
- 271restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Lakua, Camping Ibaia, Parque de Garaio Parking and 1 more
- 50places to stay within 10 kmHotel Barrachi, Agroturismo Arkaia, Hotel La Bilbaína and 47 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 Salburua.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas61 mountains within 25 kmKapildui1,177 m · 13 kmKurtzebarri1,133 m · 20 kmOriol1,128 m · 22 kmGorbea1,481 m · 23 kmNaparbasoko punta1,224 m · 24 kmAizkorri-Aratz massif1,551 m · 24 kmAbitigarra1,165 m · 25 kmMirutegi1,166 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmReservoir of Ullíbarri-Gamboa14 km² · 9.5 kmUrrunaga Reservoir6.3 km² · 12 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmCave of Zubialde · 5.0 kmLos Goros · 16 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyAlegría
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.
Salburua
Spain
- 81Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 126Migrants
- 7Threatened
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
Spain · 94 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 294Species
- 164Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q559985) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 80,530 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, Lakeyas, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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