Spain Ramsar wetland
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
294 bird species recorded; the most from September to October and from December to January.
Lourdes Cardenal · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
201 species in January.191 species in February.189 species in March.197 species in April.179 species in May.137 species in June.157 species in July.186 species in August.208 species in September.201 species in October.190 species in November.199 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
294 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).
- 294Speciesrecorded more than once
- 164Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 16ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 373,080Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 21Raptors
- 8Owls
- 39Waders
- 47Gulls & seabirds
- 42Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 92Songbirds
- 22Other 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 294 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Gulls & seabirds47 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Little AukAlle alle
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Ducks & geese42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds92 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great titParus major
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 October and from December to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/8°125 mm
- Feb11°/7°100 mm
- Mar13°/8°95 mm
- Apr15°/10°78 mm
- May17°/12°62 mm
- Jun20°/15°54 mm
- Jul22°/17°34 mm
- Aug23°/18°34 mm
- Sep22°/17°51 mm
- Oct19°/14°100 mm
- Nov15°/11°141 mm
- Dec12°/8°121 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park.
Park in Spain
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Spain.
294 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 373,080 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-headed Gull, the Little Egret and the Yellow-legged Gull.
69 species come for the summer, 91 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
16 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from September to October and from December to January.
Get there and watch
- Camping Playa del Regatóncampsite · 3.4 km · 20 within 10 km
- Albergue Municipal de Santoñaplace to stay · 1.8 km · 129 within 10 km
- Santoñanearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at SDR airport (Santander)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
- 6bird hides within 6 kmObservatorio de aves de La Arenilla, Observatorio de aves de Bengoa, Observatorio de aves de la Marisma Victoria and 3 more
- 4observation towers within 6 kmMirador del Monte Cincho and 3 more
- 6marked trails within 4 kmCamino del Norte (Cantabria), Ruta de Carlos V, Senda del Litoral and 3 more
- 6visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo Municipal, Oficina de Información de Turismo, Oficina de información turística and 3 more
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Gromo, Mirador Sorbal, Observatorio de aves de la Marisma Victoria and 14 more
- 49car parks within 3 km
- 36restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 20campsites within 10 kmCamping Playa del Regatón, Camping Laredo, El Paraíso de Berria and 17 more
- 129places to stay within 10 kmAlbergue Municipal de Santoña, Posada El Trasmerano, Albergue and 126 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas26 mountains within 25 kmMontehano187 m · 1.1 kmEl Cincho241 m · 8.0 kmLa Garma cave complex · 15 kmPeña Ranero721 m · 20 kmPeña Rocías1,338 m · 21 kmMortera723 m · 22 kmLa Mota Grande646 m · 22 kmPeña Cabarga · 25 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Berria · 3.7 kmPlaya de Noja · 4.2 kmPlaya de Laredo · 4.2 kmPlaya de Cuarezo · 7.6 km↗Playa de San Julián · 9.8 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmLa Garma cave complex · 15 kmCave del Valle · 16 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.
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
Spain
- 89Birdyas Score
- 294Species
- 164Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q682947) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 373,080 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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