Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
149 bird species recorded; the most from March to May.
El Pantera · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
81 species in January.79 species in February.112 species in March.110 species in April.116 species in May.98 species in June.97 species in July.93 species in August.105 species in September.102 species in October.83 species in November.81 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
149 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).
- 149Speciesrecorded more than once
- 71Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 26,402Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,196 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 20Raptors
- 4Owls
- 4Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 90Songbirds
- 21Other 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 149 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds90 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
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 March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/6°63 mm
- Feb16°/6°63 mm
- Mar18°/8°75 mm
- Apr20°/10°56 mm
- May24°/13°27 mm
- Jun29°/16°4 mm
- Jul33°/18°1 mm
- Aug33°/19°2 mm
- Sep28°/17°25 mm
- Oct24°/14°71 mm
- Nov18°/9°90 mm
- Dec16°/7°82 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 1,196 m above the sea.
149 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 26,402 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Eurasian Blackbird.
43 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Iberian Grey Shrike, European Turtle Dove and Spanish Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded from March to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Tajo Rodillocampsite · 3.2 km · 6 within 10 km
- Casa de las Piedrasplace to stay · 3.2 km · 30 within 10 km
- Grazalemanearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Jerez Airport (XRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at XRY airport (Jerez de la Frontera)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmHide
- 7marked trails within 4 kmAndalucía (Province of Cádiz), El Pinsapar, PUERTO DE LAS PRESILLAS and 4 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de información de Grazalema, Centro de Información Turistica
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmCueva de las dos puertas, Mirador "El Santo", Arco and 15 more
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmTajo Rodillo, Camping Los Linares, Área para Autocaravanas de Ubrique and 3 more
- 30places to stay within 10 kmCasa de las Piedras, Hotel Peñón Grande, El Artista Apartment and 27 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas34 mountains within 25 kmReloj Peak1,539 m · 0.8 kmSimancon Peak1,566 m · 1.2 kmNavazo Alto1,395 m · 4.5 kmVentana peak1,298 m · 8.9 kmPico Silla920 m · 12 kmMalaver1,122 m · 14 kmJarastepar1,427 m · 17 kmCancha de Almola1,409 m · 21 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmEmbalse de Zahara-el Gastor5.3 km² · 12 kmLos Hurones Reservoir4.2 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmCueva de la Pileta · 9.9 kmCueva del Gato · 12 kmCueva del Hundidero · 12 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmCascada del Mitano · 3.5 kmChorrero150 m · 7.4 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.
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
Spain
- 62Birdyas Score
- 149Species
- 71Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 87Birdyas Score
- 254Species
- 139Migrants
- 10Threatened
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- 81Birdyas Score
- 217Species
- 122Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1755037) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 26,402 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, Canyonyas, Cavernyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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