Spain Special Protection Area for birds
Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park
101 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
16 species in January.61 species in February.62 species in March.72 species in April.75 species in May.61 species in June.36 species in July.40 species in August.46 species in September.51 species in October.50 species in November.47 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
101 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).
- 101Speciesrecorded more than once
- 40Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,080Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 410 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 2Owls
- 1Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 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 101 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
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- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalbertiVU
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders1 species
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- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds62 species
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- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
Other birds16 species
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- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/2°47 mm
- Feb14°/3°48 mm
- Mar17°/5°61 mm
- Apr21°/8°52 mm
- May26°/11°32 mm
- Jun32°/16°5 mm
- Jul36°/19°1 mm
- Aug36°/20°6 mm
- Sep30°/16°27 mm
- Oct24°/12°71 mm
- Nov17°/6°66 mm
- Dec13°/3°60 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park.
Protected area in Andalusia, Spain
Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Spain, 410 m above the sea.
101 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,080 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the European Robin.
23 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Spanish Imperial Eagle and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Camping La Fundicioncampsite · 2.0 km · 5 within 10 km
- Casa rural Molino del Corchoplace to stay · 0.6 km · 20 within 10 km
- Cazalla de la Sierranearest town · 4.0 km in a straight line
- Seville Airport (SVQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 59 km in a straight lineCar hire at SVQ airport (Seville)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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmCamino de Marmolejo al Santuario de la Virgen de la Cabeza, Sendero Molino del Corcho, Camino de la Frontera
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCazalla de la Sierra
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmCamping La Fundicion, Glamping San Benito, Camping Batán de las Monjas and 2 more
- 20places to stay within 10 kmCasa rural Molino del Corcho, Casa Rural Cortijo Viejo, Casa Rural Los Bogantes and 17 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- 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 Norte de Sevilla Natural Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmCerro del Hierro · 8.0 kmSierra de El Pedroso · 9.9 kmLoma del Pingano · 16 kmCerro del Hornillo · 21 kmMajada del Vaquero · 22 kmSierra de Recuero · 23 kmSierra del Viento · 24 kmTres Mojones · 25 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmCascadas del Huesna · 7.7 kmCascadas del Río Huéznar · 7.7 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 Norte de Sevilla Natural Park
Spain
- 53Birdyas Score
- 101Species
- 40Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6063132) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,080 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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