Italy Ramsar wetland
Stagno di Cabras
157 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Gianni Careddu · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
95 species in January.7 species in February.86 species in March.119 species in April.101 species in May.69 species in June.67 species in July.66 species in August.95 species in September.76 species in October.65 species in November.76 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
157 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).
- 157Speciesrecorded more than once
- 88Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,159Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 2Owls
- 29Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 56Songbirds
- 18Other 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 157 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Marmora's WarblerSylvia sarda
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/4°49 mm
- Feb13°/4°43 mm
- Mar16°/6°41 mm
- Apr20°/8°44 mm
- May24°/12°33 mm
- Jun29°/16°11 mm
- Jul32°/19°4 mm
- Aug32°/19°12 mm
- Sep27°/16°37 mm
- Oct23°/13°52 mm
- Nov17°/9°80 mm
- Dec13°/5°59 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Stagno di Cabras.
Stagno di Cabras is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
157 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,159 open records.
The most recorded are the Greater Flamingo, the Little Egret and the Yellow-legged Gull.
45 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Torregrandecampsite · 4.4 km · 5 within 10 km
- Agriturismo Ferrariplace to stay · 3.1 km · 81 within 10 km
- Cabrasnearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 79 km in a straight lineCar hire at AHO airport (Alghero)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 11restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmTorregrande, Spinnaker, Camping Is Aruttas and 2 more
- 81places to stay within 10 kmAgriturismo Ferrari, Agriturismo Sa Canudera, Hotel Summertime and 78 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres 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 Stagno di Cabras.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas36 mountains within 25 kmMonte Orbidu · 20 kmMount Sos Paris800 m · 20 kmPunta Bausinari853 m · 22 kmMount Entu1,024 m · 22 kmMonte Ferru · 23 kmRocca Freari · 23 kmMonte Urtigu1,050 m · 24 kmMontiferru1,050 m · 24 km
Coastya13 beaches within 10 kmSpiaggia di Torregrande · 4.6 kmSpiaggia Torre Grande · 6.8 kmSpiaggia Is Arutas · 7.8 kmSpiaggia di Mare morto · 8.2 kmSpiaggia di San Giovanni di Sinis · 8.4 kmSpiaggia di Mari Ermi · 8.5 kmSpiaggia di Maimoni · 8.6 kmSpiaggia di Su Tingiosu · 9.4 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.
Stagno di Cabras
Italy
- 71Birdyas Score
- 157Species
- 88Migrants
- 5Threatened
Molentargius – Saline Regional Park
Italy · 98 km
- 76Birdyas Score
- 191Species
- 93Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3591675) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,159 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, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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