Italy Ramsar wetland
Stagno di Cagliari
147 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
88 species in January.44 species in February.51 species in March.91 species in April.93 species in May.72 species in June.51 species in July.65 species in August.90 species in September.102 species in October.89 species in November.59 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
147 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).
- 147Speciesrecorded more than once
- 75Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,110Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 26Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 57Songbirds
- 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 147 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
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great titParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Marmora's WarblerSylvia sarda
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- European SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
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 October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/8°42 mm
- Feb13°/8°40 mm
- Mar16°/9°44 mm
- Apr18°/11°39 mm
- May22°/14°31 mm
- Jun27°/18°8 mm
- Jul30°/21°3 mm
- Aug31°/22°12 mm
- Sep26°/19°34 mm
- Oct23°/17°46 mm
- Nov18°/13°79 mm
- Dec15°/10°56 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Stagno di Cagliari.
Stagno di Cagliari is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
147 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,110 open records.
The most recorded are the Greater Flamingo, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Hooded Crow.
30 species come for the summer, 44 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Camper Cagliari Parkcampsite · 6.7 km · 1 within 10 km
- Albergo Italiaplace to stay · 5.6 km · 89 within 10 km
- Cagliarinearest town · 6.9 km in a straight line
- Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 6 km in a straight lineCar hire at CAG airport (Cagliari)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
- 7visitor centres within 6 kmInfopoint culturale, infopoint and 5 more
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmCamper Cagliari Park
- 89places to stay within 10 kmAlbergo Italia, Hotel 2 Colonne, La Ghirlanda and 86 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Stagno di Cagliari.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas24 mountains within 25 kmCuccureddus · 7.9 kmMont'Arbu · 8.3 kmCuccuru Matta Masonis102 m · 13 kmMonte Arcosu948 m · 17 kmPunta Marturedda77 m · 17 kmMonte Lattias1,086 m · 19 kmMonte Is Caravius · 20 kmCuccuru Dottori124 m · 24 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmLa Maddalena Spiaggia · 6.0 kmSpiaggia di Frutti d'Oro · 7.2 kmSpiaggia di Torre degli Ulivi · 8.3 kmSpiaggia di Calamosca · 8.9 kmCala Mosca · 8.9 kmCala d'Orri · 9.4 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmStagno di Cagliari13 km² · 0.8 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmCagliari ObservatoryBortle 6 · 12 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 Cagliari
Italy
- 64Birdyas Score
- 147Species
- 75Migrants
- 3Threatened
Molentargius – Saline Regional Park
Italy · 9 km
- 76Birdyas Score
- 191Species
- 93Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3968028) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,110 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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