Kingdom of Spain
Spain is a country in southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe covering 505,990 km2 (195,360 square miles). It the fourth-most populous European Union member state with nearly 48 million people. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in Africa and the exclave of Llívia in France. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Extending to 1,214 km, the Portugal–Spain border is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union. Spain’s capital and largest city with around seven million inhabitants is Madrid, and other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, and Palma de Mallorca.
Mainland Spain is a rather mountainous landmass, dominated by high plateaus and mountain chains. After the Pyrenees, the main mountain ranges are the Cordillera Cantábrica (Cantabrian Range), Sistema Ibérico (Iberian System), Sistema Central (Central System), Montes de Toledo, Sierra Morena and the Sistema Bético (Baetic System) whose highest peak, the 11,411-foot Mulhacén, located in Sierra Nevada, is the highest elevation in the Iberian Peninsula. The Meseta Central (often translated as ‘Inner Plateau’) is a vast plateau in the heart of peninsular Spain split in two by the Sistema Central. There are several major rivers in Spain such as the Tagus, Ebro, Guadiana, Douro, Guadalquivir, Júcar, Segura, Turia and Minho. Alluvial plains are found along the coast, the largest of which is that of the Guadalquivir in Andalusia.
Mount Teide – ©Thomas Wolf CC BY-SA 3.0 DE via Wikimedia Commons
Mount Teide (Tenerife) is the highest mountain peak in Spain and is the third largest volcano in the world from its base. Spain is a transcontinental country, having territory in both Europe and Africa. Spain also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the Strait of Gibraltar, known as plazas de soberanía or territories under Spanish sovereignty, such as the Chafarinas Islands and Alhucemas. The peninsula of de Vélez de la Gomera is also regarded as a plaza de soberanía. The isle of Alborán, located in the Mediterranean between Spain and North Africa, is also administered by Spain, specifically by the municipality of Almería, Andalusia. Little Pheasant Island in the River Bidasoa is a Spanish-French condominium. Overall, there are 11 major islands in Spain, all of them having their own governing bodies. These islands are specifically mentioned by the Spanish Constitution, when fixing its Senatorial representation (Ibiza and Formentera are grouped, as they together form the Pityusic islands, part of the Balearic archipelago). These islands include Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro in the Canarian archipelago and Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera in the Balearic archipelago.
La Gomera – ©Michal Klajban CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Three main climatic zones can be separated, according to geographical situation and orographic conditions. Firstly, Mediterranean climate is characterised by warm/hot and dry summers and is the predominant climate in the country. It has two varieties. One area is associated with areas with hot summers predominantly in the Southern Mediterranean and Southern Atlantic coast and inland throughout Andalusia, Extremadura and much of the centre of the country. Some areas, mainly those inland, such as some areas of Castilla-La-Mancha, Extremadura, Madrid and some parts of Andalusia, have cool winters with some continental influences, while the regions with a Mediterranean climate close to the sea have mild winters. The other division has warm rather than hot summers, and extends to additional cool-winter areas not typically associated with a Mediterranean climate, such as much of central and northern-central of Spain (e.g. western Castile–León, northeastern Castilla-La Mancha and northern Madrid) and into much rainier areas (notably Galicia).
The second zone semi-arid climate, is predominant in the southeastern quarter of the country, but is also widespread in other areas of Spain. It covers most of the Region of Murcia, southern and central-eastern Valencia, eastern Andalusia, various areas of Castilla-La-Mancha, Madrid and some areas of Extremadura. Further to the north, it is predominant in the upper and mid reaches of the Ebro valley, which crosses southern Navarre, central Aragon and western Catalonia. It is also found in a small area elsewhere. Precipitation is limited with dry season extending beyond the summer and average temperature depends on altitude and latitude.
Parque Natural de Redes, Asturias – ©AnaisGoepner CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lastly, oceanic climate is located in the northern quarter of the country, especially in the Atlantic region (Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias, and partly Galicia and Castile-León). It is also found in northern Navarre, in most highlands areas along the Iberian System and in the Pyrenean valleys, where a humid subtropical variant also occurs. Winter and summer temperatures are influenced by the ocean, and have no seasonal drought.
Apart from these main types, other sub-types can be found, like the alpine climate in areas with very high altitude, the humid subtropical climate in areas of northeastern Spain and the in the Pyrenees as well as parts of the Cantabrian Range, the Central System, Sierra Nevada and the Iberian System, and a typical desert climate in the zone of Almería, Murcia and eastern Canary Islands. Low-lying areas of the Canary Islands average above 18.0 °C during their coolest month, thus having influences of tropical climate.
Birding Spain
There is a wide diversity of fauna due in large part to the geographical position of the Iberian peninsula between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and between Africa and Eurasia and the great diversity of habitats and biotopes, the result of a considerable variety of climates and well differentiated regions.
Iberian Wolf Canis lupus signatus – ©Arturo de Frias Marques CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The vegetation of Spain is varied due to several factors including the diversity of the terrain, the climate and latitude. Spain includes different phytogeographic regions, each with its own floral characteristics resulting largely from the interaction of climate, topography, soil type and fire, and biotic factors. Within the European territory, Spain has the largest number of plant species (7,600 vascular plants) of all European countries. In Spain there are 17.804 billion trees and an average of 284 million more grow each year.
The impressive abundance of birds that can be found in Spain is due both to its geographical location (it is a natural route between the European Continent and Africa) and its varied landscapes and climates. Over 600 different species of birds have been recorded if one includes the Canary Islands. Then mainland has seen over 500 – almost 300 regularly breed – some of them having their last European strongholds here. This is the case with Purple Gallinule; White-headed Duck and Marbled Teal and they are on the increase in most of the Iberian wetlands. Other species, like raptors, are also recovering: Lammergeier; Griffon Vulture and Golden Eagle for example.
Birds and birding opportunities are covered in the individual regional pages where local guides, reserves etc are listed.
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris – ©Ken Billington CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Spain remains one of the top European destinations for birders, particularly from Northern Europe and beyond.
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Top Sites
Most Spanish regions offer some wonderful birding locations whether it be the Albufera of Mallorca or Cota Donana in Andalucia. See the individual regional pages for the best places to go birding.
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Number of bird species: 683
(As at April 2025)National Bird: Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Number of endemics: 7
Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii
Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae
Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis
Balearic Warbler Curruca balearica
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea
Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla polatzeki
There is one 'breeding endemic', it breeds exclusively in Spain but ranges widely outside of breeding season: Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
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Avibase
PDF ChecklistThis checklist includes all bird species found in Spain , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to report them. -
E-Bird
PDF ChecklistThis checklist is generated with data from eBird (ebird.org), a global database of bird sightings from birders like you. If you enjoy this checklist, please consider contributing your sightings to eBird. It is 100% free to take part, and your observations will help support birders, researchers, and conservationists worldwide. -
Wikipedia
Annotated ListThis is a list of the bird species recorded in Spain. The area covered by this list is mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, and three small Spanish enclaves on the North African shore. The avifauna of Spain included a total of 664 species recorded in the wild by 2022 according to Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO/BirdLife) with supplemental additions from Avibase.[1] 24 have been introduced by humans, six of which also have possibly wild-origin records. Three species have not been recorded since 1950, 8 are endemic to Spanish islands, and one of the endemic species is extinct.
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Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
| Photographic Guide | By Frédéric Jiguet & Aurélien Audevard | PUP | 2017 | Paperback | 447 pages, 2200 colour photos, colour distribution maps | ISBN: 9780691172439 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Birds of Spain
| By Eduardo de Juana & Juan M Varela Simó | Lynx Edicions | Edition 2 | 2025 | Paperback | 286 pages, 1000 colour illustrations, 300+ colour distribution maps | ISBN: 9788416728732 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Birds of Spain
| By James Lowen & Carlos Bocos Gonzalez | Helm | 2024 | Paperback | 224 pages, 400 colour photos | ISBN: 9781399405010 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Collins Bird Guide
| By Lars Svensson | Harper Collins | Edition 3 | 2023 | Paperback | 478 pages, 4000+ colour illustrations, 700 colour distribution maps | ISBN: 9780008547462 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula
| by Eduardo de Juana & Ernest Garcia | Bloomsbury | 2015 | Hardback| 688 Pages | 32 plates with 64 colour photos | 216 b/w illustrations | b/w distribution map See Fatbirder Review ISBN: 9781408124802 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Where the Birds are in Northeast Spain
| By Steve West | Steve West | 2004 | Paperback | 269 pages, Colour photos, colour illustrations, maps | Out of Print | ISBN: 9788460915997 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Where to Watch Birds in Northern & Eastern Spain
| By Ernest FJ Garcia & Michael Rebane | Bloomsbury Publishing | 2017 | Edition 3 | Paperback | 384 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 125 b/w maps | ISBN: 9781472936752 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Where to Watch Birds in Southern & Western Spain
| By Ernest FJ Garcia & Andrew M Paterson| Helm | 2019 | Edition 4 | Paperback | 416 pages, b/w illustrations, maps | ISBN: 781472951847 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Where to Watch Birds in Spain
| By José Antonio Montero | Lynx Edicions | 2006 | Paperback | 341 pages, colour photos, maps | Out of Print | ISBN: 9788496553040 Buy this book from NHBS.com -
Wild Spain: A Traveller's Guide
| By Frederic V Grunfeld | Sheldrake Press | Jul 1999 | Edition: 3 | Paperback | 225 pages, Colour photos, maps | Out of Print | ISBN: 9781873329320 Buy this book from NHBS.com
Aves de España
Apple iOS | AndroidThis guide offers relevant information on the life and behavior, as well as the distribution and conservation status, of 632 species of birds that are regularly or occasionally present or have been cited in Spanish territory. The texts are accompanied by numerous sound and graphic resources: songs, videos, photographs, illustrations and maps that will be updated and increased frequently.
Esta guía ofrece información relevante de la vida y comportamiento, así como de la distribución y el estado de conservación, de las 632 especies de aves que de forma habitual u ocasional están presentes o han sido citadas en el territorio español. Los textos se acompañan de numerosos recursos sonoros y gráficos: cantos, vídeos, fotografías, ilustraciones y mapas que se irán actualizando e incrementando frecuentemente.
Collins Bird Guide
AndroidThe Collins Bird Guide App provides everything you need to identify a species quickly and learn about it thoroughly.
Collins Bird Guide
Apple iOS |Collins Bird Guide 4+ A field guide to Europe NatureGuides Ltd. Designed for iPad
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Aranzadi Ringing Scheme (bird ring-recovery data)
WebsiteThis data base consists of bird ring-recovery data from the Aranzadi Ringing Scheme (Aranzadi Sciences Society, Spain). Data have been compiled since 1950. For each record, you will find the following information: number of individuals of a species grouped by date, location (latitude and longitude coordinates), catching method, and ring-recovery conditions and circumstances. In addition, information on province and country is provided. -
Grupo de anillamiento Pit-roig
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Proyecto AVIS
WebsiteSistema de registro y consulta de citas de aves en Pen -
Sociedad Espa
WebsiteMelquiades Biencinto 34, E-28053 Madrid. + 34 91 4340910 seo@seo.org -
Txepetxa
WebsiteAssociation for the Scientific Bird Ringing
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National Parks
WebsiteSatellite ViewA total of 1,226 square kms. of the 500,000 that make up Spain have been set aside as National Parks -
National Parks
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Wetlands
WebsiteSatellite ViewSpain currently has 75 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 304,564 hectares.
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eBird España
SightingseBirding This Month
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Audouin Birding Tours
Tour OperatorAudouin Birding Tours is based in the little mountain village of Freginals, on the edge of the Ebro Delta in Spain. -
Aviantours
Local Tour OperatorAviantours promises to teach the art of bird photography & digiscoping as well as offering birdwatching tours in Spain, Morocco & Gibraltar -
Barcelona Birding Point
Local Tour OperatorBarcelona Birding Point is your gateway to birding and nature in South Europe. This project was created in 2010 as a means of promoting birding tourism as well as the protection and enjoyment of birds and their environments… -
BirdQuest
Tour OperatorIBERIAN LYNX & BIRDS OF SOUTHERN SPAIN – winter wonders -
Birding Ecotours
Tour OperatorSpain has long been an extremely popular destination for birders, offering as it does a wide range of typical Mediterranean habitats, along with easy, safe, and excellent birding. Many sites are in beautifully scenic settings, featuring Romanesque architecture and ancient, fortified hilltop villages. Much of interior Spain is very rural and way off the tourist trail. This is the finest region to sample a large array of southern European species and is especially good for raptors, with 23 species possible. -
Birding The Strait
Local Tour OperatorBirding The Strait is a Travel Agency based in Tarifa, Andalucia. We are specialized in organizing tours for birding in Spain and Morocco, two countries with outstanding scenery and biodiversity. -
Birding in Spain
Tour OperatorIn Birding in Spain you'll find all kinds of information about birds, both common and rare, and plenty of reasons for birding in northeast Spain. Also featured are Books by Steve West who has birded this region extensively since 1988. Consider, if you like, the possibility of contracting him as a guide or ground agent for a birding tour, or simply follow his advice and study the carefully selected itineraries to enjoy some of the best birding experiences that the region has to offer -
Birdwatching Spain
Local Tour OperatorLocal birdwatching and wildlife tours in Spain -
Boletas Birdwatching - Birding in North East Spain
Tour OperatorBOLETAS (Egyptian Vulture in the local language) was formed in 1994, a stroke of luck enables us to live our long-awaited dream; install ourselves in the peaceful rural village of Loporzano, in the midst of one of the best birding areas in the Iberian Peninsula dedicating ourselves exclusively to our interest in birds -
Catalan Bird Tours
Local Tour OperatorFor the best birding in Spain Catalan Bird Tours offers birding holidays -
Doñana Wings
Local Tour OperatorWe are enthusiastic birdwatchers and naturalists based in Seville, offering day trips in Western Andalusia and bird watching holidays around Spain. -
Eagle-Eye Tours
Tour OperatorExcellent birding in well-established network of nature reserves and national parks that occur across Spain. -
FieldGuides
Tour OperatorSpainLa Mancha, Coto Donana & Extremadura -
HeatherLea
Tour OperatorSpain - Birding and Lynx, Andujar plus Coto Donana -
Iberian Wildlife Tours
Local Tour OperatorWe are all British, freelance, natural history tour leaders who have been living in our respective regions of Spain for many years. Our experience of leading wildlife holidays in Spain and Portugal dates from 1989, both with established wildlife tour companies and a tailor-made basis for independent groups -
Natura Indomita
Local Tour OperatorGuided Birding & Natural History Tours in Central & Southern Spain. A great variety of habitats in a very short distance: Mediterranean Forest, the best Wetlands inland Spain, the unique Volcanic Lagoons found in Western Europe and the best Steppes in all the Iberian Peninsula. All of them teeming with an impressive and rich wildlife. Tours in the land of the Iberian Lynx, the Spanish Imperial Eagle, the White-Headed Duck and the Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse… -
Naturalist Journeys
Tour OperatorSpain is considered one of the top birding destinations in all of Europe. -
NatureTrek
Tour OperatorOur wildlife tours in Spain focus on the outstanding habitats that remain in this wonderful country – the second largest in western Europe. -
Oriole Birding
Tour OperatorA UK-based company specialising in bird watching tours of Norfolk and Wales, and a wide range of other UK destinations, a comprehensive programme of tours worldwide. Neil Donaghy and Ashley Saunders have over nineteen years experience between them, running their own companies Celtic Bird Tours and Oriole Adventures, before merging the two to create this new venture which offers complete bird tour packages. Value for money, genuinely small groups and great birds. -
Rockjumper Birding Tours
Tour OperatorSpain has long been an extremely popular birding tours destination, offering a wide range of Mediterranean habitats along with safe, easy and excellent birdwatching. -
Spain Birds
Local Tour OperatorSPAINBIRDS is a small company which efforts are appointed to organize ornithology tours over all spanish geography. Its expert leader, Santiago Villa, has a deep knowledge about iberian birds. Natural Parks as Do -
The Travelling Naturalist
Tour OperatorThere is so much of Spain which remains undiscovered by foreign travellers, and the abundance of birdlife, both resident and migratory is one of its many secrets. -
Tropical Birding
Tour OperatorBirding Southern Spain: The Europe Introtour -
WINGS
Tour OperatorSpain in Spring -
Walks in Spain
Local Tour OperatorWe will tailor-make your itinerary to suit your walking ability and time available. -
Wild Andalucia
Local Tour OperatorMulti-day wildlife experiences for small groups at the very best birding hotspots of Spain and Morocco : -
Wingspan Bird Tours
Tour OperatorWINGSPAN BIRD TOURS offer a range of exciting bird-watching holidays and Bird Tours throughout Spain, Morocco, Lesvos and Portugal. Our Bird-watching breaks range from day trips in Andalucia to 10 days in Morocco. We cater for beginners and accomplished birders alike, we offer good value, good company and great birding
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2016 [03 March] - Oriole Birding
PDF ReportA Fieldfare and a couple of Greenfinches were not what we expected to find at 1700m elevation, but thankfully the bird we had come here to see was also in residence – Snow Finch! -
2016 [05 May] - Mark Beevers & Alberto Bueno
PDF Report...Our first scheduled stop was at Navahonda Hermitage where after quite a bit of searching weeventually found a Hawfinch, which was our target here. We also secured great looks at a Nightingale,a species which we were to hear singing frequently during the tour. Eurasian Nuthatches wereparticularly common here, giving great views, whilst further Mediterranean species included RedrumpedSwallow and European Serin.... -
2018 [05 May] - Rob Williams
PDF ReportSpain is a fantastically diverse country, and we travelled from the dehesas of Extremadura through the plains of La Mancha to the Mediterranean coast, then north to the Ebro delta and inland through the steppes of the Ebro valley and finally to the Pyrenees. -
2019 [04 April] - Emma Juxon - Northern Spain
PDF ReportAsk any European birder where to head for a week’s birding and they’ll tell you Spain. Our Northern Spain tour has so much to offer, many participants use this tour to continue their Iberian adventure, taking part in our Southern Spain tour first. With it’s stunning snow-capped peaks, sun-drenched steppes and wader- filled wetlands, it’s a go-to destination for anyone wanting to score some cracking birds and take in some of Spain’s most beautiful landscapes. -
2019 [04 April] - Emma Juxon - Souththern Spain
PDF ReportFor European birders, there is nowhere better to take a birding trip than the Iberian Peninsula. A region largely overlooked by North American birders in the past, it boasts some of THE best birding on the continent, it’s certainly not to be missed. -
2019 [05 May] - Martin Heindl - North Eastern Spain
PDF ReportAs a result of my research I decided for North Eastern Spain, particularly the provinces of Catalonia and Aragon. For this region I found good descriptions of itineraries covering many of my target species, with empasis on the steppe birds and raptors... -
2019 [05 May] - Naturalist Journeys
PDF ReportA journey through Spain is an experience one will never forget. Over the course of this tour, we explored wildlife rich areas from the lofty peaks of the Gredos Mountains to the mudflats of Andalusia, from the cork oak forests of Extremadura to the saline pools of Castilla-La Mancha. We recorded 188 bird species in that time... -
2019 [07 July] - Mike May - Belchite plains and Solsona pre-Pyrenees
PDF ReportSo, if you don’t mind the modest discomfort of sitting in a wooden box in 35-40o C heat for hours without moving, the compensation can be enormous. This is a short account of how that unfolded. -
2020 [10 October] - Julian Bell
ReportContinuing my work as a freelance surveyor I headed to the Mediterranean for a couple of weeks route survey in October 2020. The route went from the east coast of Spain across to Mallorca - an area I have worked in before. -
2021 [05 May] - Birding Spains Wild West
PDF ReportRiverside, open woodland, stony pasture, scrub. First thing after breakfast we drove up the hill overlooking the village and reservoir and walked between scrub and farmland. We saw Crested, Thekla, Calandra larks and Woodlark, Bee-eater and Hoopoe, and heard the Golden oriole sing. We had good views of Cuckoo and Great spotted cuckoo, Woodchat shrike, Corn bunting, Rock sparrow, Red and Black kite and white Booted eagle, and also a Speckled brown butterfly Pararge aegeria. -
2022 [04 April] - Birding Ecotours
PDF ReportOur trip around this beautiful country gave us many exciting species, including Marbled Duck, Laughing Dove, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Great Bustard, Little Bustard, Red-knobbed Coot, Audouin’s Gull, 23 species of raptors including Bearded Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Spanish Imperial Eagle, and Bonelli’s Eagle, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, European Roller, Iberian Magpie, White-backed Woodpecker, Dupont’s Lark (heard only), Western Orphean Warbler, Wallcreeper, Black Wheatear, and Citril Finch. A total of 239 bird species were recorded during the tour (five of these were “heard only”). Species lists are at the end of this report. -
2022 [04 April] - Carlos Sanchez
Annotated Species ListTogether with another excellent group, we recorded an excellent list of birds: Marbled Teal and White-headed Duck, Pin-tailed and Black-bellied Sandgrouse (in the scope, on the ground!), Great and Little Bustard, Spanish and Bonelli’s Eagle, Eurasian Penduline- and Crested Tit, Eurasian Wryneck and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, and so many more... -
2022 [09 September] - Manuel Morales
PDF Report...s. On the way to our hotel La Caracola in Andujar, we saw our first raptors of the tour: Booted Eagle, Common Buzzard and Black Kite. Also, and due to fall bird migration in Southern Spain, we drove through Cordoba, we could enjoy watching the first huge flocks of White Stork heading south, where there were at least 3,000 of them... -
2023 [03 March]- Sam Bosanquet - Catalunya and Huesca
PDF ReportBackground: the southern Pyrenees and the plains around Huesca offered me a suite of birds that I hadn’t seen before, most notably Dupont’s Lark, Black Wheatear and Lammergeier. -
2023 [04 April] - Bert de Bruin
PDF Report...Thursday morning at same spot we had more luck with the weather (no wind and sunny, but cold) and witnessed a nice morning chorus of some ten Dupont’s Larks when sJll dark. It took us about two hours to see one, but luckily it showed well... -
2023 [04 April] - Birding Ecotours
PDF ReportOur trip around this beautiful country gave us many exciting species, including Marbled Duck, White-headed Duck, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Great Bustard, Little Bustard, Red-knobbed Coot, Audouin’s Gull, 25 species of raptor including Bearded Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Spanish Imperial Eagle, and Bonelli’s Eagle, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, European Roller, Iberian Magpie, Dupont’s Lark (stunning views), Black Wheatear, and Citril Finch, to name only a few. A total of 229 bird species were recorded during the tour (four of these were “heard only”). -
2023 [04 April] - Jean Hugé
PDF Report... it was a great place to get (re-)acquainted with Mediterranean birdlife with species such as Zitting Cisticola, Crested Lark, Sardinian Warbler, European Serin, Eurasian Hoopoe and Cattle Egret... -
2023 [05 May] - Carlos Sanchez
PDF ReportWe recorded 188 bird species in two weeks – species such as Great Bustard, Egyptian Vulture, Eurasian Hoopoe, European Roller, Crested Tit, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, and more. Our guests nominated nineteen bird species as their bird of the trip, with the endangered White-headed Duck receiving the most votes. Our guests also particularly enjoyed their time in the Gredos Mountains, a granite massif with pine forests, alpine meadows, and a charming birding lodge. -
2024 [04 April] - Álvaro Peral
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2024 [05 May] - : Stephan Lorenz
PDF ReportSpain remains the most fascinating and productive birding destination in Western Europe and as usual, during this tour, we visited a wide variety of habitats and enjoyed the country’s prolific birdlife, comfortable hotels, dramatic landscapes, and delicious cuisine.
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Ardeola
WebsiteArdeola is the scientific journal of the Spanish Society of Ornithology (Sociedad Espa -
Birding in Spain
WebsiteBirds and Birding Tours in northeast Spain: Plan your Birding trip to Catalonia, Aragon and Navarra.. -
Enciclopedia virtual de los vertebrados Espanoles - Museo National de Cienias Naturales CSIC
WebsiteLista de las aves de Espa -
Group of banding bird in Spain
WebsiteBirds migration and banding birds in South Spain -
Iberia Nature
WebsiteA guide to the environment, geography, climate, wildlife, natural history and landscape of Spain. Includes A-Z Spanish-English nature dictionary, dozens of articles on everything from the history of malaria in Spain to the status of wolves, checklists of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, etc -
Isocero
WebsiteBirding and weather relationship
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Alejandro Sanj. Car - Pico y Plumas
BLOGLover of Nature and photography. And with many birds in the head. It must be said that this blog is only provisional until the official page is finished -
Aves de España
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Victor Ortega - A través del Telescopio
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Bird Photography Spain - Nathan Boxem
WebsiteHaving recovered one of the hobbies of my youth, ornithology, I have now the pleasure to combine it with other hobby, photography. Little by little I will leave memories of my experiences in the field. For descriptions of the different species... -
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Gallery - ASEDI
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Gallery - Fotografia de Aves y Otros Seres Vivos
GalleryPhotographs of birds from around the world. Mainly from Spain, although there are now also some from Iceland and Sardinia. -
Photographer - Daniel Meraviglia
GalleryBird photographs