Spain · Canary Islands
Charca de Maspalomas
151 species and 36,115 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and September–December, with up to 73 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canary Islands ChiffchaffPhylloscopus canariensis
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 151 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Plain Swift Apus unicolor
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Charca de Maspalomas?
February–March and September–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 73 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Charca de Maspalomas?
151 species, from 36,115 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Charca de Maspalomas in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Grey Heron, Common Moorhen, Common Greenshank and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.