Bird AlbumSpain · Andalusia
El Estrecho PNat – Los Lances
230 species and 60,231 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and September–October, with up to 140 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
SanderlingCalidris alba
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunlinCalidris alpina73 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 230 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Observatorio de Cazalla4 km177 species
- Algeciras – Observatorio de Algarrobo14 km137 species
- La Janda – Canal Principal Este25 km202 species
- Europa Point26 km136 species
- Gibraltar27 km76 species
- Fort Canada27 km25 species
All 230 species recorded here
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Swift Apus apus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Great Tit Parus major
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at El Estrecho PNat – Los Lances?
April and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 140 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at El Estrecho PNat – Los Lances?
230 species, from 60,231 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at El Estrecho PNat – Los Lances in November?
The most recorded in November: Sanderling, Yellow-legged Gull, European Stonechat, Sandwich Tern and Common Ringed Plover.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.