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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Spain

Our list for Spain has 306 bird species recorded regularly there: 129 residents, 54 summer visitors, 84 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors

The list comes from 28 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
306
In October
260
Common
84
Busiest month
Apr

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin2.74%
  2. BlackbirdBlackbird2.48%
  3. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.44%
  4. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.11%
  5. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon2.10%
  6. MagpieMagpie2.04%

Arriving now

  1. Meadow PipitMeadow PipitWinter visitorSep 0.08% → Oct 1.15%
  2. Eurasian SiskinEurasian SiskinWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.32%
  3. Common CraneCommon CraneWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.22%
  4. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.06%
  5. Reed BuntingReed BuntingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%
  6. BramblingBramblingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.04%

Share of all bird records in Spain in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Spain

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Spain

Records by month
Bird records in Spain by month, 2019–2024
January2,307,880
February2,064,136
March2,611,074
April3,477,474
May3,090,724
June1,912,543
July1,640,257
August1,967,449
September2,332,397
October2,114,610
November1,930,607
December2,183,696

April has the most records (3.5 million). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 40
All 40 families in Spain

How common

All 306 birds, A to Z

Show all 306 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Spain?

306 species, each recorded regularly in Spain (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 129 residents, 54 summer visitors, 84 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Spain, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Spain in October?

260 species on our list for Spain are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail and Woodpigeon.

What are the most common birds in Spain?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Spain are House Sparrow, European Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Common Swift.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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