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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Spain

Our list for Spain has 307 bird species recorded regularly there: 130 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
307
In November
244
Common
84
Busiest month
Apr

This month: November

GBIF · Nov

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin3.11%
  2. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.70%
  3. BlackbirdBlackbird2.58%
  4. ChiffchaffChiffchaff2.48%
  5. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.38%
  6. ChaffinchChaffinch2.23%

Arriving now

  1. Common LoonCommon LoonWinter visitorOct 0.00% → Nov 0.03%
  2. Purple SandpiperPurple SandpiperWinter visitorOct 0.00% → Nov 0.02%
  3. Red-throated LoonRed-throated LoonWinter visitorOct 0.00% → Nov 0.02%
  4. Red-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserWinter visitorOct 0.00% → Nov 0.01%
  5. Whooper SwanWhooper SwanWinter visitorOct 0.00% → Nov 0.00%
  6. Long-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckWinter visitorOct 0.00% → Nov 0.00%

Share of all bird records in Spain in November, 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 307 birds, A to Z

Show all 307 birds

Questions

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

307 species, each recorded regularly in Spain (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 130 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 November?

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

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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