Gallocanta Lagoon and surroundings
Gallocanta Lagoon and surroundings
ITINERARY
Daroca, Calamocha, Gallocanta, Las Cuerlas, Bello, Tornos, Berrueco.
Odón, Blancas.
Torralba de los Frailes, Cubel.
SPECIES
RESIDENT: Griffon Vulture, Golden Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Marsh Harrier, Eagle Owl, Barn Owl, Little Owl, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Little Bustard, Great Bustard, Stone Curlew, Red-Legged Partridge, Hoopoe, Blue Rock Thrush, Rock Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Calandra Lark, Skylark, Dupont’s Lark, Thekla Lark, Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, , Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Common Coot, Common Shelduck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Red-crested Pochard, Common Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull, Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron.
SUMMER: Egyptian Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Eurasian Hobby, Lesser Kestrel, Montagu’s Harrier, Scops Owl, Quail, European Bee-eater, Woodchat Shrike, Orphean Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Baillon’s Crake, Water Rail.
OVERWINTERING: Common crane, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Greylag Goose, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Wallcreeper, Alpine Accentor.
MIGRANT: European Bee- Eater, Osprey, Black Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Dotterel, waders and gulls.
DESCRIPTION
RECOMMENDED TIME OF YEAR All year round.
HABITATS: Cereal plains, steppes with natural vegetation, gallery forests, Mediterranean shrubland, lagoons and reservoirs, limestone cliffs.
BIRDS
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus ES: Gorrión molinero Description L: 12.5-14cm; W:20-22cm; Similar to the rest of the sparrows but smaller in size and with a smaller bill. It has a reddish crown and nape, a small black bib, white cheeks with a black spot,...
Rock Sparrow
Petronia petronia ES: Gorrión chillón Description L: 15-17cm; W:28-32cm; Bird with a brown back with brown streaks and a white underpart with brown-grey streaks; Thick bill with grey upperparts; head with light supercilium, brown tail, with...
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator ES: Alcaudón común Description L: 18cm; W:26-28cm; Brown-backed bird; white shoulders; white underparts, bushy with reddish-brown crown and black forehead and mask; wing with a white spot. Barred-brown-grey juveniles differ...
Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria ES: Treparriscos Description L: 15.5-17cm; W:27-32cm; Very beautiful bird of grey colour in the upper part; red coverts feathers in flight and grey underparts, or black when the male is in the breeding phase; Thin and...
Western Orphean Warbler
Sylvia hortensis ES: Curruca mirlona Description L: 15cm; W:20-25 cm; The largest of the Iberian warblers. The male has a black mask, forehead and crown, and a white throat; highlights the whitish iris; back grey-brown, smooth; wings and...
Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia cantillan ES: Curruca carrasqueña Description L: 12cm; W:15-19cm; Species of marked sexual dimorphism; the male is very colourful with bluish-grey head and back, coppery throat and chest; red orbital ring and white moustachial...
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius ES: roquero solitario Description L: 21-23cm; W: 33-37cm; The male in breeding plumage is bluish-grey; dark wings and tail; in winter with brown rims on the blue feathers. Female has grey-brown upperparts, bluish tinge...
Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris ES: Acentor alpino Description L: 15-17cm, W:30-32cm; Larger than the Common, although similar. Gray with brown markings; greyish underparts, with chestnut flanks; white throat with black streaks; wings with dark coverts...
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis ES: Alondra común Description L: 18-19cm W: 30-36cm. Striped brown plumage; outer tail feathers white, the wing with a white band at tip; head with a small crest; clear eyebrow. Juveniles have white fringing on feathers....
Thekla Lark
Galerida theklae ES: Cogujada montesina Description L: 17cm W: 28-32cm. Bird with brown plumage very similar to the Crested lark; it has a crest and an eyebrow on its head; outer tail feathers ochre; and a clearly striated chest; ocher...
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens ES: Terrera marismeña Description L: 13-14cm W: 25-30cm. Elongated beak and a straight lower mandible; similar to the short-eared terrestrial, dark brown striped and white underparts, mottled chest and no spots....
Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra ES: Calandria común Description L: 18-19cm W: 34-42cm. Crestless head without crown and marked eyebrow, thick and strong beak. Brown upper part, with light edges, chest with fine stripes and two dark lateral spots...
Dupont’s Lark
Chersophilus duponti ES: Alondra ricotí Description L: 18cm, W: 26-31cm. Crestless head, a marked eyebrow, and a long, fine, curved beak. Brown above and white below, streaked brown chest, and white outer tail feathers. Similar plumage in...
Hoopoe
Upupa epops ES: Abubilla Description L 25-28cm. W: 44-48 cm. Brown back, with black and white transverse stripes; pinkish-wine chest, with white underparts; fawn-coloured head with a pinkish crest tipped with black and white; black wings...
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster ES: Abejaruco europeo Description L: 27-29cm W: 44-49cm. Colourful insectivorous bird, with reddish-brown crown and anterior part of the back; golden yellow back; tail and underparts green; yellow throat and eyes covered by...
Little Owl
Athene nocturne ES: Mochuelo común Description L: 21-23cm; W: 51-54cm; With more diurnal habits than other owls, this owl has a brown back with rounded white spots; chest diffusely fringed brown and white; brown flight feathers, speckled...
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo ES: Búho real Description L: 57-75cm; W:140-188cm; Large nocturnal bird of prey with an ocher general color, speckled with dark; brown wings with transverse ocher stripes; white throat; bill dark; feet covered in buff feathers;...
Eurasian Scops Owl
Otus scops ES: Autillo europeo Description L: 19-21cm; W: 47-54cm; The smallest of the owls of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a gray-brown to reddish-brown back, with a fine pattern of stripes; paler abdomen, also vermiculated; flight...
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis ES: Ganga ortega Description L: 34-36cm; W: 65-70cm; Steppe bird with camouflage colors, compact and voluminous body, long wings and black belly. Male with gray back mottled with yellow; gray head, neck and breast;...
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis ES: Gaviota patiamarilla Description L: 55-67cm; W: 130-158cm; Opportunistic species in expansion. Adults with gray back; white underparts; gray wing with black tip mottled with white; White glue; yellow legs; yellow bill...
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus ES: Gaviota reidora Description L: 34-37cm; W: 100-110cm; Abundant species in winter, showing conspicuous breeding plumage. Adults in breeding plumage have brown head and white underparts, base of neck and tail,...
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus ES: Avefría europea Description L: 28-31cm; W: 67-72cm; Bird with a long crest and striking plumage. With little sexual dimorphism. Dark upperparts, with greenish reflections; white underparts; wings wide and rounded, with...
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria ES: Chorlito dorado europeo Description L: 25-28cm; W: 53-59cm; In winter with dark upperparts with dense golden mottling; pale underparts streaked with brown; underwing white; white axillae; greenish gray leg ...
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus ES: Chorlito carambolo Description L: 20,5-24 cm; W:57-64 cm; This uncommon bird is only present when migrating. During breeding, the female plumage stands out more conspicuously than the male. Ocher lower chest and...
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus ES: Alcaraván común Description L: 40-44cm; W: 77-85 cm; MediuMar-Sepized bird with sandy-toned plumage, with a large, bright yellow eye framed by two white lines; yellow bill with black tip and yellow legs; wings brown,...
Great Bustard
Otis late ES: Avutarda común Description L: 75-105cm; W: 190-260cm; It is the heaviest bird in Europe, very large with a gray head and neck; back brown with fine dark barring; white underparts; wing with white coverts and black and white...
Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax ES: Sisón común Description In breeding plumage, the male has an ocher hood with black striations and the rest of the head is gray; black neck with white stripes, followed by a white and a black collar. In non-breeding...
Common Crane
Grus Grus ES: Grulla común Description L: 96-119cm; W: 180-222cm; Adult slate gray; throat, nape and sides of face black; sides of head and neck white; crown red; black primaries; long secondaries giving the appearance of being part of the...
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra ES: Focha común Description L: 38-42cm; W: 75-85cm; Abundant species in very varied wetlands. Both sexes are similar, generally black in color, with a darker head and neck; olive back; black wings ending in a white tip; bill and...
Baillon’s Crake
Porzana pusilla ES: Polluela chica Description L: 17-19cm; W: 33-37cm; Small bird that inhabits wetlands with abundant vegetation. It has reddish brown upperparts, streaked with black and with white spots; forehead bluish gray; blackish...
Water Rail
Railus aquaticus ES: Rascón europeo Description L: 22-28cm; W: 38-45cm; A habitual inhabitant of humid areas, with colorful plumage, it has a reddish-brown back, streaked with dark; slate gray throat and breast; abdomen gray streaked with...
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus ES: Halcón peregrino Description L: 38-51cm; W: 89-113cm; The largest of the falcons of the Iberian Peninsula. Adults with bluish gray back; pale underparts, finely barred with dark; dark head with broad mustache; tail...
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo ES: Alcotán europeo Description L:29-33cm; W: 74-83cm; Adults with slate-colored backs; pale underparts; dark mustache; feathers of the breeches and underbelly reddish; gray tail; pale wings below. Juveniles brown and...
Merlin
Falco columbariusES: Esmerejón Description L: 26-33cm; W: 55-69cm; The smallest of the European falcons. Adult male with slate gray back, finely striated; reddish underparts, streaked with brown; dark gray tail, with thin bands smaller than...
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni ES: Cernícalo primilla Description L:26-31cm; W: 66-72cm; Raptor with pointed wings and long tail, with a black band near the end; light nails; back brown, mottled only in female; light ocher underparts, speckled with dark;...
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusES: Águila pescadora Description 60-71cm. White head, with a black band on the sides; dark brown upperparts; white underparts, with brown pectoral band; wings dark above and light below, with a dark spot; primaries with...
Bonelli’s Eagle
Aquila fasciata ES: Águila perdicera Description L: 60-70cm; W: 150-170cm; Adults with dark upperparts; underparts white, streaked with dark; tail grey-brown, with several dark bars; wings dark above and lighter and shaded dark below;...
Booted Eagle
Aquila pennata ES: Águila calzada Description L: 42-51cm; W:110-135cm; With feathers on the tarsi, covering even the fingers. It has two types of plumagW: a light phase with white underparts; neck and breast often with a tawny band; ocher...
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos ES: Águila real Description L: 76-96cm; W: 180-230cm; One of the best known birds of prey. The adult has dark brown plumage; head and nape golden; tail with diffuse transverse bands. In adult birds, the male has a darker...
Montagu’s Harrier
Circus pygargus ES: Aguilucho cenizo Description L: 39-46cm; W: 102-116cm; Adult male with gray head and back; gray underparts on chest and white on rest; black primaries and a black band on secondaries; gray tail; gray rump. Adult female...
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneusES: Aguilucho pálido Description L: 44-55cm; W: 97 - 118cm; Adult male with gray head and back; gray underparts on chest and white on rest; wing tips black; gray tail; white rump. Adult female with dark brown back; light brown...
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus ES: Aguilucho lagunero occidental Description L: 43-55cm; W: 115-140cm; The largest harrier in the Peninsula. Adult male with pale head, streaked with dark brown; brown upperparts; gray wings with blackish tips; gray tail...
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicusES: Culebrera europea Description L: 62-69cm; W: 160-175cm; Raptor with brown back and large head; tail with four transverse dark bands, the terminal one wider; dark throat and chest; white underparts streaked with brown;...
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus ES: Buitre leonador Description L: 95-110cm; W: 230-265cm; The most common of the Iberian vultures. Naked head and neck, with whitish down; light feather ruff; tawny plumage, with darker wings and tail; gray beak and claws...
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron perchnopterus ES: Alimoche común Description L: 55-65cm; W: 148-171cm; Adults white except wing feathers; head and throat without feathers, yellow. Both sexes are of similar size and plumage, the male being a little smaller than...
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus EN: Elanio común Description L: 31-36cm W: 71-85cm. One of the most striking birds of prey in Spain. Adult with pale head; gray upperparts and white underparts; gray wings with black wing band; highlight its impressive eyes...
European Honey Buzzard
Pernis apivorus ES: Abejero europeo Description L:52-59cm, W:115-135cm. Bird with a brown back and some pale fringes; light underside with dark mottling; wings brown and light on the underside; with a general appearance very similar to the...
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusES: Morito común Description L: 55-65cm; W: 80-95cm; Species linked to open humid areas with vegetation on the banks to breed. Both sexes are similar. Unmistakable due to its dark color and its long, downward-curving...
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia ES: Cigüeña blanca Description L: 95-110cm; W: 180-218 cm; Species linked to the human environment and popular culture. White plumage with black wings; red beak; long red legs. The juveniles with darker brown parts, as well...
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra ES: Cigüeña negra Description L: 95-100 cm; W: 145-155 cm; Similar in size and shape to the white or common stork, from which it differs in its shiny black plumage and distinctive white underparts. Red beak and legs....
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaES: Garza real Description L: 84-102cm; W: 155-175cm; Back and wing coverts gray; head white, with black eye line; white collar, with a double line of black stripes; white underparts; yellow beak and greenish or reddish legs....
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo ES Cormorán grande Description L: 80-100cm; W: 130-160cm; Black plumage with a scaled appearance on the back, with a bluish tinge on the underparts; bill gray and yellow; At the base of the lower jaw there is a bare...
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus ES: Somormujo lavanco Description L: 46-51cm; W: 85-90cm; In breeding plumage with dark back; white underparts; head with dark and reddish ornaments. In nonbreeding plumage with duller colors; without ornaments on head....
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis ES: Zampullín común/chico Description L:25-29cm; W: 40-45cm; Anatidae of small size, in breeding plumage it is dark brown, with a chestnut face and neck; base of bill black with a pale spot. In winter and juveniles...
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixES: Codorniz común Description L:cm; W: cm; 16-19cm. Back sandy-brown in color, with stripes; paler underparts mottled on flanks; white stripe on the eyebrow and neck; male with dark throat tawny chest streaked with white;...
Red-legged
Alectoris rufa Perdiz roja Description L:cm; W: cm; 33-38cm. Back of brown color, something reddish; gray underparts on chest, reddish on abdomen; ribbed black collar, chestnut, white and black striped flanks; red bill, eyering, and legs....
Garganey
Spatula querquedula Cerceta carretona Description L: 37-41cm; W: 60-63 cm; Rare Anatidae linked to wetlands with abundant marshy vegetation. In male breeding plumage with wide white eyebrow that reaches the nape; head and chest mottled dark...
Greylag Goose
Greylag greylagES: Ánsar común Description L: 70-90cm; W: 147-180cm; Recognizable by its large size, thick neck, and large bill. Brown plumage; ash gray head and neck; whitish belly; white tail coverts; large orange or pink bill; and pink...
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaES: Porrón moñudo Description L: 40-47cm; W: 65-72cm; Gregarious duck that presents sexual dimorphism. In breeding plumage male with black plumage; flank and abdomen white; with a long bow of hanging feathers; dark wings with...
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyrocaES: Porrón pardo Description L: 38-42cm; W: 60-67cm; Anatidae of discreet customs; chocolate brown male with dark back, white anal area and prominent white eyering. Discreet female, general brown tone with white anal area....
Common Pochard
Aythya whooping ES: Porrón europeo Description L: 42-49cm; W: 67-75cm; Diving Anatidae. Male with chestnut head and neck; breast and rear of body black; gray wings and body. Brown female, darker on the back and lighter on the head; gray...
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufinaES: Pato colorado Description L: 53-57cm; W: 85-90cm; Anatidae linked to large wetlands with abundant marshy vegetation. Male with reddish-brown head; breast and rear of body black; flanks white; chestnut wings with a white...
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata ES: Cuchara común Description L: 44-52cm; W:73-82cm Anatidae unmistakable due to the shape and size of the beak. Male in winter with dark green head; back black; white chest and neck; belly reddish brown; dark wings with green...
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosES: Ánade azulón Description L: 50-60cm; W: 81-95cm Gregarious Anatidae that presents a marked sexual dimorphism, Male in breeding plumage with green head and neck; gray back and underparts; central tail feathers recurved...
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaES: Cerceta común Description L: 34-38cm; W:53-59cm A small duck that presents a great difference between the sexes in the breeding season; Breeding male with chestnut colored head with green mask; chest light mottled with dark;...
Gadwall
Anas streperaES: Ánade friso Description L:46-56cm; W:78-90cm A shallow, freshwater duck that is sexually dimorphic. Male in winter quite uniform brownish-grey; white belly; Black Back Bottom; gray wings with chestnut spot; black and white...
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaES: Tarro Blanco Description L: 58-71cm; W:100-133cm Large Anatidae. Same coloration in both sexes. Bulkier males. Bill red, with a bump at the base. Head, neck and part of the wing greenish black; rest of the white neck with...
