Birds
Phalacrocorax pygmaeus

45-55 cm, sexes similar. It is present throughout the year and nests in colonies, associating with various species of herons in some groves of the lagoons. It has been seen to...



Mergus serrator

52-58 cm, the male with dark green head and white neck, the female with reddish head. Present during wintering, it is frequent during the spring migration. It can be observed in...



Gavia stellata

55-67 cm, sexes similar. In winter, the plumage is grey, and whitish underneath. Present in winter at sea and in the deepest areas of the lagoons. Observed isolated or in small...



Aceocephalus scirpaceus

12.5-14 cm, light brown plumage with pale belly. Present from April to September in the reeds where it nests. It is the most common species of passerines in the reeds.



Philomachus pugnax

22-32 cm, marked sexual dimorphism: the male is much larger and in May sports a typical nuptial plumage that is brownish with lighter underparts. It has a short beak. Present from...



Calidris alba

18-31 cm, sexes similar. Light grey uppers and white lower parts, the beak shorter than the similar sandpiper. Present from August to May, it does not nest in the region. It...



Sterna sandvicensis

37-43 cm, sexes similar, light grey upperparts, white in the lower parts, with a black cap and a tuft on the head, the beak black with light-coloured apex. It performs spectacular...



Sylvia melanocephala

13-14 cm, male with black head and red eye, the female brown with grey head. Present throughout the year, it nests in warm coastal scrubland between the clifftops of the Carso and...



Otus scops

19-21 cm, sexes similar. There is a grey variety and a rufous one. It is a small owl with ear tufts and a characteristic and insistent song. Present from late March to September,...




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