Turkey Ramsar wetland
Akyatan Lagoon
195 bird species recorded; the most in September.
Kerim2404 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
98 species in January.109 species in February.102 species in March.88 species in April.97 species in May.48 species in June.36 species in July.18 species in August.125 species in September.100 species in October.80 species in November.105 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
195 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 195Speciesrecorded more than once
- 119Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,412Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 2Owls
- 34Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 74Songbirds
- 21Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 195 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Slender-billed CurlewNumenius tenuirostris
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds74 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great titParus major
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Dead Sea SparrowPasser moabiticus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/12°112 mm
- Feb15°/13°87 mm
- Mar17°/15°59 mm
- Apr19°/17°38 mm
- May23°/21°38 mm
- Jun26°/24°18 mm
- Jul29°/27°5 mm
- Aug30°/28°7 mm
- Sep28°/27°24 mm
- Oct26°/23°39 mm
- Nov21°/18°72 mm
- Dec17°/14°134 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Akyatan Lagoon.
Lake in Turkey
Akyatan Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey.
195 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,412 open records.
The most recorded are the Little Egret, the Crested lark and the Greater Flamingo.
45 species come for the summer, 66 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- magarsus elit hotelplace to stay · 13 km · 1 within 10 km
- Karataşnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
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Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1places to stay within 10 kmmagarsus elit hotel
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Akyatan Lagoon
Turkey
- 80Birdyas Score
- 195Species
- 119Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4702037) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,412 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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