Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Baar
146 bird species recorded; the most in May.
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
87 species in January.83 species in February.89 species in March.88 species in April.103 species in May.85 species in June.56 species in July.58 species in August.76 species in September.78 species in October.78 species in November.81 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.
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
146 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).
- 146Speciesrecorded more than once
- 74Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,663Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 702 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 8Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 69Songbirds
- 18Other 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 146 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds69 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-5°68 mm
- Feb3°/-5°54 mm
- Mar8°/-1°66 mm
- Apr13°/2°67 mm
- May17°/7°109 mm
- Jun21°/11°108 mm
- Jul22°/12°108 mm
- Aug22°/12°106 mm
- Sep18°/8°76 mm
- Oct13°/4°80 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-4°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Baar.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Baar is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 702 m above the sea.
146 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,663 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Great tit.
37 species come for the summer, 36 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Lesser white-fronted goose.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Donaueschingencampsite · 2.7 km · 17 within 10 km
- Hotel Lindeplace to stay · 2.0 km · 86 within 10 km
- Donaueschingennearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Zürich Airport (ZRH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZRH airport (Zurich)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 58marked trails within 4 kmQuerweg Schwarzwald-Kaiserstuhl-Rhein, Luise Sturm Brücke - Aasener Höll, Raine Pfohren - Donaueschingen Schloßpark and 55 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Information Donaueschingen, Haus des Gastes, Tourismusbüro and 1 more
- 11viewpoints within 5 kmSchellenberg, Säntisblick, Aussichtsplattform and 8 more
- 145car parks within 3 km
- 32restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 17campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Donaueschingen, Riedsee-Camping, P2 Park-Oase Reisemobilhafen Bad Dürrheim and 14 more
- 86places to stay within 10 kmHotel Linde, Hotel Restaurant zum Hirschen, Wyndham Garden and 83 more
- bird hides within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Baar.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas66 mountains within 25 kmHöwenegg803 m · volcano · 19 kmNeuhewen867 m · volcano · 19 kmHoher Randen930 m · 21 kmHagen912 m · 22 kmP.10691,069 m · 23 kmDreifaltigkeitsberg988 m · 23 kmKlippeneck980 m · 24 kmHochfirst1,190 m · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmRiedsee0.3 km² · 4.9 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Baar
Germany
- 63Birdyas Score
- 146Species
- 74Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23794229) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,663 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 |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Canyonyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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