Hungary Ramsar wetland
Balaton Uplands National Park
95 bird species recorded; the most in July.
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This month here
19 species in January.22 species in February.18 species in March.31 species in April.46 species in May.18 species in June.72 species in July.62 species in August.19 species in September.30 species in October.0 species in November.43 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.
NT
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
95 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).
- 95Speciesrecorded more than once
- 36Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 931Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 128 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 1Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 46Songbirds
- 17Other 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 95 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common LoonGavia immer
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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 July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°37 mm
- Feb4°/-3°41 mm
- Mar10°/0°41 mm
- Apr17°/6°34 mm
- May22°/11°65 mm
- Jun26°/15°66 mm
- Jul29°/17°61 mm
- Aug28°/17°63 mm
- Sep22°/11°62 mm
- Oct16°/6°52 mm
- Nov9°/2°44 mm
- Dec3°/-3°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Balaton Uplands National Park.
National park of Hungary
Balaton Uplands National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
95 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 931 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Mallard and the Black-headed Gull.
29 species come for the summer, 7 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Csopaki Üdülőfalu és Kempingcampsite · 0.7 km · 11 within 10 km
- Hotel Lidóplace to stay · 2.5 km · 414 within 10 km
- Csopaknearest town · 0.9 km in a straight line
- Hévíz–Balaton Airport (SOB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 67 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUD airport (Budapest)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
- 6observation towers within 6 kmCsákány-hegyi kilátó, Jókai-kilátó, Somlyó-hegyi kilátó and 3 more
- 29marked trails within 4 kmK, Balaton-felvidéki / Balatoni Kéktúra (Pétfürdő – Balatonfüred – Badacsony), P (Recsek-hegy – Balatonfüred, há.), S (Nosztori – Lovas) and 26 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmEszterházy-kastély Látogatóközpont, Tourinform, Modern Műtár and 2 more
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmJókai-kilátó, Szép kilátás, Csere-hegy and 14 more
- 83car parks within 3 km
- 63restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmCsopaki Üdülőfalu és Kemping, Mandel Camping, Mágustanya and 8 more
- 414places to stay within 10 kmHotel Lidó, Veronika villa, Villa Krisztina and 411 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 Balaton Uplands National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas13 mountains within 25 kmZombor-hegy · 16 kmMalom-hegy · 20 kmÖreg-Disznóhát · 22 kmKab Hill · 22 kmÖreg-hegy · 22 kmCserép-hát · 23 kmTarlóra-hegy · 23 kmBagó-hegy · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmBelső-tó0.3 km² · 8.5 kmLake Balaton577 km² · 10 km↗
Cavernyas4 caves within 20 kmLóczy Cave · 4.3 kmBarátlakások · 7.0 kmTihanyi Forrás Cave · 7.5 kmSzentgál Rockhole · 20 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.
Balaton Uplands National Park
Hungary
- 49Birdyas Score
- 95Species
- 36Migrants
- 1Threatened
Velence and Dinnyés Nature Conservation Area
Hungary · 51 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 144Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q789225) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 931 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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