Austria Special Protection Area for birds
Bangs – Matschels
168 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
65 species in January.57 species in February.74 species in March.99 species in April.119 species in May.92 species in June.100 species in July.90 species in August.106 species in September.82 species in October.77 species in November.58 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
168 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).
- 168Speciesrecorded more than once
- 75Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,216Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 441 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 3Owls
- 7Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 95Songbirds
- 28Other 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 168 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
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds95 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
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.
- Jan2°/-4°99 mm
- Feb3°/-4°77 mm
- Mar8°/0°95 mm
- Apr13°/4°92 mm
- May17°/8°147 mm
- Jun21°/12°156 mm
- Jul22°/14°158 mm
- Aug22°/14°166 mm
- Sep18°/10°116 mm
- Oct14°/6°101 mm
- Nov7°/1°88 mm
- Dec2°/-3°104 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bangs – Matschels.
Protected area in Austria
Bangs – Matschels is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Austria, 441 m above the sea.
168 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,216 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Red Kite.
48 species come for the summer, 27 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Witzy-Campcampsite · 0.3 km · 5 within 10 km
- Engelplace to stay · 3.9 km · 125 within 10 km
- Rüthinearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 24 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACH airport (St. Gallen)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
- 43marked trails within 4 kmZapfen-Diepoldsauer Schwamm, Appenzeller Weg, Rheintaler Höhenweg and 40 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmLiechtensteiner Unterland Tourismus, Montforthaus, ÖBB Reisezentrum
- 28viewpoints within 5 kmFoto-Spot Hoher Kasten, Rheinblick, Stadtschrofen and 25 more
- 165car parks within 3 km
- 8restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmWitzy-Camp, Waldcamping Feldkirch, Stellplatz Am Brüelbach and 2 more
- 125places to stay within 10 kmEngel, Inneralp, Motel Z and 122 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Bangs – Matschels.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas251 mountains within 25 kmKuhgrat2,123 m · 12 km↗Altmann2,435 m · 13 kmSäntis2,501 m · 15 km↗Augstenberg2,359 m · 22 km↗Naafkopf2,571 m · 24 km↗Grauspitz2,599 m · 24 km↗Schwarzhorn (Rätikon)2,574 m · 24 kmFalknis2,562 m · 25 km↗
Cavernyas4 caves within 20 kmKobelwald Kristallhöhle · 5.6 kmWildkirchli · 9.4 kmWiteleloch200 m · 13 kmNasenlöcher · 14 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmRatzbachwaterfall · 11 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyAlpine Rhine86 kmVorarlberger Rheintalbinnenkanal
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.
Bangs – Matschels
Austria
- 62Birdyas Score
- 168Species
- 75Migrants
- 2Threatened
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug
Austria · 23 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 269Species
- 170Migrants
- 11Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 50 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q60692140) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,216 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, Canyonyas, Cavernyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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