Poland Ramsar wetland
Biebrza National Park
223 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
75 species in January.94 species in February.129 species in March.192 species in April.198 species in May.169 species in June.157 species in July.124 species in August.131 species in September.96 species in October.86 species in November.71 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
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
223 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).
- 223Speciesrecorded more than once
- 159Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 52,042Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 119 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 21Raptors
- 3Owls
- 21Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 95Songbirds
- 29Other 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 223 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds95 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-8°46 mm
- Feb0°/-7°38 mm
- Mar5°/-3°40 mm
- Apr13°/2°39 mm
- May19°/8°70 mm
- Jun22°/12°72 mm
- Jul24°/14°86 mm
- Aug24°/13°79 mm
- Sep18°/9°55 mm
- Oct11°/3°56 mm
- Nov5°/0°50 mm
- Dec0°/-4°48 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Biebrza National Park.
National park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Biebrza National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Poland.
223 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 52,042 open records.
The most recorded are the Greylag Goose, the Great tit and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
105 species come for the summer, 46 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Aquatic Warbler and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Pole Namiotowe "BÓBR"campsite · 2.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Kwatera Osowiec Twierdzaplace to stay · 1.1 km · 18 within 10 km
- Goniądznearest town · 5.5 km in a straight line
- Olsztyn-Mazury Airport (SZY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 114 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZY airport (Szymany)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
- 4observation towers within 6 km
- 6marked trails within 4 kmMorgowniki - Dolistowo - Lipsk, Wokół fortu IV, Osowiec - Kuligi and 3 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmPunkt Informacji Turystycznej BbPN, Gminny Ośrodek Kultury
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmTaras widokowy and 9 more
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmPole Namiotowe "BÓBR", Agroturystyka "Sośniaki", Pole namiotowe and 2 more
- 18places to stay within 10 kmKwatera Osowiec Twierdza, Batalion sery biebrzańskie, Stacja Moczary and 15 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 Biebrza National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmSolistowska Góra · 19 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.
Biebrza National Park
Poland
- 78Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 159Migrants
- 6Threatened
Nature reserve Jezioro Łuknajno
Poland · 78 km
- 66Birdyas Score
- 149Species
- 94Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q609383) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 52,042 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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