Hungary Ramsar wetland
Biharugra Fishponds
178 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
58 species in January.32 species in February.88 species in March.136 species in April.141 species in May.63 species in June.97 species in July.108 species in August.96 species in September.78 species in October.69 species in November.49 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
178 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).
- 178Speciesrecorded more than once
- 99Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,179Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 92 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 3Owls
- 24Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 64Songbirds
- 20Other 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 178 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds64 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
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.
- Jan2°/-4°38 mm
- Feb5°/-3°38 mm
- Mar11°/0°44 mm
- Apr18°/6°45 mm
- May23°/11°67 mm
- Jun27°/15°80 mm
- Jul30°/17°77 mm
- Aug30°/17°54 mm
- Sep24°/12°53 mm
- Oct17°/6°49 mm
- Nov10°/2°46 mm
- Dec3°/-3°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Biharugra Fishponds.
Lake in Hungary
Biharugra Fishponds is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
178 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,179 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Greylag Goose and the Great White Egret.
67 species come for the summer, 28 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Ízek Házaplace to stay · 3.6 km · 4 within 10 km
- Sânnicolau Românnearest town · 9.5 km in a straight line
- Oradea International Airport (OMR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at DEB airport (Debrecen)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 kmMadárvárta torony, Bihari madárvárta torony and 4 more
- 2marked trails within 4 kmAlföldi Kéktúra (Sátoraljaújhely – Dévaványa – Szekszárd), E4 európai hosszútávú turistaút (magyarországi szakasz)
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmBihari madárvárta torony, Madárvárta torony and 2 more
- 4places to stay within 10 kmÍzek Háza, Biharugra Madárvárta, Arany János Vendégház and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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.
In our other atlases
Around Biharugra Fishponds.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLudas Tó2.1 km² · 1.6 kmNagy-sziki-tó0.5 km² · 2.8 kmSíma Tó8.0 km² · 3.8 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 80Birdyas Score
- 178Species
- 99Migrants
- 8Threatened
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- 80Birdyas Score
- 211Species
- 132Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q26230209) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,179 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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