Italy Special Protection Area for birds
Bosco di Carpenedo
158 bird species recorded; the most in April.
StefanoM5 1985 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
72 species in January.81 species in February.85 species in March.108 species in April.87 species in May.92 species in June.85 species in July.64 species in August.84 species in September.92 species in October.45 species in November.55 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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VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
158 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).
- 158Speciesrecorded more than once
- 78Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,997Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 3Owls
- 16Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 66Songbirds
- 21Other 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 158 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds66 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great titParus major
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan7°/3°53 mm
- Feb8°/4°73 mm
- Mar12°/6°71 mm
- Apr17°/11°71 mm
- May21°/15°93 mm
- Jun26°/20°72 mm
- Jul29°/22°66 mm
- Aug29°/22°80 mm
- Sep24°/18°95 mm
- Oct19°/13°87 mm
- Nov13°/9°105 mm
- Dec9°/5°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bosco di Carpenedo.
Natura2000 site in Italy
Bosco di Carpenedo is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Italy.
158 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,997 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Yellow-legged Gull.
41 species come for the summer, 33 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Italian Sparrow, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Venice Utility Parkcampsite · 3.4 km · 9 within 10 km
- Hotel Aristonplace to stay · 1.4 km · 661 within 10 km
- Mestrenearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 8 km in a straight lineCar hire at VCE airport (Venezia)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
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmUfficio Relazioni con il Pubblico, Centro Unico Prenotazioni
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 238car parks within 3 km
- 136restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmVenice Utility Park, Camping Venezia Village, Camping Rialto and 6 more
- 661places to stay within 10 kmHotel Ariston, Club Hotel, Hotel Regit Essebiesse Srl and 658 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Bosco di Carpenedo
Italy
- 64Birdyas Score
- 158Species
- 78Migrants
- 3Threatened
Valle Cavanata Nature Reserve
Italy · 97 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 141Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q18785398) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,997 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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