Ukraine bird sanctuary
Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve
193 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Bonna Mistress · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
25 species in January.30 species in February.91 species in March.129 species in April.126 species in May.102 species in June.122 species in July.142 species in August.90 species in September.82 species in October.65 species in November.53 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
193 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).
- 193Speciesrecorded more than once
- 141Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,165Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 64 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 1Owls
- 28Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 25Other 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 193 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders28 species
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- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese18 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Melanocorypha leucopteraMelanocorypha leucoptera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- 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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-9°52 mm
- Feb0°/-8°40 mm
- Mar7°/-3°46 mm
- Apr15°/4°38 mm
- May22°/11°54 mm
- Jun27°/15°61 mm
- Jul30°/18°51 mm
- Aug30°/17°39 mm
- Sep23°/11°44 mm
- Oct14°/4°39 mm
- Nov6°/-1°43 mm
- Dec0°/-6°48 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve.
Ornithological reserve in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve is a bird sanctuary in Ukraine.
193 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,165 open records.
The most recorded are the European Greenfinch, the European Goldfinch and the Northern Raven.
103 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Eastern Imperial Eagle, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Радутаplace to stay · 3.8 km · 3 within 10 km
- Mezhyrichnearest town · 8.7 km in a straight line
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
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 3places to stay within 10 kmРадута, Чорна перлина
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmKurhan Mohyla-Baba · 9.9 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmOzero Solonyy Lyman3.3 km² · 12 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.
Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve
Ukraine
- 78Birdyas Score
- 193Species
- 141Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12085578) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,165 open bird records within 4 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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