Ukraine Ramsar wetland
Bystroye Canal
119 bird species recorded; the most in August.
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This month here
33 species in January.1 species in February.0 species in March.8 species in April.31 species in May.7 species in June.35 species in July.101 species in August.52 species in September.2 species in October.1 species in November.0 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
119 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).
- 119Speciesrecorded more than once
- 29Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 867Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 2Owls
- 25Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 26Songbirds
- 10Other 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 119 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great titParus major
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
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.
- Jan4°/1°66 mm
- Feb4°/1°48 mm
- Mar7°/4°42 mm
- Apr12°/8°31 mm
- May18°/15°34 mm
- Jun23°/20°43 mm
- Jul26°/23°33 mm
- Aug26°/23°24 mm
- Sep22°/19°42 mm
- Oct16°/13°54 mm
- Nov11°/8°50 mm
- Dec6°/4°59 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bystroye Canal.
Canal
Bystroye Canal is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ukraine.
119 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 867 open records.
The most recorded are the Purple heron, the Great Cormorant and the Great White Pelican.
25 species come for the summer, 1 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Автокемпінг "У Віталія"campsite · 12 km · 1 within 10 km
- Готель Венеціяplace to stay · 10 km · 5 within 10 km
- Vylkovenearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 146 km in a straight lineCar hire at CND airport (Constanța)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
- 1campsites within 10 kmАвтокемпінг "У Віталія"
- 5places to stay within 10 kmГотель Венеція, Kilimbeyka Hotel, Дельта and 2 more
- 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
- restaurants and cafés 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 Bystroye Canal.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLazarkyn Kut0.8 km² · 7.8 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.
Bystroye Canal
Ukraine
- 51Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 29Migrants
- 2Threatened
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park
Ukraine · 53 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 32Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1018662) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 867 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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