Ukraine bird sanctuary
Charukiv nature reserve
147 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Viacheslav Galievskyi · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
29 species in January.41 species in February.63 species in March.78 species in April.93 species in May.55 species in June.59 species in July.34 species in August.24 species in September.55 species in October.28 species in November.9 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
147 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).
- 147Speciesrecorded more than once
- 71Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,045Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 194 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 16Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 16Other 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 147 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
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-8°45 mm
- Feb0°/-7°40 mm
- Mar7°/-3°47 mm
- Apr14°/3°44 mm
- May20°/9°84 mm
- Jun23°/13°85 mm
- Jul25°/15°90 mm
- Aug25°/14°68 mm
- Sep20°/9°58 mm
- Oct13°/4°50 mm
- Nov6°/0°44 mm
- Dec0°/-5°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Charukiv nature reserve.
Ornithological reserve in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Charukiv nature reserve is a bird sanctuary in Ukraine.
147 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,045 open records.
The most recorded are the Eared Grebe, the Great Crested Grebe and the Tufted Duck.
44 species come for the summer, 25 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Grey Plover and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Horodyshchenearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- Lublin Airport (LUZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 181 km in a straight lineCar hire at LUZ airport (Lublin)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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- places to stay 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 Charukiv nature reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Riveryasthe river nearbyChornohuzka54 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.
Charukiv nature reserve
Ukraine
- 62Birdyas Score
- 147Species
- 71Migrants
- 3Threatened
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve
Ukraine · 142 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 132Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q28707571) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,045 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 | Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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