Ukraine bird sanctuary
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve
184 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Rbrechko · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
10 species in January.25 species in February.87 species in March.113 species in April.101 species in May.112 species in June.113 species in July.148 species in August.120 species in September.97 species in October.52 species in November.1 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
184 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).
- 184Speciesrecorded more than once
- 132Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,785Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 259 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 1Owls
- 33Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 64Songbirds
- 19Other 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 184 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
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds64 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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-1°/-7°42 mm
- Feb2°/-6°39 mm
- Mar8°/-2°46 mm
- Apr15°/4°46 mm
- May20°/9°89 mm
- Jun23°/13°83 mm
- Jul25°/15°88 mm
- Aug25°/15°64 mm
- Sep20°/10°64 mm
- Oct14°/4°54 mm
- Nov7°/0°42 mm
- Dec1°/-4°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve.
Ornithological reserve in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve is a bird sanctuary in Ukraine, 259 m above the sea.
184 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,785 open records.
The most recorded are the Great White Egret, the Pontic gull and the Common Greenshank.
94 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Приозерний заїздplace to stay · 2.4 km · 10 within 10 km
- Yavorivnearest town · 4.2 km in a straight line
- Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 103 km in a straight lineCar hire at RZE airport (Jasionka)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
- 26campsites within 10 km
- 10places to stay within 10 kmПриозерний заїзд, Арта, Соната and 7 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 Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmVelykyj Gnojanets reservoir2.0 km² · 5.6 kmOselja Reservoir1.4 km² · 11 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve
Ukraine
- 74Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 132Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q16723403) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,785 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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