Italy Ramsar wetland
Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve
188 bird species recorded; the most in January, in May and in October.
Gloria Dei60 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
116 species in January.86 species in February.95 species in March.108 species in April.113 species in May.98 species in June.89 species in July.100 species in August.107 species in September.122 species in October.104 species in November.104 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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VUNTVUNTNTNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
188 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).
- 188Speciesrecorded more than once
- 96Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,546Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 18Raptors
- 4Owls
- 27Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 67Songbirds
- 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 188 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
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 January, in May and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/6°56 mm
- Feb12°/6°57 mm
- Mar14°/8°58 mm
- Apr18°/11°45 mm
- May22°/14°47 mm
- Jun26°/18°28 mm
- Jul29°/21°23 mm
- Aug29°/21°29 mm
- Sep25°/18°64 mm
- Oct21°/15°82 mm
- Nov16°/11°104 mm
- Dec12°/8°74 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve.
Protected area in Italy (EUAP0387)
Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
188 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,546 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Greater Flamingo and the Little Egret.
46 species come for the summer, 46 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Italian Sparrow, Grey Plover and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in January, in May and in October.
Get there and watch
- Le Marzecampsite · 2.5 km · 13 within 10 km
- La Rombaiaplace to stay · 3.6 km · 61 within 10 km
- Castiglione della Pescaianearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Marina di Campo Airport (EBA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 km in a straight lineCar hire at PSA airport (Pisa)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 7marked trails within 4 kmPercorso 2, Sentiero di Poggio Franco, Strada di Cacciagrande and 4 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmInformazione Accoglienza Turistica, Informazioni turistiche
- 4viewpoints within 5 km
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmLe Marze, Etruria, Paduline and 10 more
- 61places to stay within 10 kmLa Rombaia, Lucerna del Lago Prile, L'Approdo and 58 more
- observation towers within 6 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 Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmPoggio Petriccio337 m · 5.5 kmPoggio Ballone631 m · 8.2 kmMonte d'Alma557 m · 15 kmMonte di Muro118 m · 15 kmPoggio Sentinella · 16 kmPoggio Cavolo181 m · 18 kmPoggio di Moscona316 m · 19 kmMonte Leoni616 m · 24 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmKite Beach Fiumara · 4.5 kmSpiaggia di Castiglione della Pescaia · 4.7 kmSpiaggia di Marina di Grosseto · 6.6 kmMedusa · 9.4 kmOasi · 10 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyBruna41 km · 6.8 m³/s
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.
Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve
Italy
- 76Birdyas Score
- 188Species
- 96Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3936556) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,546 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 | Peakyas, Coastya, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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