Germany Ramsar wetland
Dollart
174 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Stephan Sprinz · CC BY 4.0
This month here
77 species in January.72 species in February.87 species in March.120 species in April.134 species in May.103 species in June.104 species in July.118 species in August.105 species in September.93 species in October.91 species in November.76 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
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In numbers
174 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).
- 174Speciesrecorded more than once
- 94Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,113Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 2Owls
- 32Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 26Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 63Songbirds
- 14Other 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 174 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds63 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great titParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
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.
- Jan5°/2°84 mm
- Feb5°/1°66 mm
- Mar7°/3°56 mm
- Apr11°/6°40 mm
- May15°/9°57 mm
- Jun18°/13°66 mm
- Jul20°/15°82 mm
- Aug21°/16°89 mm
- Sep18°/13°71 mm
- Oct14°/10°77 mm
- Nov9°/6°79 mm
- Dec6°/3°85 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Dollart.
Bay in the Wadden Sea between Netherlands and Germany
Dollart is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany.
174 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,113 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Black-headed Gull and the Pied Avocet.
52 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Außenhafencampsite · 6.1 km · 12 within 10 km
- Bie Wallieplace to stay · 7.6 km · 47 within 10 km
- Emdennearest town · 9.6 km in a straight line
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRQ airport (Groningen)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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmPolder Breebaart - Vogelkijkhut, De Kiekkaaste
- 2marked trails within 4 kmNederlands Kustpad deel 3, sectie 14
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmBuitenplaats Reidehoeve, Bezoekerscentrum Dollard
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmZeehondenkijkwand
- 12campsites within 10 kmAußenhafen, Parkplatz am Freizeitgelände Ditzumerverlaat, Kostverloren 11 and 9 more
- 47places to stay within 10 kmBie Wallie, Huus Windroos, Hotel Termunterzijl and 44 more
- observation towers within 6 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 Dollart.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmUphuser Meer0.2 km² · 13 kmBansmeer0.2 km² · 14 kmHondshalstermeer1.4 km² · 14 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.
Dollart
Germany
- 71Birdyas Score
- 174Species
- 94Migrants
- 4Threatened
Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens
Germany · 47 km
- 61Birdyas Score
- 159Species
- 69Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q218377) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,113 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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