Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Donauried
219 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Ralf Neubauer · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
92 species in January.71 species in February.119 species in March.169 species in April.177 species in May.143 species in June.124 species in July.122 species in August.120 species in September.93 species in October.108 species in November.70 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
219 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).
- 219Speciesrecorded more than once
- 124Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,246Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 451 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 4Owls
- 28Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 86Songbirds
- 27Other 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 219 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°67 mm
- Feb3°/-4°50 mm
- Mar8°/-1°58 mm
- Apr14°/3°55 mm
- May18°/7°100 mm
- Jun22°/11°92 mm
- Jul23°/13°104 mm
- Aug23°/13°99 mm
- Sep18°/8°65 mm
- Oct13°/4°65 mm
- Nov7°/0°62 mm
- Dec2°/-3°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Donauried.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Donauried is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 451 m above the sea.
219 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,246 open records.
The most recorded are the Greylag Goose, the Carrion Crow and the Eurasian Blackbird.
77 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Gutshof Donauriedcampsite · 3.6 km · 13 within 10 km
- Adlerplace to stay · 5.7 km · 73 within 10 km
- Asselfingennearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 km in a straight lineCar hire at FMM airport (Memmingen)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 kmBeobachtungshütte Mooswaldsee, Vogelturm Mooswaldsee
- 2observation towers within 6 kmVogelturm Mooswaldsee, Unteres Tor
- 5marked trails within 4 kmWanderpfad "Natur erleben", Laupheim - Rammingen, blaues Dreieck Niederstotzingen - Albschäferweg and 2 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Information Günzburg-Leipheim, Regionalmarketing Günzburg GbR
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 12car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmCamping Gutshof Donauried, Campingpark Rammingen, Schwarzfelder Hof Camping and 10 more
- 73places to stay within 10 kmAdler, Hotel Post, Hotel Garni and 70 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Donauried.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas115 mountains within 25 kmSchießberg503 m · 15 kmKugel-Berg505 m · 17 kmRies-Scholle E von Oberbechingen516 m · 18 kmMalmscholle bei Zöschingen530 m · 21 kmOberer Eselsberg621 m · 21 kmLeerenberg685 m · 22 kmMittelberg544 m · 22 kmSteinhirt578 m · 23 km
Cavernyas6 caves within 20 kmHohlenstein-Stadel · 6.0 kmVogelherd cave · 6.3 kmFetzershaldenhöhle · 6.8 kmBockstein cave · 7.2 kmCharlottenhöhle · 9.0 kmIrpfelhöhle · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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- 124Migrants
- 6Threatened
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22675089) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,246 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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