Bulgaria Ramsar wetland
Dragoman marsh
190 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Misastojanovic · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
72 species in January.69 species in February.124 species in March.160 species in April.153 species in May.98 species in June.101 species in July.89 species in August.107 species in September.89 species in October.65 species in November.59 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
190 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).
- 190Speciesrecorded more than once
- 120Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,650Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 842 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 20Raptors
- 2Owls
- 13Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 28Other 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 190 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great titParus major
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
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.
- Jan1°/-7°46 mm
- Feb3°/-6°45 mm
- Mar8°/-2°54 mm
- Apr14°/3°53 mm
- May19°/8°82 mm
- Jun23°/12°83 mm
- Jul26°/14°69 mm
- Aug27°/14°56 mm
- Sep21°/9°55 mm
- Oct15°/4°61 mm
- Nov9°/0°42 mm
- Dec2°/-5°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Dragoman marsh.
Karst wetland
Dragoman marsh is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bulgaria, 842 m above the sea.
190 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,650 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Mallard and the Common Buzzard.
73 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Герганаplace to stay · 7.1 km · 7 within 10 km
- Slivnitsanearest town · 7.6 km in a straight line
- Sofia Airport (SOF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at SOF airport (Sofia)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
- 7places to stay within 10 kmГергана, Forest Houses, х.Люляка and 4 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
- campsites 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 Dragoman marsh.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmTri Ushi898 m · 5.9 kmPetrovski krast1,206 m · 9.4 kmKosmatitsa943 m · 16 kmMechi Kamak1,077 m · 19 kmTseria1,234 m · 20 kmViskyar Mountain939 m · 20 kmSarbenitsa1,482 m · 22 kmGosen808 m · 25 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmDracula13 m · 14 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmKotlite waterfall20 m · 13 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.
Dragoman marsh
Bulgaria
- 75Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 120Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5305022) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,650 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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