Slovakia Ramsar wetland
Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area
146 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
49 species in January.50 species in February.82 species in March.96 species in April.108 species in May.93 species in June.84 species in July.77 species in August.53 species in September.20 species in October.29 species in November.60 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.
VU
VU
NT
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
146 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).
- 146Speciesrecorded more than once
- 77Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,398Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 122 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 7Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 22Other 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 146 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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.
- Jan2°/-5°42 mm
- Feb5°/-3°37 mm
- Mar10°/0°40 mm
- Apr17°/5°34 mm
- May22°/10°65 mm
- Jun26°/15°65 mm
- Jul29°/17°63 mm
- Aug28°/16°63 mm
- Sep22°/11°62 mm
- Oct16°/6°49 mm
- Nov9°/2°44 mm
- Dec3°/-3°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area.
Protected landscape area of Slovakia
Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovakia.
146 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,398 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Cormorant, the Great tit and the Mallard.
48 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Vadludakcampsite · 2.4 km · 17 within 10 km
- Orchidea Hotel****place to stay · 4.0 km · 32 within 10 km
- Horný Barnearest town · 6.4 km in a straight line
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at BTS airport (Bratislava)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
- 5observation towers within 6 kmPozorovateľňa vtáctva and 4 more
- 11marked trails within 4 kmMariánska cesta, Lipóti morotva-tó tanösvény, Via Slovakia (Bratislava - Komárno) and 8 more
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 17campsites within 10 kmVadludak, Holt-Duna Kemping, Lipóti Termál Camping and 14 more
- 32places to stay within 10 kmOrchidea Hotel****, Ilona vendégház, Apartman Lipót and 29 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmTemplomdomb · 18 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.
Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area
Slovakia
- 64Birdyas Score
- 146Species
- 77Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1327194) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,398 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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