Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust
185 bird species recorded; the most from March to May.
Niamh Schnebelt · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
113 species in January.102 species in February.121 species in March.131 species in April.124 species in May.92 species in June.67 species in July.73 species in August.68 species in September.79 species in October.76 species in November.96 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
185 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).
- 185Speciesrecorded more than once
- 102Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 13,234Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 168 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 16Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 29Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 76Songbirds
- 23Other 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 185 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds76 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- 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 March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-3°60 mm
- Feb5°/-3°48 mm
- Mar10°/0°56 mm
- Apr16°/4°57 mm
- May19°/8°96 mm
- Jun24°/12°83 mm
- Jul26°/14°85 mm
- Aug25°/14°86 mm
- Sep21°/9°64 mm
- Oct15°/5°78 mm
- Nov9°/1°64 mm
- Dec4°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust.
Special protection areas in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
185 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 13,234 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
47 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from March to May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobil & Caravan Stellplatz Ringsheimcampsite · 2.6 km · 17 within 10 km
- Rothplace to stay · 1.9 km · 100 within 10 km
- Ringsheimnearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Strasbourg Airport (SXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at SXB airport (Strasbourg)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
- 4observation towers within 6 kmHeubergturm and 3 more
- 31marked trails within 4 kmBreisgauer Weinweg, Rheinaueweg, Herbolzheim Bahnhof - Herbolzheim Rathaus and 28 more
- 7visitor centres within 6 kmTourismusbüro, Info am Euro-Tower, Information and 4 more
- 48viewpoints within 5 kmHeubergturm, Bleichtal - Münstertal, Vogesenblick and 45 more
- 117car parks within 3 km
- 26restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 17campsites within 10 kmWohnmobil & Caravan Stellplatz Ringsheim, Europa-Park Camping & Caravaning, Terrassencampingplatz Herbolzheim and 14 more
- 100places to stay within 10 kmRoth, Pension Posthorn, Beas Gästezimmer and 97 more
- bird hides 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 Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas60 mountains within 25 kmEichelspitze521 m · 16 kmNimberg254 m · 16 kmKaiserstuhl557 m · volcano · 18 kmHünersedel744 m · 18 kmTotenkopf557 m · 18 kmHornberg (Breisgau)357 m · 18 kmVögelestein607 m · 22 kmSchwarzenburg (Breisgau)656 m · 25 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmPlanetarium FreiburgBortle 7 · 27 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyElz90 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust
Germany
- 74Birdyas Score
- 185Species
- 102Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q60998985) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13,234 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, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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