Denmark Ramsar wetland
Endelave
100 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
23 species in January.22 species in February.18 species in March.77 species in April.72 species in May.60 species in June.65 species in July.64 species in August.30 species in September.12 species in October.9 species in November.8 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
100 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).
- 100Speciesrecorded more than once
- 56Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,351Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 13Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 43Songbirds
- 11Other 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 100 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great titParus major
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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.
- Jan3°/-1°65 mm
- Feb3°/-1°52 mm
- Mar6°/0°47 mm
- Apr10°/3°44 mm
- May15°/7°55 mm
- Jun18°/11°73 mm
- Jul21°/13°82 mm
- Aug20°/13°86 mm
- Sep17°/10°69 mm
- Oct12°/7°85 mm
- Nov7°/4°73 mm
- Dec4°/1°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Endelave.
Island in Denmark
Endelave is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
100 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,351 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Eider, the European Herring Gull and the Mallard.
42 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Endelave Campingcampsite · 1.6 km · 2 within 10 km
- Louises Loppecafe og Pensionatplace to stay · 1.6 km · 2 within 10 km
- Juelsmindenearest town · 18 km in a straight line
- Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 31 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLL airport (Billund)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 1marked trails within 4 kmKaninoen
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmEndelave Camping, Endelavelejren
- 2places to stay within 10 kmLouises Loppecafe og Pensionat, Kroen Endelave
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Endelave.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmJettehøj · 19 kmDyret · 19 kmBlakshøj73 m · 20 kmUldrup Bakker · 20 kmDysbjerg · 21 kmTroldemose Bakke · 22 kmStore Vorbjerg · 24 kmJeppeshøje · 24 km
Islandyasthe islandEndelave13 km²
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Endelave
Denmark
- 53Birdyas Score
- 100Species
- 56Migrants
- 1Threatened
Wadden Sea National Park
Denmark · 127 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 198Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q926716) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,351 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, Islandyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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