Estonia Ramsar wetland
Endla Nature Reserve
120 bird species recorded; the most in March and in May.
Sillerkiil · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
1 species in January.10 species in February.88 species in March.29 species in April.85 species in May.60 species in June.42 species in July.13 species in August.14 species in September.9 species in October.10 species in November.3 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
120 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).
- 120Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 934Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 86 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 3Owls
- 7Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 65Songbirds
- 17Other 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 120 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 March and in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-4°/-9°52 mm
- Feb-4°/-10°45 mm
- Mar0°/-6°42 mm
- Apr8°/0°45 mm
- May16°/6°56 mm
- Jun19°/10°92 mm
- Jul23°/14°74 mm
- Aug21°/13°83 mm
- Sep16°/8°59 mm
- Oct8°/2°69 mm
- Nov2°/-2°69 mm
- Dec-2°/-6°59 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Endla Nature Reserve.
Protected area in Estonia
Endla Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Estonia.
120 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 934 open records.
The most recorded are the White Wagtail, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Willow Warbler.
49 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in March and in May.
Get there and watch
- Vana paadisadama lõkkekohtcampsite · 2.0 km · 8 within 10 km
- Endla metsamajaplace to stay · 1.0 km · 1 within 10 km
- Rakkenearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Tartu Airport (TAY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at TAY airport (Tartu)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmMännikjärve raba vaatetorn
- 3marked trails within 4 kmMännikjärve raba õpperada, Endla järve suur ring, Endla järve matkarada
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmMännikjärve raba vaatetorn
- 8campsites within 10 kmVana paadisadama lõkkekoht, Sinijärve lõkkekoht, Tooma lõkkekoht and 5 more
- 1places to stay within 10 kmEndla metsamaja
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Endla Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmSeljamägi · 7.0 kmEdru Drumlin133 m · 12 kmEmumägi166 m · 12 km↗Laiuse Drumlin · 19 kmKabjamägi74 m · 19 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLake Endla3.3 km² · 1.6 kmSinijärv0.4 km² · 3.0 kmVäinjärv0.3 km² · 10 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmEmumägiBortle 2 · 12 kmLake KuremaaBortle 2 · 26 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyPõltsamaa River136 km↗Preedi River27 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.
Endla Nature Reserve
Estonia
- 57Birdyas Score
- 120Species
- 65Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q918763) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 934 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, Lakeyas, 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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