Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Enztal Mühlhausen–Roßwag
122 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
82 species in January.61 species in February.74 species in March.82 species in April.97 species in May.65 species in June.58 species in July.56 species in August.50 species in September.55 species in October.62 species in November.53 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
122 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).
- 122Speciesrecorded more than once
- 60Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,658Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 209 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 4Owls
- 2Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 65Songbirds
- 21Other 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 122 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
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
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.
- Jan3°/-3°76 mm
- Feb4°/-3°58 mm
- Mar9°/0°64 mm
- Apr15°/4°50 mm
- May19°/8°86 mm
- Jun23°/12°72 mm
- Jul26°/14°81 mm
- Aug25°/14°81 mm
- Sep20°/9°58 mm
- Oct15°/6°70 mm
- Nov8°/2°70 mm
- Dec4°/-2°83 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Enztal Mühlhausen–Roßwag.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Enztal Mühlhausen–Roßwag is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 209 m above the sea.
122 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,658 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
28 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Vaihingen an der Enzcampsite · 3.8 km · 5 within 10 km
- Bäckerei Kull Cafe Adlerplace to stay · 2.6 km · 44 within 10 km
- Illingennearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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
- 3observation towers within 6 kmAussichtsturm Eselsburg, Chartaque
- 26marked trails within 4 kmVaihinger Rundweg, Riedberg Rundweg, Stromberg-Schwäbischer-Wald-Weg and 23 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmRoßwager Dorfbackhaus, Kultur- und Touristinformation
- 26viewpoints within 5 km
- 132car parks within 3 km
- 18restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Vaihingen an der Enz, Wohnmobilstellplätze am Gartenschaugelände Mühlacker, Wohnmobilstellplatz Ötisheim and 2 more
- 44places to stay within 10 kmBäckerei Kull Cafe Adler, Hotel Restaurant Metzgerei Lamm, Hotel Pension Krone and 41 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 Enztal Mühlhausen–Roßwag.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas131 mountains within 25 kmBaiselsberg477 m · 10 kmGeissberg509 m · 11 kmMichaelsberg394 m · 16 kmHohenasperg356 m · 18 kmGrüner Heiner395 m · 18 kmOttilienberg744 m · 20 kmLemberg384 m · 21 kmHohe Warte419 m · 22 km
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 kmUniversitätssternwarte PfaffenwaldBortle 8 · 25 kmCarl-Zeiss-Planetarium StuttgartBortle 8 · 27 kmStuttgart ObservatoryBortle 8 · 27 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyEnz112 kmGlems45 kmMetter28 kmKirbach21 kmErlenbach11 kmKreuzbach21 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.
Enztal Mühlhausen–Roßwag
Germany
- 57Birdyas Score
- 122Species
- 60Migrants
- 2Threatened
Pleidelsheimer Wiesental mit Altneckar
Germany · 21 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 195Species
- 115Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23905208) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,658 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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