Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Federseeried
187 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in September.
ElisabethLemonnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
88 species in January.81 species in February.108 species in March.141 species in April.141 species in May.106 species in June.104 species in July.108 species in August.141 species in September.119 species in October.88 species in November.100 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
187 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).
- 187Speciesrecorded more than once
- 111Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 15,581Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 580 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 3Owls
- 12Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 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 187 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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 and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°72 mm
- Feb3°/-4°56 mm
- Mar8°/-1°68 mm
- Apr14°/4°70 mm
- May18°/8°114 mm
- Jun21°/12°112 mm
- Jul23°/14°121 mm
- Aug22°/13°118 mm
- Sep18°/9°81 mm
- Oct13°/5°79 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-3°78 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Federseeried.
Special Protection Area in Biberach district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Federseeried is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 580 m above the sea.
187 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 15,581 open records.
The most recorded are the Mute Swan, the Carrion Crow and the Mallard.
59 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-footed Falcon and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Wohnwagen-Stellplatz am Bad Buchau Freibadcampsite · 1.7 km · 8 within 10 km
- Schullandheimplace to stay · 1.0 km · 21 within 10 km
- Bad Buchaunearest town · 2.0 km in a straight line
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDH airport (Friedrichshafen)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
- 5observation towers within 6 kmAussichtsplattform Federsee, Ausichtsturm Kappeler Höhe and 3 more
- 8marked trails within 4 kmHW 7 - Schwäbische-Alb-Oberschwaben-Weg, Kappel - Bad Schussenried, Bad Schussenried: Wanderweg 7 and 5 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmNABU-Naturschutzzentrum Federsee, Tourist-Informationen
- 12viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtsplattform Federsee and 11 more
- 53car parks within 3 km
- 18restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmWohnwagen-Stellplatz am Bad Buchau Freibad, Beim Federseemuseum, Seegasse and 5 more
- 21places to stay within 10 kmSchullandheim, Hotel-Gasthof Kreuz, Hotel Moorbadstuben and 18 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Federseeried.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas64 mountains within 25 kmBussen767 m · 11 kmHohbäumle712 m · 20 kmHörnle725 m · 21 kmP.729729 m · 22 kmHaidgauer Berg764 m · 22 kmP.745745 m · 23 kmBlasiberg726 m · 24 kmTristolzer Berg700 m · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmFedersee1.4 km² · 1.2 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmSchwedenhöhlen (Reutlingendorf) · 14 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.
Federseeried
Germany
- 70Birdyas Score
- 187Species
- 111Migrants
- 3Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 56 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q21979510) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 15,581 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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