Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Felsklippen im Werra-Meißner-Kreis
104 bird species recorded; the most in May and in August.
GeorgDerReisende · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
58 species in January.16 species in February.31 species in March.40 species in April.74 species in May.55 species in June.38 species in July.71 species in August.14 species in September.6 species in October.20 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
104 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).
- 104Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,457Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 463 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 1Owls
- 1Waders
- 8Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 16Other 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 104 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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 and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°67 mm
- Feb3°/-3°48 mm
- Mar8°/-1°52 mm
- Apr13°/3°40 mm
- May18°/7°76 mm
- Jun21°/11°65 mm
- Jul24°/13°82 mm
- Aug24°/13°68 mm
- Sep19°/8°58 mm
- Oct13°/4°56 mm
- Nov7°/1°63 mm
- Dec3°/-2°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Felsklippen im Werra-Meißner-Kreis.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Hesse, Germany
Felsklippen im Werra-Meißner-Kreis is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 463 m above the sea.
104 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,457 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
39 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May and in August.
Get there and watch
- Campingplatz Altenburschlacampsite · 2.8 km · 12 within 10 km
- Landhotel Gemeindeschänkeplace to stay · 2.6 km · 72 within 10 km
- Wanfriednearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 km in a straight lineCar hire at PAD airport (Büren)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
- 2observation towers within 6 kmPlesseturm
- 26marked trails within 4 kmEichsfeld-Wanderweg, Rundweg Kratzberg, Premiumweg P5 Plesse and 23 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmGrenzblick Katharinenberg, Touristinformation
- 29viewpoints within 5 kmAuscher Blick, Muhlienberg, Konstein and 26 more
- 29car parks within 3 km
- 9restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Altenburschla, Reisemobilhafen "In der Werraaue", Unter den Linden and 9 more
- 72places to stay within 10 kmLandhotel Gemeindeschänke, Die Schenke, Zimmervermietung Engelhardt and 69 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 Felsklippen im Werra-Meißner-Kreis.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas352 mountains within 25 kmHülfensberg448 m · 6.4 kmHeldrastein504 m · 6.5 kmBlaue Kuppe309 m · volcano · 12 kmHohestein569 m · 14 kmRachels-Berg523 m · 16 kmWarte-Berg516 m · 17 kmKalbe720 m · 24 kmKasseler Kuppe754 m · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLake Werratal0.6 km² · 9.4 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmLutter Wasserfall · 9.3 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.
Felsklippen im Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Germany
- 52Birdyas Score
- 104Species
- 51Migrants
- 1Threatened
Fuldatal zwischen Rotenburg und Niederaula
Germany · 44 km
- 50Birdyas Score
- 124Species
- 38Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61021204) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,457 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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