Hungary Ramsar wetland
Fertő-Hanság National Park
183 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
37 species in January.20 species in February.48 species in March.108 species in April.139 species in May.114 species in June.89 species in July.97 species in August.90 species in September.29 species in October.30 species in November.27 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.
VU
VUVU
VU
VU
NT
NTVU
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
183 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).
- 183Speciesrecorded more than once
- 108Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,965Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 115 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 4Owls
- 20Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 27Other 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 183 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great titParus major
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
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.
- Jan2°/-4°36 mm
- Feb5°/-3°37 mm
- Mar10°/0°40 mm
- Apr17°/6°37 mm
- May22°/10°71 mm
- Jun26°/15°76 mm
- Jul29°/17°70 mm
- Aug28°/16°72 mm
- Sep22°/11°70 mm
- Oct16°/6°52 mm
- Nov9°/2°46 mm
- Dec3°/-3°41 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Fertő-Hanság National Park.
National park of Hungary
Fertő-Hanság National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
183 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,965 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Nightingale, the Common Starling and the Eurasian Blackbird.
85 species come for the summer, 21 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Red-footed Falcon and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Sá-Ra Termál Kempingcampsite · 5.6 km · 4 within 10 km
- Krokodilplace to stay · 5.6 km · 85 within 10 km
- Hegykőnearest town · 6.4 km in a straight line
- Vienna International Airport (VIE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at VIE airport (Vienna)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 kmIonoszonda, Őrtorony, Magasfigyelő
- 6marked trails within 4 kmVízi rence tanösvény, P, Soproni Piros, Gyöngyök útja / Via Margaritarum Nyugat and 3 more
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmHérics-domb
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmSá-Ra Termál Kemping, Sopron-Balf, Szt. Kristóf Kemping and 1 more
- 85places to stay within 10 kmKrokodil, Levanda, Brasch and 82 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas19 mountains within 25 kmHöllenacker296 m · 17 kmRabenkopf409 m · 18 kmKogel224 m · 18 kmAngerwald535 m · 19 kmKrippelberg349 m · 20 kmMagas-Bérc553 m · 21 kmGoldberg224 m · 21 kmMarzer Kogel388 m · 23 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmZicklacke0.5 km² · 12 kmDarscho0.4 km² · 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.
Fertő-Hanság National Park
Hungary
- 75Birdyas Score
- 183Species
- 108Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q897623) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,965 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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