Estonia Ramsar wetland
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex
188 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
0 species in January.6 species in February.64 species in March.121 species in April.165 species in May.55 species in June.110 species in July.98 species in August.92 species in September.83 species in October.26 species in November.9 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
188 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).
- 188Speciesrecorded more than once
- 122Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,013Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 4Owls
- 30Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 18Other 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 188 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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.
- Jan-1°/-5°52 mm
- Feb-2°/-6°43 mm
- Mar1°/-4°39 mm
- Apr7°/1°38 mm
- May14°/6°44 mm
- Jun18°/11°61 mm
- Jul21°/15°60 mm
- Aug21°/14°71 mm
- Sep16°/11°54 mm
- Oct9°/5°66 mm
- Nov5°/2°67 mm
- Dec1°/-2°55 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex.
Wetland complex in Estonia
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Estonia.
188 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,013 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Common Ringed Plover and the Mute Swan.
93 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Broad-billed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Uuejõe lõkkekohtcampsite · 11 km · 5 within 10 km
- Roosta puhkekeskusplace to stay · 4.9 km · 3 within 10 km
- Hullonearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Kärdla Airport (KDL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at TLL airport (Tallinn)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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmd51_Euroopa matkarada E9, Eesti, d49_Euroopa matkarada E9, Eesti
- 5campsites within 10 kmUuejõe lõkkekoht, Uuejõe sauna lõkkekoht, Allikajärve lõkkekoht and 2 more
- 3places to stay within 10 kmRoosta puhkekeskus, Dirhami külalistemaja, Spithami Puhkemajad
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmVööla meri0.9 km² · 8.0 kmKarjatse meri0.4 km² · 9.9 kmSutlepa meri2.0 km² · 12 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmOsmussaarBortle 2 · 18 kmVormsiBortle 2 · 19 km↗
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex
Estonia
- 75Birdyas Score
- 188Species
- 122Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q20529952) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,013 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 | Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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