Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Hohentwiel/Hohenkrähen
141 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
88 species in January.80 species in February.82 species in March.83 species in April.113 species in May.84 species in June.67 species in July.59 species in August.38 species in September.50 species in October.64 species in November.67 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.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
141 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).
- 141Speciesrecorded more than once
- 66Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,939Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 544 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 2Owls
- 5Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 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 141 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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.
- Jan1°/-5°68 mm
- Feb3°/-5°54 mm
- Mar8°/-1°66 mm
- Apr13°/2°67 mm
- May17°/7°109 mm
- Jun21°/11°108 mm
- Jul22°/12°108 mm
- Aug22°/12°106 mm
- Sep18°/8°76 mm
- Oct13°/4°80 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-4°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Hohentwiel/Hohenkrähen.
Special Protection Area in Konstanz district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Hohentwiel/Hohenkrähen is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 544 m above the sea.
141 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,939 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the Red Kite.
32 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Stellplatz für Wohnmobile Singencampsite · 1.1 km · 12 within 10 km
- Hotel Widerholdplace to stay · 0.9 km · 63 within 10 km
- Singennearest town · 1.9 km in a straight line
- Zürich Airport (ZRH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZRH airport (Zurich)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 kmBlattform
- 111marked trails within 4 kmEuropean Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg (region Schwar, Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Weiterdingen - Riedöschingen, Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Barzheim - Weiterdingen and 108 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmKultur & Tourismus Singen, DB Info
- 28viewpoints within 5 kmHohentwiel, Wilhelmswacht, Schmittefelsen and 25 more
- 331car parks within 3 km
- 79restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmStellplatz für Wohnmobile Singen, Jugendburg Hohenkrähen, Wohnmobilstellplatz Worblingen and 9 more
- 63places to stay within 10 kmHotel Widerhold, Hegau Tower, Hegauhaus and 60 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 Hohentwiel/Hohenkrähen.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas60 mountains within 25 kmHohentwiel696 m · 0.3 kmHegau867 m · 5.8 kmHohenhewen844 m · 9.3 kmNeuhewen867 m · volcano · 14 kmHöwenegg803 m · volcano · 17 kmHagen912 m · 19 kmHoher Randen930 m · 20 kmLang Randen908 m · 21 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmKesslerloch · 9.6 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmBlumenfelder-Wasserfall · 11 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRadolfzeller Aach32 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.
Hohentwiel/Hohenkrähen
Germany
- 59Birdyas Score
- 141Species
- 66Migrants
- 2Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 31 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22675139) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,939 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, Cavernyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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