Denmark Ramsar wetland
Horsens Fjord
145 bird species recorded; the most in July.
Nico / Nils Jepsen · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
65 species in January.63 species in February.50 species in March.47 species in April.63 species in May.61 species in June.91 species in July.74 species in August.35 species in September.26 species in October.46 species in November.78 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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In numbers
145 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).
- 145Speciesrecorded more than once
- 59Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,316Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 23Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 14Other 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 145 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- 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 July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-1°65 mm
- Feb3°/-1°52 mm
- Mar6°/0°47 mm
- Apr10°/3°44 mm
- May15°/7°55 mm
- Jun18°/11°73 mm
- Jul21°/13°82 mm
- Aug20°/13°86 mm
- Sep17°/10°69 mm
- Oct12°/7°85 mm
- Nov7°/4°73 mm
- Dec4°/1°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Horsens Fjord.
Fjord in Denmark
Horsens Fjord is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
145 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,316 open records.
The most recorded are the White-tailed Eagle, the Common Eider and the Great Cormorant.
29 species come for the summer, 28 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Brigsted Primitiv Teltpladscampsite · 3.1 km · 10 within 10 km
- Sondrup B&Bplace to stay · 5.9 km · 7 within 10 km
- Horsensnearest town · 9.4 km in a straight line
- Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLL airport (Billund)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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmKyststien, Banestien, Vandreruten Horsens Fjord - Fjordminoen
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmBrigsted Primitiv Teltplads, Skablund Skov Primitiv Teltplads, Horsens City Camping and 7 more
- 7places to stay within 10 kmSondrup B&B, Country B&B, Flinten Horsens and 4 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Horsens Fjord.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas14 mountains within 25 kmUldrup Bakker · 7.2 kmBlakshøj73 m · 7.2 kmTroldemose Bakke · 14 kmMøllehøj171 m · 18 km↗Ejer Bavnehøj170 m · 18 kmMargretelyst SØ170 m · 18 kmYding Skovhøj172 m · 20 kmStenhøj · 21 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmSønderby Strand · 8.0 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmNørrestrand0.7 km² · 7.3 kmBygholm Lake0.4 km² · 12 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.
Horsens Fjord
Denmark
- 63Birdyas Score
- 145Species
- 59Migrants
- 4Threatened
Wadden Sea National Park
Denmark · 116 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 198Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3272097) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,316 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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