Latvia Ramsar wetland
Kaņieris
191 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
36 species in January.46 species in February.80 species in March.133 species in April.161 species in May.120 species in June.106 species in July.106 species in August.88 species in September.72 species in October.32 species in November.47 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
191 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).
- 191Speciesrecorded more than once
- 125Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,973Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 4Owls
- 24Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 22Other 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 191 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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-2°/-6°52 mm
- Feb-2°/-6°43 mm
- Mar2°/-4°41 mm
- Apr9°/1°43 mm
- May15°/7°44 mm
- Jun19°/12°69 mm
- Jul22°/15°72 mm
- Aug21°/14°73 mm
- Sep17°/10°55 mm
- Oct10°/5°71 mm
- Nov5°/2°68 mm
- Dec1°/-2°57 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kaņieris.
Latvian lake
Kaņieris is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Latvia.
191 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,973 open records.
The most recorded are the Mute Swan, the Great White Egret and the Mallard.
80 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Long-tailed duck and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Ronīšicampsite · 7.6 km · 5 within 10 km
- Pie Putniemplace to stay · 2.3 km · 17 within 10 km
- Smārdenearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Riga International Airport (RIX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at RIX airport (Riga)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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmPutnu vērošanas tornis
- 4observation towers within 6 kmPutnu vērošanas tornis, Ķemeru pilskalna putnu tornis, Slokas ezera putnu tornis and 1 more
- 10marked trails within 4 kmE9 section 21: Ragaciems - Dubulti, E9 section 20: Engure - Ragaciems, Sēra dīķu taka and 7 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmĶemeru pilskalna putnu tornis, Putnu vērošanas tornis and 5 more
- 20car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmRonīši and 4 more
- 17places to stay within 10 kmPie Putniem, Kanski, Serenity Coast and 14 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Kaņieris.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmhighest point of Lapmežciems parish14 m · 4.0 kmLustūžkalns72 m · 11 kmMilzukalns · 16 kmLožmetējkalns · 19 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmKaņieris7.1 km² · 1.4 kmDūņieris0.2 km² · 2.5 kmLake Sloka2.5 km² · 7.6 kmValguma ezers0.4 km² · 9.2 kmAklais Ezers0.4 km² · 9.6 km
Riveryasthe river nearbySlocene53 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.
Kaņieris
Latvia
- 77Birdyas Score
- 191Species
- 125Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5248686) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,973 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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