Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Kinzig-Schutter-Niederung
198 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and from December to January.
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This month here
117 species in January.105 species in February.117 species in March.125 species in April.125 species in May.102 species in June.89 species in July.80 species in August.102 species in September.92 species in October.93 species in November.118 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
198 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).
- 198Speciesrecorded more than once
- 92Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,303Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 145 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 17Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 77Songbirds
- 24Other 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 198 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow titParus montanus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- 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 from April to May and from December to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-3°84 mm
- Feb4°/-3°63 mm
- Mar9°/0°70 mm
- Apr14°/4°58 mm
- May18°/8°99 mm
- Jun22°/12°83 mm
- Jul24°/14°92 mm
- Aug24°/13°89 mm
- Sep20°/9°65 mm
- Oct14°/5°81 mm
- Nov8°/1°74 mm
- Dec4°/-2°90 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kinzig-Schutter-Niederung.
Special protection areas in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Kinzig-Schutter-Niederung is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
198 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,303 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Carrion Crow and the Eurasian Blackbird.
49 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Black-legged kittiwake and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May and from December to January.
Get there and watch
- Zeltgelände Christlicher Verein junger Menschencampsite · 5.5 km · 9 within 10 km
- Hotel Schwanenplace to stay · 2.5 km · 44 within 10 km
- Altenheimnearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Strasbourg Airport (SXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at SXB airport (Strasbourg)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
- 6marked trails within 4 kmRheinaueweg, Kinzigtäler Jakobusweg, Badischer Jakobusweg -mittlerer Teil- and 3 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmAltenheimer Mühle, Aussichtsplattform
- 25car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmZeltgelände Christlicher Verein junger Menschen, Wohnwagenabstellplatz Kuhn, Strandbad Gifiz and 6 more
- 44places to stay within 10 kmHotel Schwanen, Gasthaus Ratsstüble, Schwert and 41 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 Kinzig-Schutter-Niederung.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas55 mountains within 25 kmGeißkopf (Central Black Forest)359 m · 11 kmHohes Horn · 11 kmBrandeckkopf686 m · 13 kmSteinfirst · 15 kmMoos878 m · 19 kmKöpfle243 m · 19 kmEdelmannskopf · 20 kmSchindlenbühl · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Kinzig-Schutter-Niederung
Germany
- 77Birdyas Score
- 198Species
- 92Migrants
- 7Threatened
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust
Germany · 27 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 185Species
- 102Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q57959610) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,303 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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