Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
234 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
137 species in January.124 species in February.130 species in March.168 species in April.194 species in May.146 species in June.130 species in July.143 species in August.153 species in September.140 species in October.129 species in November.136 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.
VU
VU
VUVUVU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
234 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).
- 234Speciesrecorded more than once
- 129Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 41,278Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 394 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 5Owls
- 28Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 37Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 88Songbirds
- 25Other 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 234 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds88 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
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.
- Jan2°/-4°99 mm
- Feb3°/-4°77 mm
- Mar8°/0°95 mm
- Apr13°/4°92 mm
- May17°/8°147 mm
- Jun21°/12°156 mm
- Jul22°/14°158 mm
- Aug22°/14°166 mm
- Sep18°/10°116 mm
- Oct14°/6°101 mm
- Nov7°/1°88 mm
- Dec2°/-3°104 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees.
Special Protection Area in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 394 m above the sea.
234 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 41,278 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Great Crested Grebe and the Coot.
71 species come for the summer, 56 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Fischerhauscampsite · 1.7 km · 38 within 10 km
- Rivaplace to stay · 1.2 km · 309 within 10 km
- Petershausen-Ostnearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDH airport (Friedrichshafen)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmVogelvolière
- 4observation towers within 6 kmSeeburgturm, Vogel-Beobachtungsplattform and 2 more
- 53marked trails within 4 kmEuropean Long distance path E1 - part Switzerland, Jakobsweg Linzgau, Bodensee-Rundwanderweg (Stein a. R. - Lindau) and 50 more
- 9visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Information Konstanz, Thurgau Tourismus, Stadtführungen Konstanz See-Guide and 6 more
- 30viewpoints within 5 kmBismarckturm, Fürstenberg, Ödenstein and 27 more
- 539car parks within 3 km
- 219restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 38campsites within 10 kmCamping Fischerhaus, Camping Möwe, Oase and 35 more
- 309places to stay within 10 kmRiva, Graf Zeppelin, Hotel Scheffelhof and 306 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 Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas27 mountains within 25 kmOttenberg680 m · 10 kmSeerücken721 m · 13 kmGehrenberg752 m · 19 kmNollen735 m · 20 kmImmenberg706 m · 22 kmStählibuck653 m · 23 kmHöchsten843 m · 23 kmHöhe832 m · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmAndelshofer Weiher0.3 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmHeidenhöhlen · 14 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.
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22965482) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 41,278 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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