Croatia / Serbia Ramsar wetland
Kopački Rit Nature Park
137 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Misalalic · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
0 species in January.54 species in February.37 species in March.79 species in April.90 species in May.90 species in June.76 species in July.70 species in August.77 species in September.59 species in October.0 species in November.51 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.
No records for this 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
137 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).
- 137Speciesrecorded more than once
- 74Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,042Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 89 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 2Owls
- 9Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 60Songbirds
- 20Other 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 137 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds60 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-4°46 mm
- Feb6°/-2°48 mm
- Mar12°/1°47 mm
- Apr18°/6°50 mm
- May23°/12°81 mm
- Jun28°/16°82 mm
- Jul31°/18°61 mm
- Aug31°/18°57 mm
- Sep24°/12°62 mm
- Oct18°/7°57 mm
- Nov11°/2°50 mm
- Dec4°/-2°47 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kopački Rit Nature Park.
Protected area in Croatia and Serbia
Kopački Rit Nature Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Croatia.
137 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,042 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Great Cormorant and the Hooded Crow.
58 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-breasted Goose.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Family Camp Kopačevocampsite · 9.1 km · 2 within 10 km
- Кућа Амазонијаplace to stay · 7.1 km · 6 within 10 km
- Apatinnearest town · 8.1 km in a straight line
- Osijek Airport (OSI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 km in a straight lineCar hire at OSI airport (Osijek)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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmST351 Mohács-Osijek
- 2campsites within 10 kmFamily Camp Kopačevo, Буџак
- 6places to stay within 10 kmКућа Амазонија, Чарда Златна круна, Хотел Парк and 3 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Kopački Rit Nature Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmDaljska Planina · 14 kmZat · 16 kmCrna Greda · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmKopačevsko jezero2.1 km² · 4.1 kmIstirizna Jezero0.3 km² · 10 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyDrincea River
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.
Kopački Rit Nature Park
Croatia
- 65Birdyas Score
- 137Species
- 74Migrants
- 4Threatened
Upper Danube Valley Special Nature Reserve
Serbia · 15 km
- 54Birdyas Score
- 120Species
- 53Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1118811) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,042 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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