Serbia Ramsar wetland
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit
126 bird species recorded; the most in March.
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This month here
48 species in January.42 species in February.77 species in March.55 species in April.67 species in May.49 species in June.54 species in July.61 species in August.57 species in September.56 species in October.30 species in November.41 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
126 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).
- 126Speciesrecorded more than once
- 55Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,233Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 75 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 1Owls
- 9Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 52Songbirds
- 19Other 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 126 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds52 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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 March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-4°48 mm
- Feb6°/-3°48 mm
- Mar12°/1°52 mm
- Apr18°/6°52 mm
- May23°/12°85 mm
- Jun27°/16°86 mm
- Jul30°/18°61 mm
- Aug31°/18°57 mm
- Sep25°/13°60 mm
- Oct18°/7°56 mm
- Nov12°/2°49 mm
- Dec5°/-2°49 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit.
Nature reserve in Serbia
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Serbia.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,233 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Mute Swan and the Common Buzzard.
35 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in March.
Get there and watch
- Žuta kućacampsite · 6.9 km · 5 within 10 km
- Божићplace to stay · 1.9 km · 13 within 10 km
- Čortanovcinearest town · 5.1 km in a straight line
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 45 km in a straight lineCar hire at BEG airport (Belgrade)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
- 3observation towers within 6 km
- 4marked trails within 4 kmЧортановачка магија, ST327 Sremski Karlovci to Beška (bridge), ST328 Beška (bridge) - Stari Slankamen and 1 more
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmŽuta kuća, Campuccino, SunnySide Kamp and 2 more
- 13places to stay within 10 kmБожић, Сидро, Феријалац and 10 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmStražilovo · 12 kmTitelski Breg128 m · 15 kmČardak · 17 kmVenac472 m · 19 kmTurski Šanac · 20 kmĆirin Breg · 21 kmMount Veliki Gradac471 m · 24 kmVeliki Gradac · 24 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyDanube2,850 km · 5,433 m³/s↗Drincea 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.
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit
Serbia
- 55Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 55Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12640193) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,233 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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