Ukraine bird sanctuary
Krivokosskiy Lyman
154 bird species recorded; the most in April and in August.
Andrey Butko · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
48 species in January.30 species in February.57 species in March.103 species in April.84 species in May.79 species in June.61 species in July.99 species in August.13 species in September.60 species in October.43 species in November.13 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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NTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
154 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).
- 154Speciesrecorded more than once
- 102Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,784Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 13Raptors
- 1Owls
- 26Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 56Songbirds
- 13Other 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 154 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
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black-headed wagtailMotacilla feldegg
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
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 April and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-3°57 mm
- Feb2°/-3°45 mm
- Mar6°/1°40 mm
- Apr14°/7°34 mm
- May21°/14°43 mm
- Jun26°/19°52 mm
- Jul29°/22°42 mm
- Aug29°/21°29 mm
- Sep23°/16°34 mm
- Oct15°/9°35 mm
- Nov8°/3°45 mm
- Dec3°/-1°48 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Krivokosskiy Lyman.
Ornithological reserve in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Krivokosskiy Lyman is a bird sanctuary in Ukraine.
154 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,784 open records.
The most recorded are the Pontic gull, the Hooded Crow and the Common Shelduck.
63 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April and in August.
Get there and watch
- Азовська Креветкаcampsite · 2.0 km · 2 within 10 km
- Домік в Сєдовеplace to stay · 1.6 km · 11 within 10 km
- Siedovenearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport (KRR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 242 km in a straight lineCar hire in KharkivDiscover 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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmАзовська Креветка, Заповідник "Меотида-Хомутівський степ"
- 11places to stay within 10 kmДомік в Сєдове, База відпочинку "Парус", У дяди Феди and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Krivokosskiy Lyman
Ukraine
- 73Birdyas Score
- 154Species
- 102Migrants
- 5Threatened
Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve
Ukraine · 250 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 193Species
- 141Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4240771) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,784 open bird records within 4 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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