Italy Ramsar wetland
Lago dei Monaci
221 bird species recorded; the most in April and in September.
DellaGherardesca · CC BY 4.0
This month here
124 species in January.134 species in February.146 species in March.158 species in April.127 species in May.48 species in June.74 species in July.80 species in August.161 species in September.135 species in October.120 species in November.125 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
221 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).
- 221Speciesrecorded more than once
- 128Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 21,151Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 2Owls
- 35Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 74Songbirds
- 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 221 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
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- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls2 species
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- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders35 species
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- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
Gulls & seabirds23 species
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- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese23 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
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- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes3 species
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- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
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- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds74 species
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- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Great titParus major
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
Other birds25 species
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- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/4°86 mm
- Feb11°/4°76 mm
- Mar14°/6°72 mm
- Apr18°/9°56 mm
- May23°/13°50 mm
- Jun28°/17°34 mm
- Jul31°/20°24 mm
- Aug31°/20°23 mm
- Sep26°/16°67 mm
- Oct21°/12°82 mm
- Nov16°/9°120 mm
- Dec12°/5°95 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lago dei Monaci.
Lake in Italy
Lago dei Monaci is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
221 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 21,151 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Cormorant, the Little Egret and the Hooded Crow.
53 species come for the summer, 65 for the winter and 10 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including Italian Sparrow, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April and in September.
Get there and watch
- Camping Rio Martinocampsite · 1.4 km · 11 within 10 km
- Hotel Foglianoplace to stay · 5.6 km · 23 within 10 km
- Borgo Grappanearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 km in a straight lineCar hire at CIA airport (Rome)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmCamping Rio Martino, Area camper Alta Marea, Camping Stella Mare and 8 more
- 23places to stay within 10 kmHotel Fogliano, Hotel Miramare, Hotel Tirreno and 20 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Lago dei Monaci.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmMonte della Bufala · 19 kmMount Circeo541 m · 20 kmMonte Sant'Angelo · 21 kmPunta della Cucca · 23 kmMonte Forcino · 24 kmMonte Pizzone · 25 kmMonte la Croce · 25 kmMonte Leano · 25 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmLido di Latino · 6.2 kmSpiaggia di Foce Verde · 7.7 kmSpiaggia di Borgo Sabotino · 9.3 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLago dei Monaci0.9 km² · 0.3 kmLake Fogliano3.9 km² · 4.0 kmLago di Caprolace2.2 km² · 4.7 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmGrotta Barbara · 19 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.
Lago dei Monaci
Italy
- 86Birdyas Score
- 221Species
- 128Migrants
- 12Threatened
Riserva naturale Tevere-Farfa
Italy · 98 km
- 58Birdyas Score
- 124Species
- 53Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3825838) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 21,151 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, Coastya, 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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