Bulgaria Ramsar wetland
Lake Atanasovsko
312 bird species recorded; the most in September.
Professor Caretaker · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
161 species in January.165 species in February.164 species in March.223 species in April.229 species in May.165 species in June.161 species in July.202 species in August.260 species in September.212 species in October.138 species in November.132 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
312 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).
- 312Speciesrecorded more than once
- 197Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 83,424Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 31Raptors
- 6Owls
- 42Waders
- 25Gulls & seabirds
- 30Ducks & geese
- 22Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 116Songbirds
- 35Other 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 312 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
Ducks & geese30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
Herons, ibises & grebes22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds116 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Other birds35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
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 September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/-1°64 mm
- Feb8°/0°47 mm
- Mar12°/3°45 mm
- Apr16°/6°34 mm
- May22°/12°45 mm
- Jun27°/17°49 mm
- Jul30°/20°47 mm
- Aug30°/20°26 mm
- Sep25°/16°52 mm
- Oct19°/11°68 mm
- Nov13°/6°46 mm
- Dec8°/1°63 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Atanasovsko.
Lake in Bulgaria
Lake Atanasovsko is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bulgaria.
312 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 83,424 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Western Marsh Harrier and the Dalmatian Pelican.
112 species come for the summer, 74 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-footed Falcon and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Полигон за автотренингcampsite · 9.4 km · 2 within 10 km
- Хотел Акваplace to stay · 2.6 km · 70 within 10 km
- Burgasnearest town · 3.0 km in a straight line
- Burgas Airport (BOJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at BOJ airport (Burgas)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmТурситически Информационен Център
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmToчката and 6 more
- 146car parks within 3 km
- 52restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmПолигон за автотренинг, Бохеми
- 70places to stay within 10 kmХотел Аква, MM boutique hotel, Драма and 67 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Lake Atanasovsko.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmGora Kabalytsite13 m · 7.1 kmGora Shiloto209 m · 12 kmGora Chekiliyata · 16 kmBiberna280 m · 16 kmGora Pazartepe50 m · 17 kmGora Dedebair163 m · 22 kmGora Mogilata46 m · 24 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.
Lake Atanasovsko
Bulgaria
- 89Birdyas Score
- 312Species
- 197Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q753441) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 83,424 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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