Turkey Ramsar wetland
Lake Burdur
175 bird species recorded; the most in May and in September.
Abdllharin · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
87 species in January.62 species in February.93 species in March.99 species in April.108 species in May.26 species in June.65 species in July.90 species in August.105 species in September.57 species in October.72 species in November.48 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
175 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).
- 175Speciesrecorded more than once
- 92Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,970Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 841 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 3Owls
- 19Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 79Songbirds
- 17Other 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 175 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds79 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great titParus major
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Red-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cretzschmar's BuntingEmberiza caesia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayer
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Rüppell's WarblerSylvia ruppeli
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- White-throated robinIrania gutturalis
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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 May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan5°/-3°122 mm
- Feb7°/-2°77 mm
- Mar11°/0°57 mm
- Apr16°/4°51 mm
- May21°/9°49 mm
- Jun26°/13°28 mm
- Jul30°/16°9 mm
- Aug31°/17°9 mm
- Sep26°/12°21 mm
- Oct19°/7°49 mm
- Nov13°/2°65 mm
- Dec7°/-2°112 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Burdur.
Lake in Burdur and Isparta provinces, Turkey
Lake Burdur is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey, 841 m above the sea.
175 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,970 open records.
The most recorded are the House Sparrow, the Eurasian Magpie and the Eurasian Collared Dove.
49 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Osmanlarplace to stay · 7.9 km · 4 within 10 km
- Burdurnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Süleyman Demirel International Airport (ISE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 22 km in a straight lineCar hire at DNZ airport (Denizli)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
- 4places to stay within 10 kmOsmanlar, GRAND ÖZEREN OTEL & SPA, Burdur Polis Evi and 1 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
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Burdur.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmBekleme Hill · 12 kmDua Hill · 16 kmDeliiskan Hill · 19 kmMezgit Hill · 20 kmSoput Hill · 22 kmSöğüt Dağı · 22 kmKocauyanık Tepe · 23 kmKayarak Hill · 24 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmİnsuyu Cave · 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.
Lake Burdur
Turkey
- 69Birdyas Score
- 175Species
- 92Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1010475) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,970 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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