Slovenia Ramsar wetland
Lake Cerknica
227 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
JožeStražišar · CC BY 4.0
This month here
76 species in January.80 species in February.131 species in March.184 species in April.184 species in May.161 species in June.148 species in July.156 species in August.133 species in September.113 species in October.104 species in November.89 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.
VU
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
227 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).
- 227Speciesrecorded more than once
- 141Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 22,912Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 547 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 5Owls
- 20Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 99Songbirds
- 29Other 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 227 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds99 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-5°60 mm
- Feb4°/-4°73 mm
- Mar9°/-1°71 mm
- Apr14°/4°73 mm
- May19°/8°96 mm
- Jun23°/12°88 mm
- Jul26°/14°83 mm
- Aug25°/14°94 mm
- Sep20°/9°118 mm
- Oct14°/5°104 mm
- Nov8°/1°109 mm
- Dec3°/-3°85 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Cerknica.
Intermittent lake
Lake Cerknica is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovenia, 547 m above the sea.
227 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 22,912 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Grey Heron.
100 species come for the summer, 38 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Turistična Kmetija Logarcampsite · 3.2 km · 6 within 10 km
- Turistična Kmetija Logarplace to stay · 3.2 km · 20 within 10 km
- Cerknicanearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at LJU airport (Zgornji Brnik)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmopazovalnica
- 2observation towers within 6 kmOtočec, Križna gora
- 10marked trails within 4 kmUčna pot Drvošec, 150 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije, Grahovo - Slivnica and 7 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmCenter za obiskovalce Cerkniško jezero, Turistično informacijski center Cerknica
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmRazgledišče Čela, CVINGER, Opazovalnica Otoški grič and 6 more
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmTuristična Kmetija Logar, pri Stani, Free Campground "Emberbarn" and 3 more
- 20places to stay within 10 kmTuristična Kmetija Logar, Gostilna Pri Stani, Eko kmetija Gerbec and 17 more
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 Cerknica.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas37 mountains within 25 kmSlivnica1,114 m · 4.6 kmVeliki Javornik1,268 m · 8.3 kmMali Snežnik1,778 m · 19 kmSnežnik1,795 m · 19 km↗Veliki Snežnik1,796 m · 20 kmKrim1,107 m · 21 kmDebeli vrh1,255 m · 23 kmZatrep1,458 m · 23 km
Cavernyas8 caves within 20 kmCross Cave · 5.9 kmWeaver's Cave · 8.9 kmPlanina Cave · 13 kmPostojna Cave · 14 kmPivka Jama · 15 kmOtok Cave · 15 kmCategory:Vranja jama · 17 kmNajdena jama · 18 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 Cerknica
Slovenia
- 77Birdyas Score
- 227Species
- 141Migrants
- 5Threatened
Valle Cavanata Nature Reserve
Italy · 71 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 141Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q205836) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 22,912 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, Canyonyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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