Latvia Ramsar wetland
Lake Engure
168 bird species recorded; the most in May.
J. Sedols · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
24 species in January.33 species in February.67 species in March.93 species in April.138 species in May.109 species in June.100 species in July.96 species in August.58 species in September.14 species in October.12 species in November.10 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
NT
NT
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NT
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
168 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).
- 168Speciesrecorded more than once
- 109Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,349Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 2Owls
- 19Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 16Other 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 168 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders19 species
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- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
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- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese24 species
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- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
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- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds78 species
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- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds16 species
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- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-3°54 mm
- Feb-1°/-4°42 mm
- Mar1°/-2°39 mm
- Apr6°/2°38 mm
- May12°/8°38 mm
- Jun16°/12°58 mm
- Jul20°/16°63 mm
- Aug20°/16°72 mm
- Sep16°/13°56 mm
- Oct10°/8°69 mm
- Nov6°/4°70 mm
- Dec2°/0°60 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Engure.
Lake
Lake Engure is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Latvia.
168 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,349 open records.
The most recorded are the Great White Egret, the Black-headed Gull and the Common Tern.
82 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Grey Plover and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Kempings "Abragciems"campsite · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- Tauriņkrastiplace to stay · 4.6 km · 7 within 10 km
- Mērsragsnearest town · 7.8 km in a straight line
- Riga International Airport (RIX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 65 km in a straight lineCar hire at RIX airport (Riga)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
- 3observation towers within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmE9 section 19: Mērsrags - Engure, 1836 (Piejūras ceļš), Orhideju taka
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmKempings "Abragciems"
- 7places to stay within 10 kmTauriņkrasti, Mazā kaija, Zušu klēts and 4 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Engure.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmhighest point of Engure parish25 m · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyGrīva35 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 Engure
Latvia
- 76Birdyas Score
- 168Species
- 109Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q570564) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,349 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, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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