Hungary Ramsar wetland
Lake Öreg
212 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
109 species in January.96 species in February.112 species in March.152 species in April.139 species in May.128 species in June.136 species in July.112 species in August.136 species in September.129 species in October.139 species in November.106 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
212 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).
- 212Speciesrecorded more than once
- 134Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 20,105Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 130 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 3Owls
- 23Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 30Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 84Songbirds
- 23Other 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 212 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds84 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-5°39 mm
- Feb4°/-4°38 mm
- Mar10°/0°41 mm
- Apr17°/5°33 mm
- May22°/10°65 mm
- Jun26°/14°66 mm
- Jul29°/16°61 mm
- Aug28°/16°64 mm
- Sep22°/11°60 mm
- Oct16°/5°50 mm
- Nov9°/1°44 mm
- Dec2°/-3°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Öreg.
Lake, Ramsar site in Hungary
Lake Öreg is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
212 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 20,105 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Hooded Crow and the Great tit.
83 species come for the summer, 49 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-breasted Goose and Lesser white-fronted goose.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Fényes Kempingcampsite · 3.9 km · 3 within 10 km
- Mónika Panzióplace to stay · 0.7 km · 75 within 10 km
- Tatanearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUD airport (Budapest)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 kmTatai Fényes Tanösvény
- 8observation towers within 6 kmFellner Jakab kilátó, Katonai gyakorlótorony, Erzsébet-kilátó, Naszály and 5 more
- 10marked trails within 4 kmP+ (Tata – Dunaszentmiklós), P (Vértesszőlős, vm. – Vörös-rét – Tatabánya, vá.), S (Tata, Öreg-tó – Baj – Koldusszállás) and 7 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmexitdekor, Tourinform, Látogatóközpont and 2 more
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmErzsébet-kilátó, Naszály, Toli-pihenő and 3 more
- 151car parks within 3 km
- 48restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmFényes Kemping, Oázis Szabadidőpark, Nomád Camping
- 75places to stay within 10 kmMónika Panzió, Sirály Panzió, Lakeside Apartment in Tata and 72 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 Öreg.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas16 mountains within 25 kmCalvary Hill in Tata · 1.2 kmTagyos · 10 kmPisznice · 14 kmSzéna-hegy · 20 kmÖreg-kő · 21 kmSzáraz-hegy · 23 kmChrbát · 24 kmKörtvélyes · 24 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLake Öreg1.9 km² · 0.2 km↗Asszonytó0.2 km² · 5.8 kmKörnyei-tó0.3 km² · 11 kmBoldogasszonyi-tó0.4 km² · 12 km
Cavernyas16 caves within 20 kmFeszti Cave · 0.8 kmAngyal-forrási Cave · 1.2 kmVértes László Cave · 7.7 kmSzőlősi Arany Cave · 7.8 kmSzelim cave · 8.0 kmLengyel Cave · 9.0 kmVértessomlói Cave · 14 kmPisznice Cave · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyÁltal-ér48 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 Öreg
Hungary
- 86Birdyas Score
- 212Species
- 134Migrants
- 10Threatened
Velence and Dinnyés Nature Conservation Area
Hungary · 55 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 144Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q831616) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 20,105 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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