Germany Ramsar wetland
Lake Starnberg
153 bird species recorded; the most in January and from April to May.
Gerda Arendt · CC0
This month here
98 species in January.92 species in February.94 species in March.100 species in April.104 species in May.76 species in June.64 species in July.38 species in August.35 species in September.72 species in October.87 species in November.88 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
NTVU
VU
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
153 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).
- 153Speciesrecorded more than once
- 72Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,236Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 584 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 3Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 30Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 69Songbirds
- 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 153 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
Ducks & geese30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black swanCygnus atratus
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds69 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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 January and from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-5°76 mm
- Feb3°/-4°59 mm
- Mar8°/-1°69 mm
- Apr14°/3°68 mm
- May18°/8°123 mm
- Jun22°/12°137 mm
- Jul23°/14°134 mm
- Aug23°/13°139 mm
- Sep18°/9°92 mm
- Oct14°/5°77 mm
- Nov8°/0°62 mm
- Dec3°/-3°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Starnberg.
Lake in Bavaria, Germany
Lake Starnberg is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany, 584 m above the sea.
153 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,236 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Coot and the Great Crested Grebe.
25 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in January and from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Ambach am Seecampsite · 6.0 km · 6 within 10 km
- Tutzinger Hofplace to stay · 2.1 km · 73 within 10 km
- Tutzingnearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Munich Airport (MUC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 61 km in a straight lineCar hire at MUC airport (Munich)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
- 2observation towers within 6 kmBismarckturm Assenhausen
- 9marked trails within 4 kmHöhenbergrunde mit Ilkahöhe, Tutzing - Maisinger See, Tutzing - Bernried and 6 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Info-Tutzing, Gärtnerhaus: Kasse Casino, Ausstellung, Tourismusbüro
- 14viewpoints within 5 kmIlkahöhe, Bismarckturm Assenhausen, Brahmspromenade and 11 more
- 66car parks within 3 km
- 22restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmCamping Ambach am See, Campingplatz Jugendherberge Possenhofen, Campingplatz Wolfratshausen and 3 more
- 73places to stay within 10 kmTutzinger Hof, Hotel Garni zum Reschen, Möwe and 70 more
- bird hides within 6 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 Starnberg.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas74 mountains within 25 kmIlkahöhe726 m · 4.3 kmBuchberg (Kocheler Berge)857 m · 22 kmStallauer Eck1,213 m · 23 kmBlomberg1,248 m · 23 kmAngerlkopf1,206 m · 23 kmHeiglkopf1,205 m · 24 kmZwiesel1,348 m · 24 kmHoher Peißenberg988 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLake Starnberg55 km² · 0.6 km↗Stechsee1.2 km² · 13 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmPähler Schlucht · 9.1 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyMaisinger Bach16 kmLüßbach21 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 Starnberg
Germany
- 66Birdyas Score
- 153Species
- 72Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q131615) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,236 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, Canyonyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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