Romania Ramsar wetland
Lake Techirghiol
282 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Lucian Gheorghiu · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
125 species in January.89 species in February.149 species in March.205 species in April.201 species in May.121 species in June.132 species in July.185 species in August.160 species in September.164 species in October.102 species in November.110 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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VU
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VUNT
VU
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VU
VUVU
NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
282 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).
- 282Speciesrecorded more than once
- 192Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 19,650Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 23Raptors
- 5Owls
- 39Waders
- 22Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 112Songbirds
- 27Other 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 282 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
Gulls & seabirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- SmewMergellus albellus
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds112 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
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.
- Jan5°/1°46 mm
- Feb6°/2°34 mm
- Mar9°/4°38 mm
- Apr13°/8°29 mm
- May19°/14°42 mm
- Jun24°/19°51 mm
- Jul27°/21°45 mm
- Aug28°/22°28 mm
- Sep23°/18°48 mm
- Oct17°/12°54 mm
- Nov12°/8°43 mm
- Dec7°/3°49 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Techirghiol.
Lake in Constanța County, Romania
Lake Techirghiol is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Romania.
282 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 19,650 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Eared Grebe and the Common Kestrel.
115 species come for the summer, 67 for the winter and 10 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Common Pochard and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Șincai ( desființat - camparea interzisă de primărie)campsite · 2.0 km · 11 within 10 km
- Tabăra Luminițaplace to stay · 1.5 km · 551 within 10 km
- Eforienearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at CND airport (Constanța)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
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmDig Eforie Nord, Techirghiol Lake Viewpoint, La nucii lui Niculescu and 1 more
- 94car parks within 3 km
- 80restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmȘincai ( desființat - camparea interzisă de primărie), Cosmos, Camping Otilia and 8 more
- 551places to stay within 10 kmTabăra Luminița, Meteor, Belvedere and 548 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres 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 Techirghiol.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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 Techirghiol
Romania
- 88Birdyas Score
- 282Species
- 192Migrants
- 12Threatened
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Bulgaria · 125 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 137Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1541429) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19,650 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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