Turkey Ramsar wetland
Lake Uluabat
221 bird species recorded; the most in April and in September.
Elelicht · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
97 species in January.97 species in February.118 species in March.175 species in April.114 species in May.102 species in June.50 species in July.73 species in August.169 species in September.105 species in October.78 species in November.86 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
NT
VUNT
VUVU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
221 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).
- 221Speciesrecorded more than once
- 134Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,044Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 3Owls
- 26Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 90Songbirds
- 26Other 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 221 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Slender-billed CurlewNumenius tenuirostris
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- SmewMergellus albellus
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds90 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great titParus major
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Krüper's NuthatchSitta krueperi
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- 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 April and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan7°/-1°84 mm
- Feb9°/0°71 mm
- Mar13°/2°60 mm
- Apr17°/6°51 mm
- May22°/11°44 mm
- Jun27°/15°40 mm
- Jul30°/17°14 mm
- Aug31°/17°13 mm
- Sep26°/14°46 mm
- Oct20°/9°67 mm
- Nov14°/4°61 mm
- Dec9°/0°90 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Uluabat.
Lake near Bursa, Turkey
Lake Uluabat is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey.
221 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,044 open records.
The most recorded are the Coot, the Microcarbo pygmaeus and the Great Crested Grebe.
56 species come for the summer, 62 for the winter and 16 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in April and in September.
Get there and watch
- Faik Bey Konağıplace to stay · 7.5 km · 1 within 10 km
- Ormankadınearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 83 km in a straight lineCar hire at ISL airport (Istanbul)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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmFaik Bey Konağı
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Uluabat.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmÇıplak Hill · 20 kmMount Üçtepeler · 20 kmKızılelma Dağı · 20 kmKale Hill · 25 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmAyvaini Cave · 11 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyMustafakemalpaşa River
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 Uluabat
Turkey
- 76Birdyas Score
- 221Species
- 134Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4809067) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,044 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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