Moldova Ramsar wetland
Lakes of the Lower Prut
144 bird species recorded; the most from March to May.
Alex Prodan · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
68 species in January.28 species in February.83 species in March.85 species in April.88 species in May.79 species in June.64 species in July.55 species in August.51 species in September.49 species in October.0 species in November.8 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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No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
144 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).
- 144Speciesrecorded more than once
- 79Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,983Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 16Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 51Songbirds
- 19Other 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 144 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
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- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
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 March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-6°37 mm
- Feb4°/-5°30 mm
- Mar10°/-1°35 mm
- Apr17°/5°41 mm
- May24°/11°49 mm
- Jun28°/16°68 mm
- Jul31°/18°58 mm
- Aug31°/18°36 mm
- Sep24°/12°38 mm
- Oct17°/6°50 mm
- Nov9°/1°39 mm
- Dec3°/-4°41 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lakes of the Lower Prut.
Ramsar site in Moldova, no. 1029 in the Ramsar list
Lakes of the Lower Prut is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Moldova.
144 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,983 open records.
The most recorded are the Great White Egret, the Black-headed Gull and the Grey Heron.
54 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from March to May.
Get there and watch
- Oasisplace to stay · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- Vlădeştinearest town · 6.7 km in a straight line
- Bacău George Enescu International Airport (BCM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 124 km in a straight lineCar hire at BCM airport (Bacău)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 kmOasis
- 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 Lakes of the Lower Prut.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmDolina Koseruluy · 10 kmKhrebet Beylikuluy · 12 kmKhrebet Khodzhibair · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lakes of the Lower Prut
Moldova
- 65Birdyas Score
- 144Species
- 79Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q28861917) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,983 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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