Slovakia Ramsar wetland
Latorica Protected Landscape Area
138 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Younus2kocsis · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
23 species in January.16 species in February.42 species in March.99 species in April.119 species in May.57 species in June.44 species in July.28 species in August.36 species in September.26 species in October.10 species in November.14 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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VUVU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
138 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).
- 138Speciesrecorded more than once
- 79Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,123Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 99 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 2Owls
- 6Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 64Songbirds
- 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 138 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds64 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Great titParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- 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 in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-7°41 mm
- Feb3°/-5°38 mm
- Mar10°/-1°38 mm
- Apr17°/4°40 mm
- May22°/10°74 mm
- Jun25°/14°78 mm
- Jul28°/16°85 mm
- Aug28°/16°62 mm
- Sep22°/10°55 mm
- Oct15°/4°55 mm
- Nov8°/0°46 mm
- Dec1°/-4°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Latorica Protected Landscape Area.
Protected landscape area of Slovakia
Latorica Protected Landscape Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovakia.
138 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,123 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Buzzard, the Western Marsh Harrier and the Mallard.
55 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Gazdovský domplace to stay · 6.8 km · 3 within 10 km
- Kráľovský Chlmecnearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Košice International Airport (KSC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at KSC airport (Košice)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
- 3observation towers within 6 kmVyhliadkova plošina, Rozhľadňa Čičarovce
- 3marked trails within 4 kmNáučný chodník Beša-Čičarovce, Vtáčia trasa Ižkovce - Beša
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmVyhliadkova plošina
- 3places to stay within 10 kmGazdovský dom, Penzion Italia
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Latorica Protected Landscape Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmSzárcsa Tető · 9.6 kmHliník · 22 kmMagas-hegy · 24 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.
Latorica Protected Landscape Area
Slovakia
- 64Birdyas Score
- 138Species
- 79Migrants
- 3Threatened
Hortobágy National Park
Hungary · 115 km
- 88Birdyas Score
- 276Species
- 177Migrants
- 14Threatened
Baradla Domica cave system
Slovakia · 104 km
- 57Birdyas Score
- 110Species
- 61Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q941548) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,123 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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