Czechia Ramsar wetland
Lednické rybníky
250 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and from August to September.
Pavel Budík · CC BY 3.0
This month here
95 species in January.107 species in February.154 species in March.198 species in April.206 species in May.174 species in June.189 species in July.194 species in August.195 species in September.170 species in October.108 species in November.100 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
250 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).
- 250Speciesrecorded more than once
- 169Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 104,201Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 184 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 4Owls
- 35Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 34Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 33Other 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 250 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great titParus major
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Other birds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- 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 from April to May and from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-6°38 mm
- Feb3°/-5°32 mm
- Mar9°/-1°36 mm
- Apr16°/4°34 mm
- May20°/9°67 mm
- Jun25°/13°69 mm
- Jul28°/15°70 mm
- Aug27°/15°64 mm
- Sep21°/10°61 mm
- Oct14°/4°44 mm
- Nov8°/1°38 mm
- Dec2°/-4°38 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lednické rybníky.
National nature reserve in the Czech Republic
Lednické rybníky is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Czechia.
250 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 104,201 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Greylag Goose and the Mallard.
115 species come for the summer, 51 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded from April to May and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Autokemp Apollocampsite · 3.8 km · 10 within 10 km
- Hotel Hraniční zámečekplace to stay · 1.7 km · 102 within 10 km
- Hlohovecnearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at BRQ airport (Brno)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmOrnitologická pozorovatelna Pastvisko u Lednice
- 7observation towers within 6 kmMinaret, Barfußweg Warte and 5 more
- 12marked trails within 4 km[M] Mikulov - Rendezvous, [Z] Lednice - Pod Bořím dvorem, NS Valtice and 9 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmTuristické informační centrum, informační centrum lázeňská kolonáda and 2 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmVyhlídková věž Lednická kolonáda
- 24car parks within 3 km
- 19restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmAutokemp Apollo, Hippoclub Lednice, Paliště Nejdek and 7 more
- 102places to stay within 10 kmHotel Hraniční zámeček, Penzion Včelařský dvůr, Privat U Lesika and 99 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lednické rybníky.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas126 mountains within 25 kmSchweinbarther Berg337 m · 12 kmTabulová hora459 m · 13 kmDěvín550 m · 14 kmGalgenberg425 m · 16 kmJungfrauföhren402 m · 17 kmHeidberg420 m · 18 kmPřední kout410 m · 22 kmStaatzer Klippe332 m · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lednické rybníky
Czechia
- 87Birdyas Score
- 250Species
- 169Migrants
- 11Threatened
Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area
Czechia · 106 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q657159) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 104,201 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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