Denmark Ramsar wetland
Lille Vildmose
208 bird species recorded; the most from April to June.
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This month here
83 species in January.81 species in February.105 species in March.150 species in April.156 species in May.150 species in June.134 species in July.135 species in August.125 species in September.101 species in October.70 species in November.78 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
208 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).
- 208Speciesrecorded more than once
- 125Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 15,123Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 4Owls
- 24Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 83Songbirds
- 22Other 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 208 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great titParus major
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- CootFulica atra
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-1°74 mm
- Feb3°/-1°55 mm
- Mar5°/0°50 mm
- Apr10°/4°47 mm
- May14°/8°59 mm
- Jun18°/11°80 mm
- Jul20°/14°82 mm
- Aug20°/14°87 mm
- Sep16°/11°71 mm
- Oct12°/7°90 mm
- Nov7°/4°79 mm
- Dec4°/1°74 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lille Vildmose.
Protected area in Denmark
Lille Vildmose is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
208 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 15,123 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the Western Marsh Harrier and the Common Buzzard.
85 species come for the summer, 37 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-footed Falcon and Red-breasted Goose.
The most species are recorded from April to June.
Get there and watch
- Dokkedal Campingcampsite · 5.5 km · 7 within 10 km
- Dokkedallejrenplace to stay · 4.2 km · 4 within 10 km
- Halsnearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Aalborg Airport (AAL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at AAL airport (Aalborg)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
- 9bird hides within 6 kmBirkesøpavillionen, Lillesøskjulet, Tofte Sø Tårnet and 6 more
- 5observation towers within 6 kmBrandvagttårnet, Rovfugletårnet, Toftebakketårnet and 2 more
- 4marked trails within 4 kmNordsøstien, Plankestien i Portlandsmosen, Rødt and 1 more
- 8viewpoints within 5 kmMulbjerge and 7 more
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmDokkedal Camping, Kattegat Strand Camping, Øster Hurup Havn and 4 more
- 4places to stay within 10 kmDokkedallejren, Vildmosen Bed & Breakfast, Svanfolk Bed & Breakfast and 1 more
- 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 Lille Vildmose.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmMulbjerge · 3.3 kmLundby Bakker · 17 kmStore Harebjerg · 17 kmRisbjerg · 17 kmBjerget · 18 kmEgedal Høj · 25 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmMulbjerg public beach · 3.3 kmToftskov public beach · 5.6 kmToft public beach · 7.1 kmØster Hurup public beach · 9.7 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmToftesø0.6 km² · 2.8 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.
Lille Vildmose
Denmark
- 76Birdyas Score
- 208Species
- 125Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1825179) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 15,123 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, Islandyas, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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