Poland Ramsar wetland
Milicz Ponds
216 bird species recorded; the most from May to August.
Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
82 species in January.90 species in February.100 species in March.143 species in April.148 species in May.148 species in June.147 species in July.159 species in August.109 species in September.132 species in October.110 species in November.77 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
216 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).
- 216Speciesrecorded more than once
- 121Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 18,722Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 96 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 29Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 86Songbirds
- 25Other 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 216 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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 May to August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-5°44 mm
- Feb3°/-4°34 mm
- Mar8°/-1°40 mm
- Apr15°/4°32 mm
- May20°/9°60 mm
- Jun24°/13°65 mm
- Jul26°/16°78 mm
- Aug26°/15°63 mm
- Sep21°/10°52 mm
- Oct14°/5°46 mm
- Nov8°/1°40 mm
- Dec2°/-3°40 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Milicz Ponds.
Great complex of fish ponds in Poland
Milicz Ponds is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Poland.
216 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 18,722 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Grey Heron and the Mute Swan.
75 species come for the summer, 45 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Grey Plover and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from May to August.
Get there and watch
- "Pod lasem" - Pole namiotowe i kempingcampsite · 7.6 km · 3 within 10 km
- Hotel Naturumplace to stay · 0.9 km · 8 within 10 km
- Sułównearest town · 4.1 km in a straight line
- Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight lineCar hire at WRO airport (Wrocław)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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmCzatownia pod Kormoranem, Czatownia
- 3marked trails within 4 kmSzlak Archeologiczny, Szlak Zamkowy Żmigród PKP - Milicz, Kaliska Droga św. Jakuba
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmPlatforma widokowa
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 km"Pod lasem" - Pole namiotowe i kemping, Za Zakrętem - Pracze 20: pole namiotowe, camping, wypożyczalnia rowerów
- 8places to stay within 10 kmHotel Naturum, Ośrodek wypoczynkowy MPK, "Książęca Dolina" Domki całoroczne w Dolinie Baryczy and 5 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- 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 Milicz Ponds.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmWinna Góra · 22 kmZłoty Widok · 23 kmPołaniec · 23 kmBukowy Wierch · 23 kmKozie Czuby · 23 kmWzgórze Widok · 23 kmGnieździec · 24 kmWzgórze Strupińskie · 24 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyBarycz139 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.
Milicz Ponds
Poland
- 84Birdyas Score
- 216Species
- 121Migrants
- 9Threatened
Ujście Warty National Park
Poland · 202 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 146Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6851857) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 18,722 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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