Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Mindelsee
225 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Herbert Koban · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
133 species in January.132 species in February.154 species in March.174 species in April.172 species in May.129 species in June.131 species in July.159 species in August.152 species in September.143 species in October.125 species in November.131 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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
225 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).
- 225Speciesrecorded more than once
- 119Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 47,733Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 406 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 3Owls
- 30Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 38Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 84Songbirds
- 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 225 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds84 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-5°68 mm
- Feb3°/-5°54 mm
- Mar8°/-1°66 mm
- Apr13°/2°67 mm
- May17°/7°109 mm
- Jun21°/11°108 mm
- Jul22°/12°108 mm
- Aug22°/12°106 mm
- Sep18°/8°76 mm
- Oct13°/4°80 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-4°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mindelsee.
Special Protection Area in Konstanz district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mindelsee is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 406 m above the sea.
225 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 47,733 open records.
The most recorded are the Coot, the Mallard and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
66 species come for the summer, 53 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Hirtenhofcampsite · 0.6 km · 40 within 10 km
- Bauernhof Blumplace to stay · 2.2 km · 233 within 10 km
- Radolfzellnearest town · 4.3 km in a straight line
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDH airport (Friedrichshafen)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 km
- 7observation towers within 6 kmRutschturm, Mettnau-Turm, Aussichtsplattform and 4 more
- 106marked trails within 4 kmQuerweg Freiburg-Bodensee [Allensbach], Bodensee-Rundwanderweg (Stein a. R. - Lindau), Wanderweg 29 Bodman - Liggeringen and 103 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmBUND Naturschutzzentrum, Tourist-Information Radolfzell, Tourist-Information Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Büro Bodman and 2 more
- 60viewpoints within 5 kmWalzenberg, Sophienplatz, Höhrenberg and 57 more
- 82car parks within 3 km
- 15restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 40campsites within 10 kmHirtenhof, Wohnmobilstellplatz Halbinsel Mettnau, Wohnmobilstellplatz in den Herzen and 37 more
- 233places to stay within 10 kmBauernhof Blum, Pension Edeltraud, Hotel Kreuz and 230 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 Mindelsee.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas51 mountains within 25 kmSeerücken721 m · 12 kmHohentwiel696 m · 16 kmHohenkrähen644 m · 16 kmMägdeberg664 m · 18 kmHegau867 m · 21 kmHohenstoffeln844 m · 21 kmHohenhewen844 m · 23 kmMühlebohl854 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmMindelsee0.9 km² · 0.2 kmAndelshofer Weiher0.3 km² · 12 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmHeidenhöhlen · 8.3 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.
Mindelsee
Germany
- 82Birdyas Score
- 225Species
- 119Migrants
- 8Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 17 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22965523) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 47,733 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, Lakeyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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