Russia / Ukraine Ramsar wetland
Molochnyi lyman
183 bird species recorded; the most from August to September.
V&A Dudosh · CC BY 3.0
This month here
59 species in January.44 species in February.71 species in March.64 species in April.84 species in May.69 species in June.67 species in July.100 species in August.105 species in September.94 species in October.57 species in November.36 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
183 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).
- 183Speciesrecorded more than once
- 102Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,810Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 4Owls
- 29Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 18Other 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 183 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Saker FalconFalco cherrug
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black-headed wagtailMotacilla feldegg
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-2°50 mm
- Feb3°/-1°38 mm
- Mar7°/1°36 mm
- Apr13°/7°32 mm
- May20°/14°42 mm
- Jun26°/20°50 mm
- Jul29°/22°34 mm
- Aug28°/22°30 mm
- Sep23°/17°34 mm
- Oct15°/10°35 mm
- Nov8°/4°40 mm
- Dec4°/0°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Molochnyi lyman.
Lake in Ukraine
Molochnyi lyman is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Russia.
183 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,810 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Shelduck, the Pontic gull and the Western Jackdaw.
66 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon, Grey Plover and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Пересипplace to stay · 10 km · 3 within 10 km
- Okhrimivkanearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 298 km in a straight line
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
- 3places to stay within 10 kmПересип, Графит
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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.
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Around Molochnyi lyman.
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Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmMolochnyi lymanBortle 2 · this place
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.
Molochnyi lyman
Russia
- 77Birdyas Score
- 183Species
- 102Migrants
- 6Threatened
Bulakhivskyi Lyman Reserve
Ukraine · 235 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 193Species
- 141Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2560795) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,810 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 | Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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