Germany Ramsar wetland
Mühlenberger Loch
175 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
106 species in January.91 species in February.107 species in March.128 species in April.145 species in May.99 species in June.118 species in July.105 species in August.71 species in September.93 species in October.74 species in November.84 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.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
175 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).
- 175Speciesrecorded more than once
- 82Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 15,548Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 15Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 80Songbirds
- 19Other 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 175 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-2°70 mm
- Feb4°/-2°54 mm
- Mar8°/0°50 mm
- Apr14°/4°40 mm
- May18°/8°58 mm
- Jun21°/11°70 mm
- Jul23°/14°84 mm
- Aug22°/13°71 mm
- Sep19°/10°58 mm
- Oct13°/6°63 mm
- Nov8°/3°63 mm
- Dec4°/0°71 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mühlenberger Loch.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Hansestadt Hamburg, Germany
Mühlenberger Loch is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
175 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 15,548 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Common Wood Pigeon.
54 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- ElbeCampcampsite · 4.0 km · 8 within 10 km
- Strandhotel Blankeneseplace to stay · 1.7 km · 219 within 10 km
- Blankenesenearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at HAM airport (Hamburg)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 kmWildtierbeobachtungsstand
- 1observation towers within 6 kmSüllberg-Turm
- 11marked trails within 4 kmEuropean Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Hamburg, Wanderweg Schlei-Eider-Elbe / Fernwanderweg E1, Schleswig-Holstein, Westvariante, Jakobsweg via Baltica, Hamburg and 8 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmReception, User Office, Lighthouse Erlebniszentrum European XFEL and 2 more
- 42viewpoints within 5 kmAirbus Aussichtswall Neßtor and 41 more
- 252car parks within 3 km
- 62restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmElbeCamp, Liga für freie Lebensgestaltung e.V. (FKK-Gelände), Die Badebucht and 5 more
- 219places to stay within 10 kmStrandhotel Blankenese, Baurspark, Hotel Behrmann and 216 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 Mühlenberger Loch.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas47 mountains within 25 kmSüllberg75 m · 2.2 kmBaursberg92 m · 3.3 kmHasselbrack116 m · 13 kmKiekeberg127 m · 13 kmLanger Stein129 m · 13 kmHülsenberg155 m · 15 kmGannaberg155 m · 16 kmHarburg Hills · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmAlte Süderelbe0.5 km² · 2.1 kmBinnenalster1.6 km² · 13 km↗
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmHamburg PlanetariumBortle 9 · 14 kmHamburg-Bergedorf ObservatoryBortle 5 · 29 km↗
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Mühlenberger Loch
Germany
- 67Birdyas Score
- 175Species
- 82Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61019805) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 15,548 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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