Lithuania / Russia Ramsar wetland
Nemunas Delta
249 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
78 species in January.96 species in February.136 species in March.203 species in April.215 species in May.188 species in June.186 species in July.164 species in August.178 species in September.144 species in October.106 species in November.83 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
249 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).
- 249Speciesrecorded more than once
- 177Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 59,849Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 6Owls
- 32Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 36Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 98Songbirds
- 26Other 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 249 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
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- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
Owls6 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
Waders32 species
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- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds18 species
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- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ducks & geese36 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
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- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds98 species
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- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
Other birds26 species
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- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
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.
- Jan0°/-4°72 mm
- Feb0°/-4°50 mm
- Mar4°/-2°48 mm
- Apr9°/2°38 mm
- May15°/8°49 mm
- Jun18°/12°67 mm
- Jul21°/15°85 mm
- Aug21°/15°84 mm
- Sep17°/11°71 mm
- Oct11°/6°86 mm
- Nov6°/3°83 mm
- Dec2°/-1°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nemunas Delta.
River delta in Lithuania
Nemunas Delta is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Lithuania.
249 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 59,849 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Mallard and the White-tailed Eagle.
125 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 13 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Aquatic Warbler and Lesser white-fronted goose.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Pakalnėcampsite · 4.6 km · 3 within 10 km
- Prie Peterso tiltoplace to stay · 0.4 km · 18 within 10 km
- Rusnėnearest town · 0.8 km in a straight line
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 67 km in a straight lineCar hire at PLQ airport (Palanga)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
- 3observation towers within 6 kmRusnės regykla
- 3marked trails within 4 kmŽalgirių pažintinis takas, E9 section 69: Rusnė Island, E9 section 70: Rusnė – Šilutė
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmNemuno deltos regioninio parko lankytojų centras, Šilutės turizmo informacijos centras
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmPakalnė, Stovyklavietė prie Pakalnės, Minijos poilsiavietė
- 18places to stay within 10 kmPrie Peterso tilto, Rusnės perlas, Apartamentai Rusnėje and 15 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Nemunas Delta.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmGora Severnaya · 4.4 kmGora Tri Sestry · 17 kmGora Spokoynaya · 17 kmVecekrugas Dune67 m · 23 kmSkirpstas Dune53 m · 24 kmAngiai Hill · 24 kmUrbas51 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmDumblis0.3 km² · 5.2 kmKrokų Lanka7.5 km² · 9.0 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.
Nemunas Delta
Lithuania
- 87Birdyas Score
- 249Species
- 177Migrants
- 13Threatened
Nature reserve Jezioro Łuknajno
Poland · 165 km
- 66Birdyas Score
- 149Species
- 94Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3488554) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 59,849 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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