Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Neupotzer Altrhein
177 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Achim Lammerts (Syntaxys) · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
114 species in January.116 species in February.109 species in March.115 species in April.128 species in May.80 species in June.81 species in July.72 species in August.62 species in September.75 species in October.91 species in November.101 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.
VU
VU
VUVU
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
177 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).
- 177Speciesrecorded more than once
- 81Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 13,760Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 103 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 2Owls
- 8Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 34Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 76Songbirds
- 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 177 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
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds76 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- 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 in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-2°61 mm
- Feb5°/-2°48 mm
- Mar10°/1°52 mm
- Apr16°/4°44 mm
- May20°/9°74 mm
- Jun25°/13°66 mm
- Jul27°/15°71 mm
- Aug26°/14°72 mm
- Sep22°/10°52 mm
- Oct16°/6°64 mm
- Nov9°/2°61 mm
- Dec4°/-1°72 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Neupotzer Altrhein.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Neupotzer Altrhein is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
177 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 13,760 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Canada Goose and the Great Cormorant.
38 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Stellplatz Leimersheimcampsite · 2.8 km · 7 within 10 km
- Gasthof Zur Pfalzplace to stay · 2.6 km · 47 within 10 km
- Leimersheimnearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at FKB airport (Rheinmünster)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 km
- 12marked trails within 4 kmPfälzerwald Weiß-Blauer Balken, Odenwaldklub HW 52, Rhein-Kraichgau-Weg, Leimersheimer Fähre - Weingarten - Groß, Seerosenweg and 9 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmGemeinde Jockgrim
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmBodensee KA
- 73car parks within 3 km
- 20restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmStellplatz Leimersheim, Wohnmobilstellplatz Rheinzabern, Wohnmobilstellplatz Yachthafen Maxau and 4 more
- 47places to stay within 10 kmGasthof Zur Pfalz, Villa Petterson, Gehrlein´s Gästehaus and 44 more
- observation towers 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 Neupotzer Altrhein.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas67 mountains within 25 kmWindmühlenberg · 8.9 kmLauterberg154 m · 12 kmTurmberg256 m · 15 kmMichaelsberg269 m · 16 kmEbenberg · 18 kmWattkopf338 m · 19 kmKleine Kalmit270 m · 23 kmNiemandsberg · 24 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmAltrhein0.2 km² · 1.8 kmBodensee0.3 km² · 3.7 kmFermasee0.3 km² · 14 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmKarlsruhe ObservatoryBortle 6 · 15 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.
Neupotzer Altrhein
Germany
- 70Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 81Migrants
- 5Threatened
Hardtwald nördlich von Karlsruhe
Germany · 7 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 173Species
- 76Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040779) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13,760 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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