Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Niederungen der Süd- und Mittelradde und der Marka
104 bird species recorded; the most in January and in May.
Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
73 species in January.25 species in February.45 species in March.40 species in April.75 species in May.18 species in June.17 species in July.24 species in August.24 species in September.45 species in October.36 species in November.47 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
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
104 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).
- 104Speciesrecorded more than once
- 48Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,647Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 3Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 57Songbirds
- 11Other 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 104 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European SerinSerinus serinus
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 January and in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-1°76 mm
- Feb5°/-1°59 mm
- Mar9°/1°52 mm
- Apr14°/4°38 mm
- May18°/8°56 mm
- Jun21°/11°63 mm
- Jul23°/13°78 mm
- Aug22°/13°79 mm
- Sep19°/10°61 mm
- Oct14°/7°65 mm
- Nov9°/3°69 mm
- Dec5°/1°76 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Niederungen der Süd- und Mittelradde und der Marka.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Lower Saxony, Germany
Niederungen der Süd- und Mittelradde und der Marka is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
104 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,647 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the European Robin.
20 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in January and in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Kreutzmanns Mühlecampsite · 5.3 km · 11 within 10 km
- Ferienhof Behnenplace to stay · 2.8 km · 46 within 10 km
- Werltenearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 75 km in a straight lineCar hire at FMO airport (Greven)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 kmVogelbeobachtungshütte Theikenmeer
- 4observation towers within 6 kmBernhard-Grzimek-Turm and 3 more
- 2marked trails within 4 kmHümmlinger Pilgerweg, Kreuzweg am Kloster Ahmsen
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmBernhard-Grzimek-Turm
- 16car parks within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Kreutzmanns Mühle, Campingplatz "Hümmlinger Land", Sonnenschein and 8 more
- 46places to stay within 10 kmFerienhof Behnen, Motel Am Bürgerpark, Ferienhof Westermann and 43 more
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Niederungen der Süd- und Mittelradde und der Marka.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas48 mountains within 25 kmKaven-Berg · 12 kmHümmling · 12 kmWind-Berg · 14 kmHaß-Berg · 16 kmWester-Berg · 18 kmSteinberg30 m · 19 kmKreuz-Berg90 m · 19 kmHasken-Berg · 21 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Niederungen der Süd- und Mittelradde und der Marka
Germany
- 51Birdyas Score
- 104Species
- 48Migrants
- 1Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 86 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q56245783) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,647 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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