Denmark Ramsar wetland
Nissum Fjord
153 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
48 species in January.67 species in February.63 species in March.87 species in April.81 species in May.64 species in June.66 species in July.75 species in August.29 species in September.52 species in October.39 species in November.15 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
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In numbers
153 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).
- 153Speciesrecorded more than once
- 87Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,460Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 10Raptors
- 1Owls
- 22Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 50Songbirds
- 10Other 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 153 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Ross's GullRhodostethia rosea
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- RazorbillAlca torda
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- 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 April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/2°87 mm
- Feb4°/1°67 mm
- Mar5°/2°55 mm
- Apr9°/5°47 mm
- May13°/8°56 mm
- Jun16°/12°74 mm
- Jul18°/14°74 mm
- Aug19°/15°90 mm
- Sep16°/13°83 mm
- Oct12°/9°105 mm
- Nov8°/6°93 mm
- Dec6°/3°92 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nissum Fjord.
Inlet in West Jutland, Denmark
Nissum Fjord is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
153 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,460 open records.
The most recorded are the European Herring Gull, the Pied Avocet and the Eurasian Bittern.
55 species come for the summer, 28 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Black-legged kittiwake, Grey Plover and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Sandbæk Næs Shelterpladscampsite · 2.2 km · 14 within 10 km
- Havnens Perleplace to stay · 3.5 km · 6 within 10 km
- Vembnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup (KRP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLL airport (Billund)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
- 3bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 2marked trails within 4 kmHusby Klitplantage Ruten, Nissum Fjord vandrerute
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmSandbæk Næs Shelterplads, Harpøth Havn, Thorsminde Camping and 11 more
- 6places to stay within 10 kmHavnens Perle, Fjand B&B, Klithedegårdens Bed & Breakfast and 3 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 Nissum Fjord.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmSternehøj · 16 kmBovbjerg41 m · 18 kmAnglandshøj · 20 kmSir Lyngbjerg69 m · 23 kmNørlem Bavnehøj90 m · 25 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmBøvling Klit · 7.4 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmBøvling Fjord62 km² · 1.1 kmIndfjorden2.0 km² · 6.4 kmTangsø0.2 km² · 7.1 kmHusby Sø1.3 km² · 11 kmNørresø1.0 km² · 12 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.
Nissum Fjord
Denmark
- 67Birdyas Score
- 153Species
- 87Migrants
- 3Threatened
Wadden Sea National Park
Denmark · 125 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 198Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1811230) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,460 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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