Hungary Ramsar wetland
Ócsa Protected Landscape Area
174 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Fauvirt · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
49 species in January.67 species in February.87 species in March.101 species in April.130 species in May.94 species in June.99 species in July.88 species in August.76 species in September.105 species in October.68 species in November.57 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
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
174 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).
- 174Speciesrecorded more than once
- 101Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,120Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 102 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 7Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 87Songbirds
- 29Other 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 174 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- European SwiftApus apus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
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.
- Jan2°/-5°38 mm
- Feb4°/-4°42 mm
- Mar11°/0°41 mm
- Apr18°/6°38 mm
- May22°/11°67 mm
- Jun27°/15°76 mm
- Jul29°/17°71 mm
- Aug29°/16°64 mm
- Sep23°/11°56 mm
- Oct16°/6°52 mm
- Nov9°/1°44 mm
- Dec2°/-3°44 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ócsa Protected Landscape Area.
Protected area
Ócsa Protected Landscape Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
174 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,120 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Common Chiffchaff.
59 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Eastern Imperial Eagle and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Kelet-Európa Missziócampsite · 4.0 km · 1 within 10 km
- Levendulásplace to stay · 3.9 km · 18 within 10 km
- Inárcsnearest town · 5.1 km in a straight line
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUD airport (Budapest)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 kmMagas Figyelő Madárvárta Ócsa, Ócsai Madártani Kutató Állomás
- 1observation towers within 6 kmMagas Figyelő Madárvárta Ócsa
- 5marked trails within 4 kmMagyar Zarándokút (fő útvonal), Z, Ország Közepe út, S (Ócsa – Csévharaszt) and 2 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmTourinform
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmKilátó torony
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmKelet-Európa Misszió
- 18places to stay within 10 kmLevendulás, Kelet-Európa Misszió, Zarándokszállás and 15 more
- 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 Ócsa Protected Landscape Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmVidadomb · 23 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmPlanetarium BudapestBortle 9 · 28 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 72Birdyas Score
- 174Species
- 101Migrants
- 4Threatened
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- 211Species
- 132Migrants
- 7Threatened
Velence and Dinnyés Nature Conservation Area
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- 87Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 144Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q659615) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,120 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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