Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Ostalbtrauf bei Aalen
122 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Harjawalski · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
76 species in January.72 species in February.76 species in March.86 species in April.97 species in May.72 species in June.57 species in July.46 species in August.60 species in September.53 species in October.43 species in November.54 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
122 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).
- 122Speciesrecorded more than once
- 56Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,697Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 631 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 3Waders
- 10Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 69Songbirds
- 20Other 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 122 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds69 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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°/-4°68 mm
- Feb4°/-4°50 mm
- Mar8°/-1°57 mm
- Apr14°/3°47 mm
- May18°/8°89 mm
- Jun22°/12°73 mm
- Jul24°/14°89 mm
- Aug24°/13°82 mm
- Sep19°/9°56 mm
- Oct14°/5°63 mm
- Nov7°/1°63 mm
- Dec3°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ostalbtrauf bei Aalen.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Ostalbtrauf bei Aalen is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 631 m above the sea.
122 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,697 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Magpie.
27 species come for the summer, 28 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Hirschbachcampsite · 4.2 km · 6 within 10 km
- Gasthof "Weißes Rössle"place to stay · 1.2 km · 60 within 10 km
- Aalennearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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 kmAalbäumle, Volkmarsbergturm
- 26marked trails within 4 kmAalbäumle HW1 - Oberkochen, Querweg, Karstquellenweg Oberkochen - Königsbronn and 23 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Information, DB Servicestelle, Sozialberatungszentrum
- 27viewpoints within 5 kmTierstein, Oberer Rodstein, Schwabenliesel and 24 more
- 100car parks within 3 km
- 13restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Hirschbach, Wohnmobilstellplatz Limes-Thermen, Campingplatz Flugplatz Elchingen and 3 more
- 60places to stay within 10 kmGasthof "Weißes Rössle", Kochertal Pension, Adler and 57 more
- bird hides 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 Ostalbtrauf bei Aalen.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas76 mountains within 25 kmVolkmarsberg744 m · 6.1 kmRosenstein735 m · 15 kmBärenberg756 m · 15 kmUtzenberg767 m · 15 kmIpf668 m · 16 kmP.768768 m · 18 kmFalkenberg776 m · 20 kmBernhardus779 m · 21 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBucher Stausee0.3 km² · 9.5 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmFinsteres Loch · 14 kmBirkelhöhle · 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.
Ostalbtrauf bei Aalen
Germany
- 54Birdyas Score
- 122Species
- 56Migrants
- 1Threatened
Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und Altmühlsee
Germany · 54 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 262Species
- 158Migrants
- 12Threatened
Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle
Germany · 12 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 105Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23724210) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,697 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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