Ukraine bird sanctuary
Pirnivskyi Reserve
112 bird species recorded; the most in May and in July.
Katerina Polyanska · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
20 species in January.11 species in February.3 species in March.27 species in April.70 species in May.43 species in June.71 species in July.65 species in August.43 species in September.12 species in October.2 species in November.17 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
112 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).
- 112Speciesrecorded more than once
- 55Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,001Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 103 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 12Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 51Songbirds
- 21Other 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 112 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- CootFulica atra
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 and in July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-3°/-9°43 mm
- Feb-1°/-8°42 mm
- Mar6°/-3°42 mm
- Apr14°/4°41 mm
- May21°/10°67 mm
- Jun24°/14°73 mm
- Jul27°/16°64 mm
- Aug27°/15°50 mm
- Sep21°/10°48 mm
- Oct13°/4°50 mm
- Nov5°/-1°45 mm
- Dec-1°/-6°50 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Pirnivskyi Reserve.
Ornithological reserve in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Pirnivskyi Reserve is a bird sanctuary in Ukraine.
112 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,001 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the White Wagtail.
39 species come for the summer, 13 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May and in July.
Get there and watch
- Саванаcampsite · 4.2 km · 7 within 10 km
- Дім Данилаplace to stay · 0.8 km · 10 within 10 km
- Litkynearest town · 6.9 km in a straight line
- Gomel Airport (GME)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 199 km in a straight lineCar hire at KBP airport (Boryspil)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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmСавана, Чудове місце для палаток, 03.2020 and 4 more
- 10places to stay within 10 kmДім Данила, Family neSt, База відпочинку "Любич" and 7 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Pirnivskyi Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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.
Pirnivskyi Reserve
Ukraine
- 53Birdyas Score
- 112Species
- 55Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q20092176) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,001 open bird records within 4 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 | Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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