Poland Ramsar wetland
Polesie National Park
166 bird species recorded; the most in May.
LuzynaS · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
21 species in January.13 species in February.76 species in March.117 species in April.145 species in May.110 species in June.77 species in July.93 species in August.67 species in September.10 species in October.11 species in November.8 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
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
166 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).
- 166Speciesrecorded more than once
- 115Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,696Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 176 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 1Owls
- 13Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 77Songbirds
- 23Other 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 166 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
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- DunnockPrunella modularis
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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.
- Jan-2°/-7°41 mm
- Feb1°/-6°35 mm
- Mar6°/-2°41 mm
- Apr14°/3°43 mm
- May20°/9°79 mm
- Jun24°/13°73 mm
- Jul26°/16°78 mm
- Aug26°/15°67 mm
- Sep20°/10°55 mm
- Oct13°/4°49 mm
- Nov6°/0°39 mm
- Dec0°/-4°40 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Polesie National Park.
National park of Poland
Polesie National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Poland.
166 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,696 open records.
The most recorded are the Greylag Goose, the White Stork and the Western Marsh Harrier.
87 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Aquatic Warbler 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↗
- Pole wypoczynkowecampsite · 4.8 km · 7 within 10 km
- Agroturystyka Pod Lipamiplace to stay · 2.4 km · 19 within 10 km
- Urszulinnearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Lublin Airport (LUZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at LUZ airport (Lublin)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
- 4observation towers within 6 km
- 9marked trails within 4 kmŚcieżka przyrodnicza „Spławy”, Ścieżka przyrodnicza „Żółwik”, Ścieżka przyrodnicza „Dąb Dominik” and 6 more
- 8viewpoints within 5 kmWidok na bagno, platforma widokowa, wieża widokowa and 5 more
- 30car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmPole wypoczynkowe, Kemping, pole namiotowe, Ośrodek Wypoczynkowy Grabniak and 4 more
- 19places to stay within 10 kmAgroturystyka Pod Lipami, Szkolne Schronisko Młodzieżowe w Urszulinie, Zacisze Jeziora and 16 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Polesie National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas16 lakes within 15 kmJezioro Wytyckie4.4 km² · 4.3 kmJezioro Łukie0.9 km² · 6.5 kmUściwierz1.9 km² · 8.1 kmJezioro Zagłębocze0.4 km² · 10 kmJezioro Piaseczno0.6 km² · 11 kmJezioro Tomaszne0.7 km² · 13 kmŁukcze0.4 km² · 14 kmRogóźno0.5 km² · 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.
Polesie National Park
Poland
- 72Birdyas Score
- 166Species
- 115Migrants
- 4Threatened
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve
Ukraine · 167 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 132Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q625105) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,696 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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