Belarus Ramsar wetland
Pripyatsky National Park
88 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.56 species in April.85 species in May.0 species in June.1 species in July.0 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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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
88 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).
- 88Speciesrecorded more than once
- 0Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 590Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 132 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 4Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 53Songbirds
- 16Other 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 88 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Waders4 species
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ducks & geese1 species
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes3 species
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds53 species
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Other birds16 species
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- 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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-4°/-9°48 mm
- Feb-2°/-8°43 mm
- Mar4°/-4°48 mm
- Apr13°/2°45 mm
- May20°/9°78 mm
- Jun23°/13°76 mm
- Jul26°/16°94 mm
- Aug26°/15°60 mm
- Sep20°/9°43 mm
- Oct12°/3°61 mm
- Nov4°/-1°50 mm
- Dec-1°/-6°51 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Pripyatsky National Park.
Nature reserve in Belarus
Pripyatsky National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Belarus.
88 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 590 open records.
The most recorded are the Collared Flycatcher, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Blackcap.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Этна-аграсядзіба - Прыродазнаўства - Адукацыйны рэстаран - Гасцініцаplace to stay · 7.4 km · 2 within 10 km
- Turaŭnearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Minsk National Airport (MSQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 210 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
- 2places to stay within 10 kmЭтна-аграсядзіба - Прыродазнаўства - Адукацыйны рэстаран - Гасцініца, Каля Прыпяці
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Pripyatsky National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmFigures 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.
Pripyatsky National Park
Belarus
- 39Birdyas Score
- 88Species
- 0Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3917680) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 590 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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