Ukraine bird sanctuary
Ptashynyi Hai
108 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
36 species in January.16 species in February.31 species in March.37 species in April.63 species in May.46 species in June.43 species in July.12 species in August.19 species in September.19 species in October.26 species in November.37 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
108 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).
- 108Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,139Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 179 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 5Raptors
- 3Owls
- 11Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 46Songbirds
- 17Other 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 108 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- CootFulica atra
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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°/-8°42 mm
- Feb0°/-7°39 mm
- Mar6°/-3°46 mm
- Apr14°/3°42 mm
- May20°/9°82 mm
- Jun23°/13°86 mm
- Jul26°/15°90 mm
- Aug26°/14°68 mm
- Sep20°/9°55 mm
- Oct13°/3°49 mm
- Nov6°/0°42 mm
- Dec0°/-5°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ptashynyi Hai.
Ornithological reserve in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Ptashynyi Hai is a bird sanctuary in Ukraine.
108 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,139 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Starling, the Eurasian Wigeon and the Syrian Woodpecker.
30 species come for the summer, 17 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and Lesser white-fronted goose.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Друзіplace to stay · 0.7 km · 37 within 10 km
- Rovantsinearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Brest International Airport (BQT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 182 km in a straight lineCar hire at LWO airport (Lviv)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
- 17observation towers within 6 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmЦентр туристичної інформації та послуг
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmПанорама старого міста, Маятник Фуко and 2 more
- 453car parks within 3 km
- 134restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 km
- 37places to stay within 10 kmДрузі, Луцький замок, Sofa hostel and 34 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Ptashynyi Hai.
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.
Ptashynyi Hai
Ukraine
- 54Birdyas Score
- 108Species
- 51Migrants
- 2Threatened
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve
Ukraine · 162 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 132Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q28707546) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,139 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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