Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Rohrsee
155 bird species recorded; the most in May and in July.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
60 species in January.48 species in February.64 species in March.92 species in April.110 species in May.84 species in June.103 species in July.93 species in August.83 species in September.86 species in October.56 species in November.18 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
155 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).
- 155Speciesrecorded more than once
- 73Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,756Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 662 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 21Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 70Songbirds
- 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 155 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds70 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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.
- Jan2°/-4°75 mm
- Feb3°/-4°58 mm
- Mar8°/-1°70 mm
- Apr13°/3°70 mm
- May17°/8°120 mm
- Jun21°/12°124 mm
- Jul23°/14°130 mm
- Aug22°/13°131 mm
- Sep18°/9°89 mm
- Oct13°/5°77 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-3°76 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rohrsee.
Special Protection Area in Bad Wurzach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Rohrsee is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 662 m above the sea.
155 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,756 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Great tit.
52 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Grey Plover and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May and in July.
Get there and watch
- Gruppenzeltplatz Metzisweiler Weihercampsite · 4.2 km · 11 within 10 km
- 5 Sterne- Ferienwohnung Allgäu-Sonnendeckplace to stay · 2.9 km · 28 within 10 km
- Bad Wurzachnearest town · 5.8 km in a straight line
- Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at FMM airport (Memmingen)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmPlattform Quellseen
- 18marked trails within 4 kmHW 5 - Schwarzwald-Schwäbische Alb-Allgäu-Weg, 13 – Fünf-Seen-Wanderung – wandern, schwimmen und genießen, 1 - Moor-Weg and 15 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmLindele, Ziegelberg 721 m NN and 2 more
- 18car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmGruppenzeltplatz Metzisweiler Weiher, Stellplatz am Wurzacher Ried, Loretopark and 8 more
- 28places to stay within 10 km5 Sterne- Ferienwohnung Allgäu-Sonnendeck, Schäferhaus, Sonnenblume and 25 more
- observation towers 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 Rohrsee.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas162 mountains within 25 kmZiegelberg768 m · 3.4 kmHaidgauer Berg764 m · 5.2 kmWachbühl793 m · 10 kmTristolzer Berg700 m · 14 kmHohbäumle712 m · 15 kmVogelberg788 m · 21 kmAigeltshofer Berg798 m · 23 kmRangenberg829 m · 25 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmRohrsee0.5 km² · 0.2 kmEllerazhofer Weiher0.3 km² · 11 kmArgensee0.2 km² · 13 kmWuhrmühleweiher0.2 km² · 13 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmWasserfall in Weißenbronn · 7.4 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Rohrsee
Germany
- 63Birdyas Score
- 155Species
- 73Migrants
- 3Threatened
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug
Austria · 48 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 269Species
- 170Migrants
- 11Threatened
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Germany · 53 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22675214) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,756 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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