Liechtenstein Ramsar wetland
Ruggeller Riet
163 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Asurnipal · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
63 species in January.57 species in February.75 species in March.94 species in April.117 species in May.86 species in June.98 species in July.82 species in August.107 species in September.83 species in October.76 species in November.59 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
163 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).
- 163Speciesrecorded more than once
- 74Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,175Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 429 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 3Owls
- 7Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 92Songbirds
- 26Other 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 163 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds92 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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.
- Jan2°/-4°99 mm
- Feb3°/-4°77 mm
- Mar8°/0°95 mm
- Apr13°/4°92 mm
- May17°/8°147 mm
- Jun21°/12°156 mm
- Jul22°/14°158 mm
- Aug22°/14°166 mm
- Sep18°/10°116 mm
- Oct14°/6°101 mm
- Nov7°/1°88 mm
- Dec2°/-3°104 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ruggeller Riet.
Wetland in Liechtenstein
Ruggeller Riet is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Liechtenstein, 429 m above the sea.
163 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,175 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Red Kite.
48 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Waldcamping Feldkirchcampsite · 2.7 km · 6 within 10 km
- Engelplace to stay · 2.4 km · 106 within 10 km
- Schellenbergnearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACH airport (St. Gallen)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
- 56marked trails within 4 kmZentralalpenweg 02, Rheintaler Höhenweg, Dreiländerweg - BeWegung Begegnung and 53 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmLiechtensteiner Unterland Tourismus, Montforthaus, ÖBB Reisezentrum
- 26viewpoints within 5 kmFoto-Spot Hoher Kasten, Hohes Känzele, Rheinblick and 23 more
- 307car parks within 3 km
- 22restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmWaldcamping Feldkirch, Witzy-Camp, Stellplatz Am Brüelbach and 3 more
- 106places to stay within 10 kmEngel, Motel Z, Business Motel Feldkirch and 103 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- 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 Ruggeller Riet.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas285 mountains within 25 kmKuhgrat2,123 m · 9.4 km↗Säntis2,501 m · 16 km↗Augstenberg2,359 m · 19 km↗Naafkopf2,571 m · 22 km↗Grauspitz2,599 m · 22 km↗Falknis2,562 m · 22 km↗Panüelerkopf2,859 m · 23 kmSchesaplana2,965 m · 25 km
Cavernyas4 caves within 20 kmKobelwald Kristallhöhle · 8.2 kmWildkirchli · 11 kmWiteleloch200 m · 14 kmNasenlöcher · 15 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmRatzbachwaterfall · 11 kmGampfall · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyAlpine Rhine86 kmVorarlberger Rheintalbinnenkanal
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.
Ruggeller Riet
Liechtenstein
- 63Birdyas Score
- 163Species
- 74Migrants
- 2Threatened
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug
Austria · 25 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 269Species
- 170Migrants
- 11Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 53 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q27925671) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,175 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, Canyonyas, Cavernyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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