Russia bird observatory
Rybachy Biological Station
140 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Vladimir Zhdanov · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
1 species in January.0 species in February.46 species in March.23 species in April.35 species in May.5 species in June.64 species in July.115 species in August.95 species in September.87 species in October.3 species in November.1 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.
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
140 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).
- 140Speciesrecorded more than once
- 88Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,835Recordsopen records within 2 km
- 11Raptors
- 14Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 7Other 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 140 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- RazorbillAlca torda
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-3°66 mm
- Feb1°/-3°47 mm
- Mar4°/0°47 mm
- Apr9°/3°36 mm
- May14°/8°51 mm
- Jun18°/13°64 mm
- Jul21°/16°85 mm
- Aug21°/16°80 mm
- Sep17°/12°66 mm
- Oct12°/7°78 mm
- Nov7°/4°76 mm
- Dec3°/0°72 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rybachy Biological Station.
Ornithological station in Rybachy on the Curonian Spit
Rybachy Biological Station is a bird observatory in Russia.
140 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,835 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Redpoll, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Hooded Crow.
74 species come for the summer, 4 for the winter and 10 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter, Grey Plover and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Турбаза "Хвойное"campsite · 5.6 km · 2 within 10 km
- Остермаерplace to stay · 0.2 km · 12 within 10 km
- Nidanearest town · 19 km in a straight line
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 km in a straight lineCar hire at PLQ airport (Palanga)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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmВысота Мюллера, Jakobsweg Via Baltica Russland, Танцующий лес
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmКрутая, Танцующий лес, Смотровая площадка на высоте Мюллера and 4 more
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmТурбаза "Хвойное"
- 12places to stay within 10 kmОстермаер, Росситен, Росситтен and 9 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Rybachy Biological Station.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas18 mountains within 25 kmGora Vyshka · 4.3 kmGora Beregovaya · 6.5 kmGora Lysaya31 m · 7.6 kmGora Orekhovaya · 8.9 kmGora Sypuchaya · 11 kmGora Olen'ya · 12 kmGora Krasnaya · 14 kmUrbas51 m · 19 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Rybachy Biological Station
Russia
- 67Birdyas Score
- 140Species
- 88Migrants
- 3Threatened
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Poland · 157 km
- 66Birdyas Score
- 149Species
- 94Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q97584721) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,835 open bird records within 2 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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