Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Schlei
110 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
74 species in January.6 species in February.28 species in March.54 species in April.89 species in May.13 species in June.44 species in July.45 species in August.34 species in September.35 species in October.6 species in November.27 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
110 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).
- 110Speciesrecorded more than once
- 47Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,937Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 4Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 55Songbirds
- 12Other 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 110 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds55 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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.
- Jan3°/0°67 mm
- Feb3°/-1°54 mm
- Mar6°/1°48 mm
- Apr11°/4°37 mm
- May15°/8°53 mm
- Jun19°/12°70 mm
- Jul21°/15°78 mm
- Aug21°/15°83 mm
- Sep17°/12°62 mm
- Oct13°/8°70 mm
- Nov8°/4°66 mm
- Dec4°/1°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Schlei.
Special protection areas in the EU defined by the birds directive in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schlei is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
110 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,937 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the House Sparrow and the Great tit.
26 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Campingpark Schlei-Karschaucampsite · 4.4 km · 26 within 10 km
- Haus Fernblickplace to stay · 4.5 km · 85 within 10 km
- Dampnearest town · 6.1 km in a straight line
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at HAM airport (Hamburg)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 kmRoute 4, Damp, Route 5, Damp, Naturparkwanderweg
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmEkenisser Schleiblick
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 26campsites within 10 kmCampingpark Schlei-Karschau, Damp Ostseecamping, Campingplatz Dorotheenthal and 23 more
- 85places to stay within 10 kmHaus Fernblick, Gasthaus Nüser, Ferienhof Moos and 82 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 Schlei.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmKronsberg · 6.6 kmDinghöft · 10 kmKraghöh · 11 kmTüten Berg · 22 kmScheersberg70 m · 23 kmScheels-Berg · 24 kmGallberg · 24 kmAschberg98 m · 24 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmBukenoor · 5.0 kmLehmbergstrand · 9.4 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmSchwansener See1.0 km² · 6.4 kmAas See0.2 km² · 9.8 kmHemmelmarker See0.7 km² · 12 km
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.
Schlei
Germany
- 53Birdyas Score
- 110Species
- 47Migrants
- 2Threatened
Wadden Sea National Park
Denmark · 118 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 198Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q60976457) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,937 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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