Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Schönbuch
129 bird species recorded; the most in June.
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This month here
72 species in January.68 species in February.78 species in March.90 species in April.94 species in May.107 species in June.74 species in July.55 species in August.59 species in September.66 species in October.56 species in November.64 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
129 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).
- 129Speciesrecorded more than once
- 53Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 11,406Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 463 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 5Owls
- 2Waders
- 10Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 75Songbirds
- 20Other 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 129 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- CootFulica atra
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°80 mm
- Feb3°/-4°60 mm
- Mar8°/-1°68 mm
- Apr14°/3°59 mm
- May18°/7°100 mm
- Jun22°/11°87 mm
- Jul24°/13°96 mm
- Aug23°/13°92 mm
- Sep19°/8°66 mm
- Oct14°/5°77 mm
- Nov7°/1°72 mm
- Dec3°/-3°85 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Schönbuch.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Schönbuch is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 463 m above the sea.
129 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 11,406 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
33 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- WoMo-Stellplatz am Waldhaus Hildrizhausencampsite · 6.8 km · 6 within 10 km
- Hotel Restaurant Lamm-Alte Postplace to stay · 5.7 km · 81 within 10 km
- Weil im Schönbuchnearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmSteinenbergturm
- 31marked trails within 4 kmHW 5 - Schwarzwald-Schwäbische Alb-Allgäu-Weg, Hauptlinie Holzgerlingen - Goldersbachtal Mönchberg, roter Punkt Hornkopf - Tübingen and 28 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmKlosterinformation, Information
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmFalkenkopf, Gerichtslinde and 16 more
- 19car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmWoMo-Stellplatz am Waldhaus Hildrizhausen, Neckarcamping, Wagenburg Kuntabunt and 3 more
- 81places to stay within 10 kmHotel Restaurant Lamm-Alte Post, City Apartment Lustnau, Hotel-Restaurant Schmoll and 78 more
- bird hides 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 Schönbuch.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas188 mountains within 25 kmRoßberg870 m · 19 kmFilsenberg805 m · 21 kmFarrenberg821 m · 21 kmBolberg881 m · 21 kmJusi673 m · 22 kmDreifürstenstein860 m · 23 kmHohe Warte820 m · 24 kmMonkberg884 m · 25 km
Darkskyas4 dark-sky places within 30 kmSternwarte TübingenBortle 5 · 4.7 kmUniversitätssternwarte PfaffenwaldBortle 8 · 19 kmCarl-Zeiss-Planetarium StuttgartBortle 8 · 25 kmStuttgart ObservatoryBortle 8 · 26 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmSieben-Täler-Höhle · 18 kmPommerlesloch · 19 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.
Schönbuch
Germany
- 56Birdyas Score
- 129Species
- 53Migrants
- 2Threatened
Kochhartgraben und Ammertalhänge
Germany · 11 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 118Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22675226) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 11,406 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, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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