Ukraine Ramsar wetland
Shatski lakes
142 bird species recorded; the most in June.
Александр Топилин · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
4 species in January.6 species in February.49 species in March.62 species in April.62 species in May.100 species in June.74 species in July.64 species in August.9 species in September.22 species in October.16 species in November.6 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
142 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).
- 142Speciesrecorded more than once
- 74Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,737Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 163 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 15Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 18Other 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 142 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
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great titParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- 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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-8°42 mm
- Feb0°/-6°35 mm
- Mar6°/-3°41 mm
- Apr14°/3°42 mm
- May20°/9°79 mm
- Jun23°/13°74 mm
- Jul26°/16°81 mm
- Aug26°/15°67 mm
- Sep20°/10°54 mm
- Oct13°/4°49 mm
- Nov6°/0°40 mm
- Dec0°/-5°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Shatski lakes.
Group of fresh water lakes located in northern Ukraine
Shatski lakes is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ukraine.
142 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,737 open records.
The most recorded are the Northern Lapwing, the Redshank and the Black-tailed Godwit.
62 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Lesser white-fronted goose.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Кемпінг Пульмоcampsite · 2.8 km · 8 within 10 km
- У Тетяниplace to stay · 2.1 km · 136 within 10 km
- Svitiaznearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Brest International Airport (BQT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 68 km in a straight lineCar hire at LUZ airport (Lublin)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 km
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmЗатока Бужня
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmКемпінг Пульмо, Волинська Січ, Незабудка and 5 more
- 136places to stay within 10 kmУ Тетяни, Приватний сектор "Успіх", Гостинний котедж and 133 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Shatski lakes.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmGora Kostyushki · 12 km
Lakeyas10 lakes within 15 kmSvitiaz24 km² · 1.3 km↗Łukie (jezioro na Polesiu Wołyńskim)5.1 km² · 5.5 kmLake Pulemets14 km² · 6.9 kmLake Peremut1.1 km² · 7.0 kmLake Lyutsymyr3.9 km² · 7.5 kmLake Pisochne1.7 km² · 9.6 kmLake Krymne1.1 km² · 12 kmVelyke Pishchanske0.5 km² · 13 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.
Shatski lakes
Ukraine
- 66Birdyas Score
- 142Species
- 74Migrants
- 4Threatened
Cholhynskyi ornithological preserve
Ukraine · 178 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 132Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2388888) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,737 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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