Slovenia Ramsar wetland
Škocjan Caves
118 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
37 species in January.35 species in February.44 species in March.67 species in April.84 species in May.68 species in June.76 species in July.43 species in August.49 species in September.68 species in October.32 species in November.26 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
118 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).
- 118Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,005Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 400 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 2Owls
- 3Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 76Songbirds
- 22Other 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 118 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
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- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls2 species
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- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders3 species
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- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds1 species
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- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese1 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
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- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
Storks & cranes2 species
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- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds76 species
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- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds22 species
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- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- 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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/1°68 mm
- Feb7°/1°82 mm
- Mar11°/4°72 mm
- Apr16°/8°69 mm
- May20°/13°89 mm
- Jun24°/17°74 mm
- Jul27°/20°60 mm
- Aug27°/19°79 mm
- Sep22°/15°112 mm
- Oct17°/11°102 mm
- Nov12°/7°123 mm
- Dec8°/2°96 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Škocjan Caves.
Cave system in Slovenia
Škocjan Caves is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovenia, 400 m above the sea.
118 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,005 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Great tit.
42 species come for the summer, 20 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon, European Turtle Dove and Italian Sparrow.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Škrlacampsite · 0.3 km · 7 within 10 km
- B&B Mitelplace to stay · 4.6 km · 34 within 10 km
- Divačanearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Trieste Airport (TRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 45 km in a straight lineCar hire at TRS airport (Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste)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
- 6marked trails within 4 kmVia Alpina Red R3, Slovenska planinska pot, Matavun - Famlje - Vremščica and 3 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmTuristično društvo Škocjan, Turistično kulturno športno društvo Urbanščica, Center za obiskovalce Mitski park Rodik
- 22viewpoints within 5 kmŠtefanjino Razgledišče and 21 more
- 46car parks within 3 km
- 11restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmŠkrla, Motorhome parking Divaca, Dujceva and 4 more
- 34places to stay within 10 kmB&B Mitel, Hotel & Casino Resort Admiral, Gostilna s prenočišči Pino and 31 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 Škocjan Caves.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas55 mountains within 25 kmPleša1,262 m · 13 kmSlavnik1,028 m · 14 kmSuhi Vrh1,313 m · 16 kmSveta Trojica1,106 m · 22 kmZubaca975 m · 24 kmVeliki Javornik1,268 m · 24 kmStreliški Vrh1,265 m · 24 kmKovk961 m · 25 km
Cavernyas9 caves within 20 kmŠkocjan Caves · this placeVilenica Cave · 6.5 kmFoiba of Basovizza228 m · 11 kmAbisso di Trebiciano · 13 kmHoly Cave · 13 kmOsp Cave · 14 kmGrotta Gigante · 19 kmPredjama · 20 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRječina19 km · 2.8 m³/s
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.
Škocjan Caves
Slovenia
- 60Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 3Threatened
Valle Cavanata Nature Reserve
Italy · 41 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 141Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q500376) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,005 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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