Poland Ramsar wetland
Słowiński National Park
179 bird species recorded; the most from May to June and in August.
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This month here
45 species in January.20 species in February.83 species in March.56 species in April.119 species in May.117 species in June.72 species in July.117 species in August.80 species in September.65 species in October.67 species in November.43 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.
VU
VU
NT
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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
179 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).
- 179Speciesrecorded more than once
- 103Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,194Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 1Owls
- 15Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 87Songbirds
- 19Other 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 179 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- RedshankTringa totanus
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common MurreUria aalge
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- 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 from May to June and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-4°58 mm
- Feb2°/-4°42 mm
- Mar5°/-2°46 mm
- Apr12°/2°36 mm
- May17°/7°58 mm
- Jun21°/11°62 mm
- Jul23°/14°97 mm
- Aug23°/14°78 mm
- Sep18°/10°64 mm
- Oct12°/5°64 mm
- Nov6°/2°64 mm
- Dec2°/-2°64 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Słowiński National Park.
National park of Poland
Słowiński National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Poland.
179 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,194 open records.
The most recorded are the White Wagtail, the Great tit and the Skylark.
62 species come for the summer, 40 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Red-footed Falcon and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from May to June and in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Historic Campcampsite · 2.4 km · 8 within 10 km
- Karczma u Dorgoschaplace to stay · 3.0 km · 26 within 10 km
- Smołdzinonearest town · 7.5 km in a straight line
- Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 83 km in a straight lineCar hire at GDN airport (Gdańsk)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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 5marked trails within 4 kmSzlak Nadmorski Bałtycki, European long distance path E9 - part Poland, Lęborska Droga św. Jakuba and 2 more
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmLatarnia morska Czołpino, wieża widokowa, Pomost widokowy and 2 more
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmHistoric Camp, Spokojne Ranczo, Pole Namiotowe U Jadzi and 5 more
- 26places to stay within 10 kmKarczma u Dorgoscha, Leniwa Przystań, Galeria Sen and 23 more
- bird hides 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 Słowiński National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmRowokół115 m · 8.2 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.
Słowiński National Park
Poland
- 79Birdyas Score
- 179Species
- 103Migrants
- 7Threatened
Ottenby bird observatory
Sweden · 176 km
- 92Birdyas Score
- 405Species
- 252Migrants
- 25Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1572525) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,194 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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