Turkey Ramsar wetland
Sultan Reedy National Park
242 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
User:21gazi · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
106 species in January.99 species in February.159 species in March.193 species in April.187 species in May.155 species in June.138 species in July.99 species in August.162 species in September.152 species in October.101 species in November.91 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
242 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).
- 242Speciesrecorded more than once
- 153Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,078Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,070 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 25Raptors
- 6Owls
- 34Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 96Songbirds
- 28Other 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 242 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds96 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Great titParus major
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayer
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschii
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Asian Crimson-winged FinchRhodopechys sanguineus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-6°43 mm
- Feb6°/-4°35 mm
- Mar10°/-1°43 mm
- Apr16°/3°39 mm
- May21°/8°45 mm
- Jun26°/11°31 mm
- Jul30°/14°9 mm
- Aug30°/14°6 mm
- Sep26°/11°15 mm
- Oct19°/6°27 mm
- Nov11°/0°34 mm
- Dec5°/-4°40 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sultan Reedy National Park.
National park in Turkey
Sultan Reedy National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey, 1,070 m above the sea.
242 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,078 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Eurasian Magpie and the Coot.
94 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Yeşilhisarnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at ASR airport (Kayseri)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
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 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 Sultan Reedy National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmKarasivri Hill · 17 kmBoz Dağ · 18 kmAza Dağı · 18 kmDeveli Dağı · 22 kmKartin Dağı · 22 kmKızıl Hill · 24 kmGelence Hill · 24 kmBonoş Hill · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLake Yay38 km² · 0.5 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.
Sultan Reedy National Park
Turkey
- 83Birdyas Score
- 242Species
- 153Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2364904) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,078 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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