Slovakia Ramsar wetland
Šúr
137 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
58 species in January.48 species in February.83 species in March.97 species in April.95 species in May.52 species in June.57 species in July.53 species in August.43 species in September.77 species in October.6 species in November.61 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.
NT
VU
NT
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
137 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).
- 137Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,685Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 148 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 6Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 73Songbirds
- 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 137 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds73 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
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.
- Jan2°/-5°42 mm
- Feb5°/-3°37 mm
- Mar10°/0°40 mm
- Apr17°/5°34 mm
- May22°/10°65 mm
- Jun26°/15°65 mm
- Jul29°/17°63 mm
- Aug28°/16°63 mm
- Sep22°/11°62 mm
- Oct16°/6°49 mm
- Nov9°/2°44 mm
- Dec3°/-3°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Šúr.
National nature reserve in Slovakia
Šúr is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovakia.
137 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,685 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the Common Wood Pigeon.
34 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Eastern Imperial Eagle and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Zlaté Pieskycampsite · 6.3 km · 9 within 10 km
- Hotel Agatkaplace to stay · 1.3 km · 136 within 10 km
- Chorvátsky Grob - Čierna Vodanearest town · 1.3 km in a straight line
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 8 km in a straight lineCar hire at BTS airport (Bratislava)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
- 11marked trails within 4 kmŠtefánikova magistrála, Náučný chodník Prírodné klenoty Šúru, Svätojurský náučný chodník and 8 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmInfo Centrum Svätý Jur, Informačné centrum, Informačné centrum mesta Pezinok
- 11viewpoints within 5 kmGrinavská vyhliadka, Vyhliadka vo vinici Dangl/Drotáre and 9 more
- 100car parks within 3 km
- 19restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmZlaté Piesky, Totemová lúka, Táborisko Dronte and 6 more
- 136places to stay within 10 kmHotel Agatka, Pohostinstvo Domovina, Remy and 133 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 Šúr.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas44 mountains within 25 kmSomár650 m · 10 kmVeľká homoľa709 m · 14 kmČmeľok709 m · 14 kmSkalnatá704 m · 16 kmČertov kopec752 m · 16 kmDevínska Kobyla514 m · 18 kmVysoká754 m · 20 kmGeldek695 m · 22 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmZlaté Piesky0.6 km² · 6.7 kmSlnečné jazerá0.8 km² · 15 kmHlboké0.5 km² · 15 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.
Šúr
Slovakia
- 63Birdyas Score
- 137Species
- 62Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12781910) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,685 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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