Poland Ramsar wetland
Świdwie
132 bird species recorded; the most from June to July.
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This month here
41 species in January.20 species in February.34 species in March.83 species in April.85 species in May.91 species in June.98 species in July.29 species in August.60 species in September.31 species in October.30 species in November.19 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
132 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).
- 132Speciesrecorded more than once
- 73Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,715Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 10Raptors
- 2Owls
- 5Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 69Songbirds
- 20Other 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 132 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds69 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 June to July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-3°54 mm
- Feb3°/-3°41 mm
- Mar7°/-1°42 mm
- Apr13°/3°33 mm
- May18°/8°55 mm
- Jun22°/12°61 mm
- Jul24°/15°85 mm
- Aug24°/14°64 mm
- Sep20°/10°52 mm
- Oct13°/6°53 mm
- Nov7°/2°50 mm
- Dec3°/-1°53 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Świdwie.
Lake
Świdwie is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Poland.
132 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,715 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the Northern Raven and the Great tit.
49 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from June to July.
Get there and watch
- Zaubermondhof Campcampsite · 6.4 km · 1 within 10 km
- Dworek przy Świdwiuplace to stay · 1.9 km · 6 within 10 km
- Dobranearest town · 7.9 km in a straight line
- Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZZ airport (Szczecin)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 3observation towers within 6 kmDostrzegalnia poż.
- 2marked trails within 4 kmSzlak Puszcza Wkrzańska im. Stefana "Taty" Kaczmarka, Pieszy Szlak Pogranicza
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmŚwidwie
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmZaubermondhof Camp
- 6places to stay within 10 kmDworek przy Świdwiu, Agroturystyka U Dyzia, Pensjonat Pelikan and 3 more
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Świdwie.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmKammer-Berge · 8.0 kmGrewings-Berge · 12 kmArkona Hill · 14 kmGarz-Berge · 15 kmBeek Berge · 15 kmWitsche-Berg · 20 kmKaulbarsch-Berg · 20 kmGlienken-Berg · 21 km
Lakeyas8 lakes within 15 kmŚwidwie0.5 km² · this placeJezioro Karpino0.3 km² · 8.2 kmJezioro Piaski0.2 km² · 8.4 kmMyśliborskie Małe0.3 km² · 11 kmStaw Wędkarski0.3 km² · 11 kmLatzigsee0.3 km² · 12 kmGroßer Mützelburger See1.0 km² · 12 kmHaus-See0.2 km² · 13 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyGunica32 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.
Świdwie
Poland
- 57Birdyas Score
- 132Species
- 73Migrants
- 0Threatened
Ujście Warty National Park
Poland · 112 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 146Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q283283) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,715 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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