Slovakia Special Protection Area for birds
Sysľovské polia
205 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
94 species in January.95 species in February.130 species in March.165 species in April.154 species in May.128 species in June.124 species in July.142 species in August.114 species in September.110 species in October.86 species in November.92 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
205 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).
- 205Speciesrecorded more than once
- 124Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 17,808Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 133 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 20Raptors
- 3Owls
- 25Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 83Songbirds
- 26Other 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 205 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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°/-4°40 mm
- Feb5°/-3°36 mm
- Mar10°/0°41 mm
- Apr17°/5°35 mm
- May22°/10°71 mm
- Jun26°/15°73 mm
- Jul29°/17°69 mm
- Aug28°/16°69 mm
- Sep22°/11°69 mm
- Oct16°/6°49 mm
- Nov9°/2°43 mm
- Dec3°/-3°41 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sysľovské polia.
Protected area in the European Union defined by the birds directive in Slovakia
Sysľovské polia is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Slovakia.
205 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 17,808 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Common Kestrel and the Common Wood Pigeon.
78 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Eastern Imperial Eagle, Red-footed Falcon and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Deutsch Jahrndorfcampsite · 3.3 km · 2 within 10 km
- Penzión Maláplace to stay · 3.6 km · 35 within 10 km
- Deutsch Jahrndorfnearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmLIFE+ Großtrappe Pama
- 12marked trails within 4 kmOstösterreichischer Grenzlandweg 07, Burgenland-Weitwanderweg, Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 (Wien - Rattersdorf) and 9 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmLIFE+ Großtrappe Pama
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Deutsch Jahrndorf, Kemping Čunovo
- 35places to stay within 10 kmPenzión Malá, Rusovský Penzión, Penzión pri kaštieli and 32 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 Sysľovské polia.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas35 mountains within 25 kmHindlerberg344 m · 11 kmSpitzerberg302 m · 13 kmKamzík439 m · 16 kmHundsheimer Berg480 m · 16 kmBraunsberg346 m · 17 kmDevínska Kobyla514 m · 19 kmMalinský vrch424 m · 22 kmMalý Javorník584 m · 25 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmGüntherhöhle · 16 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Sysľovské polia
Slovakia
- 75Birdyas Score
- 205Species
- 124Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23929461) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 17,808 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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