France bird sanctuary
Teich ornithological reserve
234 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in August.
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This month here
129 species in January.126 species in February.151 species in March.172 species in April.160 species in May.134 species in June.155 species in July.160 species in August.151 species in September.154 species in October.131 species in November.137 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
234 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).
- 234Speciesrecorded more than once
- 106Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 58,334Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 16Raptors
- 4Owls
- 36Waders
- 22Gulls & seabirds
- 26Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 85Songbirds
- 25Other 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 234 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
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- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders36 species
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- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Gulls & seabirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Ivory GullPagophila eburneaNT
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common LoonGavia immer
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Ducks & geese26 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
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- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds85 species
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- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- 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 April to May and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/7°110 mm
- Feb11°/6°78 mm
- Mar13°/8°77 mm
- Apr16°/10°69 mm
- May18°/13°72 mm
- Jun22°/16°58 mm
- Jul24°/18°39 mm
- Aug24°/18°44 mm
- Sep22°/16°55 mm
- Oct19°/14°83 mm
- Nov14°/10°127 mm
- Dec11°/7°106 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Teich ornithological reserve.
Park in France
Teich ornithological reserve is a bird sanctuary in France.
234 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 58,334 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Eurasian Spoonbill and the House Sparrow.
62 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Parking Réserve ornithologique du Teichcampsite · 1.2 km · 19 within 10 km
- Hôtel All Suites Le Teichplace to stay · 3.7 km · 32 within 10 km
- Le Teichnearest town · 1.5 km in a straight line
- Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at BOD airport (Bordeaux)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
- 20bird hides within 6 kmObservatoire du Cormoran, Observatoire du Chipeau, Observatoire de l'Aigrette and 17 more
- 2observation towers within 6 kmBelvédère du Port
- 2marked trails within 4 kmSLR Longarisse - Bayonne
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmOffice de tourisme du Teich, Relais Nature du Delta de la Leyre, Office de Tourisme Cœur du Bassin d'Arcachon and 1 more
- 6viewpoints within 5 km
- 258car parks within 3 km
- 14restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 19campsites within 10 kmParking Réserve ornithologique du Teich, Ker Helen, Camping Le Marache Vacances and 16 more
- 32places to stay within 10 kmHôtel All Suites Le Teich, Gironde, Écogîte Floréale and 29 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Teich ornithological reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmLe Truc de la Truque · 12 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyEyre116 km · 19 m³/s
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.
Teich ornithological reserve
France
- 78Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 106Migrants
- 6Threatened
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
Spain · 238 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 294Species
- 164Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3364660) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 58,334 open bird records within 4 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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