Denmark Ramsar wetland
Thy National Park
159 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Slaunger · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
81 species in January.63 species in February.71 species in March.95 species in April.106 species in May.88 species in June.74 species in July.90 species in August.78 species in September.86 species in October.64 species in November.51 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
159 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).
- 159Speciesrecorded more than once
- 99Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,526Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 23Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 16Other 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 159 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan5°/3°96 mm
- Feb4°/2°72 mm
- Mar5°/3°60 mm
- Apr8°/6°51 mm
- May11°/9°59 mm
- Jun14°/13°69 mm
- Jul17°/15°74 mm
- Aug18°/16°92 mm
- Sep16°/14°84 mm
- Oct12°/10°112 mm
- Nov9°/7°102 mm
- Dec6°/5°100 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Thy National Park.
National park
Thy National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
159 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,526 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the European Robin.
53 species come for the summer, 46 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Atlantic Puffin, Velvet scoter and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Søhyttencampsite · 1.9 km · 14 within 10 km
- Hotel Klithedenplace to stay · 3.3 km · 23 within 10 km
- Klitmøllernearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup (KRP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 83 km in a straight lineCar hire at AAL airport (Aalborg)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 7marked trails within 4 kmVestkyststien, Nordsøstien, Tvorup Klitplantage Blå rute and 4 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmNationalparkcenter Thy
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmCigaren and 6 more
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmSøhytten, Tvorup Vest, Vorupør Camping and 11 more
- 23places to stay within 10 kmHotel Klitheden, J&J VØ drop inn, Vorupør Badehotel and 20 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 Thy National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmBavnehøj · 5.8 kmBavnebakke · 12 kmGalgebakke58 m · 15 kmBrunhøj79 m · 19 kmAshøj94 m · 21 kmEshøj · 22 kmSalgjerhøj89 m · 23 kmHjælpensbjerg69 m · 24 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmFørby Sø0.5 km² · 1.8 kmOvesø3.9 km² · 7.3 kmVandet Sø4.5 km² · 11 kmNors Sø3.4 km² · 14 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.
Thy National Park
Denmark
- 74Birdyas Score
- 159Species
- 99Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1639749) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,526 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, Islandyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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