Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle
184 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
99 species in January.99 species in February.128 species in March.139 species in April.150 species in May.125 species in June.121 species in July.131 species in August.123 species in September.112 species in October.103 species in November.95 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
184 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).
- 184Speciesrecorded more than once
- 105Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 104,832Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 516 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 3Owls
- 16Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 31Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 23Other 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 184 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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°68 mm
- Feb4°/-4°50 mm
- Mar8°/-1°57 mm
- Apr14°/3°47 mm
- May18°/8°89 mm
- Jun22°/12°73 mm
- Jul24°/14°89 mm
- Aug24°/13°82 mm
- Sep19°/9°56 mm
- Oct14°/5°63 mm
- Nov7°/1°63 mm
- Dec3°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Bopfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 516 m above the sea.
184 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 104,832 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Magpie.
67 species come for the summer, 37 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Campingplatz Ringlesmühlecampsite · 8.5 km · 2 within 10 km
- Landgasthof Sonneplace to stay · 2.9 km · 27 within 10 km
- Bopfingennearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 81 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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
- 9marked trails within 4 kmHW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg, Mühlenweg Eger, Aalen - Röttingen and 6 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmInfopavillon Ipf Kelten
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmIpf and 9 more
- 36car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Ringlesmühle, Campingplatz Flugplatz Elchingen
- 27places to stay within 10 kmLandgasthof Sonne, Hotel Dietz Ferien-Appartements, Roter Ochsen and 24 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas77 mountains within 25 kmP.669669 m · 2.2 kmIpf668 m · 4.1 kmErbisberg652 m · 4.3 kmP.681681 m · 7.3 kmGrünenberg732 m · 12 kmVolkmarsberg744 m · 18 kmEichert665 m · 19 kmHornberg584 m · 20 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBucher Stausee0.3 km² · 12 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmOfnethöhlen · 12 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.
Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle
Germany
- 70Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 105Migrants
- 3Threatened
Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und Altmühlsee
Germany · 44 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 262Species
- 158Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23719175) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 104,832 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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