Italy Ramsar wetland
Trappola marshland
149 bird species recorded; the most in February and in December.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
84 species in January.96 species in February.25 species in March.72 species in April.57 species in May.20 species in June.64 species in July.38 species in August.64 species in September.61 species in October.72 species in November.99 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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NTNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
149 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).
- 149Speciesrecorded more than once
- 79Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,130Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 2Owls
- 24Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 58Songbirds
- 15Other 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 149 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Great titParus major
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
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 February and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/6°59 mm
- Feb12°/6°64 mm
- Mar14°/8°65 mm
- Apr18°/11°48 mm
- May21°/14°53 mm
- Jun26°/19°31 mm
- Jul29°/21°25 mm
- Aug29°/22°27 mm
- Sep25°/18°70 mm
- Oct21°/15°78 mm
- Nov16°/12°106 mm
- Dec13°/8°81 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Trappola marshland.
Wetland in Grosseto, Italy
Trappola marshland is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
149 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,130 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Little Egret and the Eurasian Magpie.
23 species come for the summer, 52 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Italian Sparrow and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in February and in December.
Get there and watch
- Campeggio Principinacampsite · 3.2 km · 11 within 10 km
- Residence Marebluplace to stay · 1.9 km · 46 within 10 km
- Marina di Grossetonearest town · 5.2 km in a straight line
- Marina di Campo Airport (EBA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 km in a straight lineCar hire at PSA airport (Pisa)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
- 4marked trails within 4 kmA7 Foce Ombrone, A4 Cala di Forno, A3 Le Grotte and 1 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmreception, Informazioni turistiche
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 24car parks within 3 km
- 15restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmCampeggio Principina, Camping Village Cieloverde, Camping Il Sole and 8 more
- 46places to stay within 10 kmResidence Mareblu, Hotel Principe, Verde Pineta and 43 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 Trappola marshland.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas16 mountains within 25 kmPoggio Cavolo181 m · 13 kmPoggio Petriccio337 m · 16 kmPoggio Talamonaccio · 19 kmPoggio di Moscona316 m · 19 kmPoggio Ballone631 m · 20 kmPoggio di Furia · 20 kmPoggio Meletone · 21 kmMonte Nero · 22 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmOasi · 1.7 kmMedusa · 2.3 kmSpiaggia di Marina di Grosseto · 5.1 kmKite Beach Fiumara · 7.2 kmCala di Forno · 9.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Trappola marshland
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- 69Birdyas Score
- 149Species
- 79Migrants
- 5Threatened
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- 76Birdyas Score
- 188Species
- 96Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3888820) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,130 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, Coastya, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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