Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Untere Gersprenzaue
178 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Thiotrix · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
91 species in January.87 species in February.117 species in March.123 species in April.136 species in May.92 species in June.91 species in July.93 species in August.105 species in September.93 species in October.90 species in November.85 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
178 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).
- 178Speciesrecorded more than once
- 97Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,719Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 161 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 4Owls
- 15Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 82Songbirds
- 24Other 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 178 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
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds82 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Phylloscopus tristisPhylloscopus tristis
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
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.
- Jan3°/-3°57 mm
- Feb5°/-2°46 mm
- Mar10°/0°47 mm
- Apr16°/4°41 mm
- May20°/9°71 mm
- Jun24°/13°58 mm
- Jul27°/15°66 mm
- Aug26°/14°64 mm
- Sep21°/10°46 mm
- Oct15°/6°54 mm
- Nov8°/2°56 mm
- Dec4°/-1°64 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Untere Gersprenzaue.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Hesse, Germany
Untere Gersprenzaue is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
178 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,719 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Great tit and the Eurasian Magpie.
56 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Raibacher Talcampsite · 3.0 km · 7 within 10 km
- Hotel Haxplace to stay · 3.1 km · 41 within 10 km
- Groß-Umstadtnearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 31 km in a straight lineCar hire at FRA airport (Frankfurt am Main)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
- 41marked trails within 4 kmOdenwaldklub HW 23, Groß Umstadt -Höchst (Odw.) - Reichartshausen, Odenwaldklub HW 27, Seligenstadt - Waldbrunn - Bad Rappenau, Östlicher Kreiswanderweg and 38 more
- 16viewpoints within 5 kmFrankfurter Blick and 15 more
- 63car parks within 3 km
- 13restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmRaibacher Tal, Wohnmobilstellplatz Groß-Umstadt, Womo Stellplatz Hering - Veste Otzberg and 4 more
- 41places to stay within 10 kmHotel Hax, Hotel Jakob, Landhotel Zur Bretzel and 38 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Untere Gersprenzaue.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas195 mountains within 25 kmOtzberg368 m · volcano · 8.5 kmForst Berg235 m · volcano · 12 kmRoß-Berg285 m · volcano · 13 kmMorsberg517 m · 21 kmNeunkircher Höhe605 m · 23 kmRaupenstein545 m · 24 kmHahnenkamm436 m · 24 kmDas Buch535 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmBadesee Rodgau0.3 km² · 13 kmMainparksee0.2 km² · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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- 97Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61021245) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,719 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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