Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Untersee des Bodensees
233 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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
141 species in January.139 species in February.156 species in March.174 species in April.174 species in May.131 species in June.137 species in July.160 species in August.160 species in September.154 species in October.131 species in November.139 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
233 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).
- 233Speciesrecorded more than once
- 125Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 60,310Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 394 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 30Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 38Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 86Songbirds
- 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 233 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ducks & geese38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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°94 mm
- Feb4°/-4°74 mm
- Mar9°/0°92 mm
- Apr14°/4°91 mm
- May18°/8°141 mm
- Jun22°/13°139 mm
- Jul23°/14°144 mm
- Aug23°/14°146 mm
- Sep18°/10°103 mm
- Oct14°/6°100 mm
- Nov8°/1°87 mm
- Dec3°/-3°102 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Untersee des Bodensees.
Special Protection Area in Konstanz district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Untersee des Bodensees is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 394 m above the sea.
233 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 60,310 open records.
The most recorded are the Coot, the Great Crested Grebe and the Mute Swan.
67 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Sandseelecampsite · 2.0 km · 38 within 10 km
- Gästehaus Verenaplace to stay · 2.0 km · 190 within 10 km
- Gaienhofennearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDH airport (Friedrichshafen)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
- 9observation towers within 6 kmMettnau-Turm, Rutschturm, Evangelische Kirche Steckborn and 6 more
- 61marked trails within 4 kmBodensee-Rundwanderweg (Stein a. R. - Lindau), European long distance path E4 - part Switzerland, Fabelweg and 58 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Information Reichenau, Tourist-Information Gaienhofen, Mühlenweg Museum and 1 more
- 45viewpoints within 5 kmHochwart, Wasserturm Horn, Walzenberg and 42 more
- 62car parks within 3 km
- 19restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 38campsites within 10 kmSandseele, Kanuclub Singen, Campingplatz Stoffel and 35 more
- 190places to stay within 10 kmGästehaus Verena, Gästehaus und Jugendhotel am See, Ferienhaus Maria See and 187 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 Untersee des Bodensees.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas43 mountains within 25 kmSeerücken721 m · 6.1 kmHohentwiel696 m · 16 kmHohenkrähen644 m · 18 kmImmenberg706 m · 19 kmMägdeberg664 m · 20 kmHegau867 m · 22 kmHohenstoffeln844 m · 23 kmNollen735 m · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmMindelsee0.9 km² · 5.7 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmHeidenhöhlen · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Untersee des Bodensees
Germany
- 86Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 125Migrants
- 10Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 14 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q22675346) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 60,310 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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