France / Germany / Switzerland Ramsar wetland
Upper Rhine
190 bird species recorded; the most from March to May.
Jens Wahnes · CC BY 3.0
This month here
105 species in January.93 species in February.117 species in March.127 species in April.126 species in May.87 species in June.87 species in July.79 species in August.75 species in September.72 species in October.87 species in November.91 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
190 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).
- 190Speciesrecorded more than once
- 104Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,496Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 108 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 16Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 30Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 21Other 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 190 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common LoonGavia immer
Ducks & geese30 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
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- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Willow titParus montanus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
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 March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-2°61 mm
- Feb5°/-2°48 mm
- Mar10°/1°52 mm
- Apr16°/4°44 mm
- May20°/9°74 mm
- Jun25°/13°66 mm
- Jul27°/15°71 mm
- Aug26°/14°72 mm
- Sep22°/10°52 mm
- Oct16°/6°64 mm
- Nov9°/2°61 mm
- Dec4°/-1°72 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Upper Rhine.
Section of the river Rhine between Basel in Switzerland and Bingen in Germany
Upper Rhine is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in France.
190 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,496 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Canada Goose and the Great Cormorant.
55 species come for the summer, 48 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from March to May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Durmersheimcampsite · 0.9 km · 11 within 10 km
- Adlerplace to stay · 2.1 km · 89 within 10 km
- Durmersheimnearest town · 1.9 km in a straight line
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at FKB airport (Rheinmünster)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
- 3bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmOdenwald-Vogesen-Weg Teil 2, Bickesheimer Pilgerpfad
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtsplattform Sumpfschildkröte ohne Grenzen, Beobachtungsplatform Sumpfschildkröte ohne Grenzen
- 156car parks within 3 km
- 39restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmCamping Durmersheim, Wohnmobilstellplatz Ötigheim, Gast Caravaning Wohnmobilstellplatz and 8 more
- 89places to stay within 10 kmAdler, Alte Post, Zur Linde and 86 more
- 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 Upper Rhine.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas84 mountains within 25 kmMahlberg612 m · 15 kmBernstein694 m · 18 kmBattert568 m · 19 kmHohe Wanne732 m · 19 kmMerkur669 m · 21 kmFremersberg525 m · 22 kmGrenzertkopf892 m · 24 kmTeufelsmühle908 m · 24 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmFermasee0.3 km² · 3.5 kmGoldkanal1.2 km² · 7.6 kmBodensee0.3 km² · 14 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmKarlsruhe ObservatoryBortle 6 · 11 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.
Upper Rhine
France
- 75Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 104Migrants
- 5Threatened
Hardtwald nördlich von Karlsruhe
Germany · 20 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 173Species
- 76Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q663546) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,496 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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