Luxembourg Ramsar wetland
Vallée de la Haute-Sûre
113 bird species recorded; the most in April and in June.
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
35 species in January.24 species in February.64 species in March.80 species in April.72 species in May.80 species in June.57 species in July.57 species in August.40 species in September.23 species in October.28 species in November.21 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.
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
113 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).
- 113Speciesrecorded more than once
- 73Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,831Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 409 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 1Owls
- 6Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 59Songbirds
- 17Other 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 113 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds59 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow titParus montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- CootFulica atra
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
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 April and in June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-2°84 mm
- Feb4°/-2°73 mm
- Mar8°/0°69 mm
- Apr13°/3°52 mm
- May17°/7°76 mm
- Jun20°/10°76 mm
- Jul23°/12°76 mm
- Aug22°/12°85 mm
- Sep18°/8°60 mm
- Oct13°/5°72 mm
- Nov7°/2°79 mm
- Dec3°/-1°93 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vallée de la Haute-Sûre.
Protected area in Luxembourg (RAMSARLU002)
Vallée de la Haute-Sûre is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Luxembourg, 409 m above the sea.
113 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,831 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Eurasian Blackbird and the European Robin.
46 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April and in June.
Get there and watch
- Camping Liefrangecampsite · 2.9 km · 23 within 10 km
- Auberge de Jeunesse Lultzhausenplace to stay · 3.7 km · 32 within 10 km
- Boulaidenearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at LUX airport (Luxembourg)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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 19marked trails within 4 kmSentier pédestre du lac de la Haute-Sûre, Sentier Ardennes-Eifel, Sentier de Preizerdaul and 16 more
- 36viewpoints within 5 kmHoufels and 35 more
- 47car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 23campsites within 10 kmCamping Liefrange, Um Bierg, Camping "im Aal" and 20 more
- 32places to stay within 10 kmAuberge de Jeunesse Lultzhausen, La Diligence, Moulin de Bigonville and 29 more
- bird hides 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 Vallée de la Haute-Sûre.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmNapoléonsgaard554 m · 6.2 kmHelperknapp · 21 kmHerrenberg393 m · 23 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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Luxembourg
- 60Birdyas Score
- 113Species
- 73Migrants
- 2Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet Drover Heide
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- 70Birdyas Score
- 168Species
- 92Migrants
- 4Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet Kottenforst-Waldville
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- 72Birdyas Score
- 197Species
- 85Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q108200150) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,831 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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