Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vogelinsel Max-Eyth-See
210 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
120 species in January.121 species in February.135 species in March.140 species in April.152 species in May.128 species in June.104 species in July.123 species in August.138 species in September.122 species in October.122 species in November.123 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
VUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
210 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).
- 210Speciesrecorded more than once
- 99Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 64,971Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 216 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 5Owls
- 10Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 36Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 91Songbirds
- 29Other 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 210 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
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Cape ShelduckTadorna cana
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds91 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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.
- Jan3°/-3°67 mm
- Feb4°/-3°50 mm
- Mar9°/0°56 mm
- Apr15°/4°46 mm
- May19°/8°84 mm
- Jun23°/12°69 mm
- Jul26°/14°82 mm
- Aug25°/14°78 mm
- Sep21°/9°54 mm
- Oct15°/5°64 mm
- Nov8°/1°63 mm
- Dec4°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vogelinsel Max-Eyth-See.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Vogelinsel Max-Eyth-See is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 216 m above the sea.
210 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 64,971 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Carrion Crow and the Eurasian Blackbird.
52 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-breasted Goose.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Sonnenhofcampsite · 2.6 km · 7 within 10 km
- Gästehaus Wenningerplace to stay · 2.8 km · 240 within 10 km
- Stuttgart Mühlhausennearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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
- 4observation towers within 6 kmBurgholzhof-Turm, Killesbergturm, InfoTurmStuttgart and 1 more
- 27marked trails within 4 kmStuttgarter Rundwanderweg - Rößleweg, Stuttgarter Weinwanderweg Bad Canstatt, Hauptlinie Solitude - Schnarrenberg and 24 more
- 8visitor centres within 6 kmBesucherinformationszentrum Hauptklärwerk Mühlhausen, Gläsernes Büro Rosenstein, Milaneo Kundeninformation and 5 more
- 60viewpoints within 5 kmBastion Leibfried, Killesberg, Hermann-Lenz-Höhe and 57 more
- 551car parks within 3 km
- 118restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmSonnenhof, Camping Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen, Wohnmobilstellplatz Fellbach and 4 more
- 240places to stay within 10 kmGästehaus Wenninger, Hola, La Ferté and 237 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 Vogelinsel Max-Eyth-See.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas109 mountains within 25 kmKappelberg469 m · 6.8 kmKernen513 m · 9.3 kmBopser485 m · 9.5 kmBirkenkopf511 m · 9.9 kmBernhartshöhe549 m · 16 kmUhlberg470 m · 22 kmBaiselsberg477 m · 25 kmBetzenberg500 m · 25 km
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 kmStuttgart ObservatoryBortle 8 · 6.1 kmCarl-Zeiss-Planetarium StuttgartBortle 8 · 6.2 kmUniversitätssternwarte PfaffenwaldBortle 8 · 13 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmHeslacher Wasserfälle · 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.
Vogelinsel Max-Eyth-See
Germany
- 73Birdyas Score
- 210Species
- 99Migrants
- 4Threatened
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- 195Species
- 115Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 78Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 118Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23806117) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 64,971 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, Darkskyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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