Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vogelschutzgebiet Davert
131 bird species recorded; the most in 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
82 species in January.71 species in February.76 species in March.89 species in April.105 species in May.57 species in June.55 species in July.30 species in August.49 species in September.79 species in October.58 species in November.67 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.
NT
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
131 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).
- 131Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,097Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 70 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 3Owls
- 7Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 63Songbirds
- 18Other 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 131 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds63 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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.
- Jan4°/-1°76 mm
- Feb5°/-1°58 mm
- Mar9°/1°54 mm
- Apr15°/4°41 mm
- May18°/8°61 mm
- Jun22°/12°63 mm
- Jul24°/14°75 mm
- Aug23°/13°77 mm
- Sep20°/10°59 mm
- Oct14°/6°63 mm
- Nov9°/3°69 mm
- Dec5°/0°75 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vogelschutzgebiet Davert.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Vogelschutzgebiet Davert is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
131 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,097 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
31 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Campingplatz OC Rinkerode-Davert e.V.campsite · 2.6 km · 7 within 10 km
- Restaurant Elveringplace to stay · 3.7 km · 31 within 10 km
- Aschebergnearest town · 7.3 km in a straight line
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at FMO airport (Greven)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
- 16marked trails within 4 kmX3 Bocholt - Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Davensberg Rundweg W1, Davensberg Rundweg A5 and 13 more
- 10car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz OC Rinkerode-Davert e.V., Wohnmobilplätze Eymann Sauna, Wohnmobilstellplatz Ascheberg and 4 more
- 31places to stay within 10 kmRestaurant Elvering, Clemens-August, Zur Davert and 28 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Vogelschutzgebiet Davert.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas20 mountains within 25 kmBerg Fidel75 m · 8.7 kmHohe Berg · 18 kmVorbergshügel99 m · 18 kmRöste Berg94 m · 20 kmWesterberg189 m · 21 kmZippenberg · 22 kmEnniger Berg · 22 kmBom-Berg · 22 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmAasee0.4 km² · 11 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmAlte SternwarteBortle 5 · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Vogelschutzgebiet Davert
Germany
- 58Birdyas Score
- 131Species
- 63Migrants
- 2Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 21 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein'
Germany · 73 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 211Species
- 99Migrants
- 9Threatened
VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'
Germany · 28 km
- 68Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 93Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040459) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,097 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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