Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vorland der mittleren Schwäbischen Alb
112 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Ivor Kaiser · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
67 species in January.50 species in February.64 species in March.78 species in April.102 species in May.74 species in June.53 species in July.65 species in August.62 species in September.49 species in October.26 species in November.43 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
112 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).
- 112Speciesrecorded more than once
- 44Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,083Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 384 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 4Owls
- 2Waders
- 4Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 67Songbirds
- 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 112 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- 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 in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°65 mm
- Feb3°/-4°49 mm
- Mar8°/-1°58 mm
- Apr14°/3°56 mm
- May18°/8°96 mm
- Jun22°/12°88 mm
- Jul24°/13°98 mm
- Aug24°/13°93 mm
- Sep19°/8°62 mm
- Oct14°/4°68 mm
- Nov7°/0°62 mm
- Dec3°/-3°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vorland der mittleren Schwäbischen Alb.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Vorland der mittleren Schwäbischen Alb is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 384 m above the sea.
112 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,083 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Great tit.
29 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Aichelbergcampsite · 3.1 km · 15 within 10 km
- Hotel Panoramaplace to stay · 3.7 km · 71 within 10 km
- Hattenhofennearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 24 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
- 16marked trails within 4 kmHW 7 - Schwäbische-Alb-Oberschwaben-Weg, Jakobsweg Neresheim - Bodelshofen, Äußerer Zugangsweg des SAV and 13 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmTouristinformation im Bürgerbüro
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmPanoramablick, Lindele, Uhinger Aussicht and 15 more
- 107car parks within 3 km
- 21restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 15campsites within 10 kmCamping Aichelberg, Reisemobilstellplatz Holzmaden, Weilheim Teck and 12 more
- 71places to stay within 10 kmHotel Panorama, Gerber Park Hotel, Glück and 68 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Vorland der mittleren Schwäbischen Alb.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas165 mountains within 25 kmBoßler800 m · 7.4 kmKornberg779 m · 8.1 kmBreitenstein811 m · 10 kmRandecker Maar · 11 kmTeckberg775 m · 11 kmFuchseck761 m · 11 kmHohenstaufen684 m · 15 kmRömerstein874 m · 18 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmStuttgart ObservatoryBortle 8 · 29 kmCarl-Zeiss-Planetarium StuttgartBortle 8 · 30 km
Cavernyas8 caves within 20 kmSibyllenloch · 10 kmVerena-Beutlins-Loch · 11 kmGutenberger Höhle · 14 kmGußmannshöhle · 14 kmSchertelshöhle · 15 kmMondmilchhöhle · 16 kmBauerloch · 17 kmFalkensteiner Cave · 18 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmNeidlinger Wasserfall · 12 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.
Vorland der mittleren Schwäbischen Alb
Germany
- 51Birdyas Score
- 112Species
- 44Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23940711) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,083 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, Cavernyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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