Germany Special Protection Area for birds
VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'
177 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
113 species in January.106 species in February.116 species in March.121 species in April.133 species in May.120 species in June.98 species in July.89 species in August.100 species in September.100 species in October.82 species in November.93 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
177 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).
- 177Speciesrecorded more than once
- 93Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 24,274Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 52 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 5Owls
- 10Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 30Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 75Songbirds
- 23Other 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 177 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Andean GooseChloephaga melanoptera
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
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
VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge' is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
177 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 24,274 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Eurasian Blackbird and the European Robin.
51 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Freizeitpark Dülmener Seecampsite · 1.3 km · 17 within 10 km
- Ferienwohnungen Fischerplace to stay · 1.3 km · 27 within 10 km
- Dülmennearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Dortmund Airport (DTM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at DTM airport (Dortmund)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 22marked trails within 4 kmX15 Brünen - Dülmen, X5 Recklinghausen Hbf - Dülmen Bf, X17 Dorsten-Deuten - Dülmen and 19 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmDülmen Marketing e.V.
- 8viewpoints within 5 km
- 17car parks within 3 km
- 6restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 17campsites within 10 kmFreizeitpark Dülmener See, Haus Waldfrieden, Wohnmobilstellplatz Hüttendyk - Dülmen and 14 more
- 27places to stay within 10 kmFerienwohnungen Fischer, Merfelder Hof, Landhotel Töns and 24 more
- 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 VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas48 mountains within 25 kmWaldbeeren-Berg146 m · 8.9 kmGalgenberg122 m · 12 kmKibitz-Berg104 m · 12 kmRennberg139 m · 12 kmHüns-Berg106 m · 14 kmStim-Berg157 m · 17 kmKüs-Berg132 m · 17 kmWesterberg189 m · 19 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmHalterner Talsperre2.5 km² · 7.2 kmHullerner Stausee0.9 km² · 8.5 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyHalterner Mühlenbach31 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.
VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'
Germany
- 68Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 93Migrants
- 3Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 38 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein'
Germany · 46 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 211Species
- 99Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040458) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 24,274 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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