Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Westlicher Düppeler Forst
187 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
105 species in January.89 species in February.102 species in March.110 species in April.170 species in May.112 species in June.89 species in July.101 species in August.83 species in September.86 species in October.91 species in November.87 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
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
187 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).
- 187Speciesrecorded more than once
- 80Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 39,805Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 109 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 5Owls
- 10Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 29Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 84Songbirds
- 24Other 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 187 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
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds84 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- 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.
- Jan2°/-3°54 mm
- Feb4°/-3°38 mm
- Mar8°/-1°40 mm
- Apr14°/4°28 mm
- May20°/8°53 mm
- Jun24°/13°57 mm
- Jul26°/15°81 mm
- Aug26°/14°58 mm
- Sep21°/10°49 mm
- Oct14°/5°49 mm
- Nov7°/2°49 mm
- Dec3°/-1°48 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Westlicher Düppeler Forst.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Berlin, Germany
Westlicher Düppeler Forst is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
187 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 39,805 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Great tit.
46 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Kinder- und Jugendzeltplatz Bäkewiesecampsite · 3.2 km · 14 within 10 km
- Hotel Forsthaus Wannseeplace to stay · 1.5 km · 161 within 10 km
- Wannseenearest town · 1.9 km in a straight line
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at BER airport (Berlin)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
- 3observation towers within 6 kmTurmgebäude
- 22marked trails within 4 kmHavelhöhenweg, Fontaneweg F4, Teltowkanalweg and 19 more
- 9visitor centres within 6 kmPatienteninformationszentrum, Besucherzentrum Landhausgarten Dr. Max Fraenkel, Neue Kultur Wege and 6 more
- 64viewpoints within 5 kmVictoriahöhe, Generalseichen, Großes Fenster and 61 more
- 185car parks within 3 km
- 66restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmKinder- und Jugendzeltplatz Bäkewiese, Camping-Freunde Berlin, CityCamp Süd and 11 more
- 161places to stay within 10 kmHotel Forsthaus Wannsee, Hotel Petit, Bonverde am Wannsee and 158 more
- bird hides 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 Westlicher Düppeler Forst.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas139 mountains within 25 kmPfingstberg76 m · 4.7 kmTelegrafenberg94 m · 5.8 kmRuinenberg74 m · 6.1 kmKleiner Ravensberg114 m · 7.5 kmDrachenberg99 m · 13 kmKreuzberg66 m · 19 kmVorderer Löwendorfer Berg103 m · 22 kmHumboldthöhe84 m · 23 km
Lakeyas16 lakes within 15 kmGriebnitzsee0.4 km² · 2.2 km↗Heiliger See0.3 km² · 3.6 kmGroßer Wannsee16 km² · 3.9 km↗Sacrower See0.9 km² · 4.0 km↗Groß Glienicker See0.5 km² · 5.2 kmKrumme Lanke0.3 km² · 6.7 km↗Fahrlander See2.0 km² · 8.1 kmTempliner See4.8 km² · 8.9 km↗
Darkskyas6 dark-sky places within 30 kmLeibniz Institute for Astrophysics PotsdamBortle 6 · 2.1 km↗Einstein TowerBortle 7 · 6.0 km↗Planetarium am InsulanerBortle 9 · 16 kmBerlin ObservatoryBortle 9 · 20 km↗Zeiss Major PlanetariumBortle 9 · 25 kmArchenhold ObservatoryBortle 9 · 25 km↗
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmMuschelgrotte im Neuen Garten · 3.8 kmNeptune Grotto · 6.0 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.
Westlicher Düppeler Forst
Germany
- 68Birdyas Score
- 187Species
- 80Migrants
- 4Threatened
Ujście Warty National Park
Poland · 110 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 146Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q24254992) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 39,805 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, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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