Poland Ramsar wetland
Wigry National Park
108 bird species recorded; the most in July.
Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
50 species in January.9 species in February.0 species in March.12 species in April.60 species in May.60 species in June.73 species in July.57 species in August.40 species in September.52 species in October.23 species in November.39 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
VUNo records for this month.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
108 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).
- 108Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,265Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 166 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 2Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 59Songbirds
- 13Other 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 108 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds59 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
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 July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-3°/-8°49 mm
- Feb-1°/-8°40 mm
- Mar4°/-4°41 mm
- Apr12°/2°40 mm
- May18°/8°70 mm
- Jun21°/11°77 mm
- Jul24°/14°93 mm
- Aug23°/13°82 mm
- Sep18°/8°55 mm
- Oct10°/3°60 mm
- Nov4°/0°51 mm
- Dec0°/-5°49 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Wigry National Park.
National park of Poland
Wigry National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Poland.
108 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,265 open records.
The most recorded are the Mute Swan, the Mallard and the Great Cormorant.
38 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Jastrzębycampsite · 5.7 km · 24 within 10 km
- U Jaworaplace to stay · 2.9 km · 95 within 10 km
- Suwałkinearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 126 km in a straight lineCar hire at KUN airport (Kaunas)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 6marked trails within 4 kmŚcieżka edukacyjna Jeziora, Podlaska Droga św. Jakuba, Krzywe - Gawrych Ruda - Danowskie and 3 more
- 15viewpoints within 5 kmBinduga, Pomost, Widoki and 12 more
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 24campsites within 10 kmJastrzęby, Osada na Cyplu pole namiotowe i kempingowe, Agroturystyka and 21 more
- 95places to stay within 10 kmU Jawora, A.Anser, Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Edukacyjno-Wypoczynkowy "Zatoka Uklei" w Gawrych Rudzie and 92 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Wigry National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmKrzemieniucha284 m · 23 km
Lakeyas18 lakes within 15 kmBlizno2.0 km² · 4.3 kmWigry Lake18 km² · 6.4 km↗Dowcień0.5 km² · 11 kmJezioro Krzywe Wigierskie1.3 km² · 11 kmJezioro Pierty2.0 km² · 12 kmLake Długie Augustowskie1.2 km² · 13 kmSerwy4.0 km² · 14 kmJezioro Długie0.8 km² · 15 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.
Wigry National Park
Poland
- 55Birdyas Score
- 108Species
- 51Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q620407) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,265 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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