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The best places in August

120 places where August is among the months with the most species.

477spp.93Ramsar wetlandMabamba BayUgandaUganda10 threatened species · Best month298spp.89Ramsar wetlandKurefjordenNorwayNorway16 threatened species · Best month269spp.88Ramsar wetlandRutland WaterUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom13 threatened species · Best month266spp.88Ramsar wetlandDersingham BogUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom13 threatened species · Best month250spp.87Ramsar wetlandLednické rybníkyCzechiaCzechia11 threatened species · Best month247spp.87Ramsar wetlandLaguna de GallocantaSpainSpain10 threatened species · Best month233spp.87Ramsar wetlandValle Cavanata Nature ReserveItalyItaly13 threatened species · Best month234spp.87Ramsar wetlandVelence and Dinnyés Nature Conservation AreaHungaryHungary10 threatened species · Best month230spp.87Ramsar wetlandMès marshFranceFrance10 threatened species · Best month227spp.87Ramsar wetlandLake FehérHungaryHungary11 threatened species · Best month222spp.86Ramsar wetlandÖgii LakeMongoliaMongolia11 threatened species · Best month208spp.86Ramsar wetlandShunkunitaiJapanJapan11 threatened species · Best month207spp.86Ramsar wetlandMontrose BasinUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom12 threatened species · Best month232spp.86bird sanctuarySvaetNorwayNorway11 threatened species · Best month223spp.86Special Protection Area for birdsEstaca de BaresSpainSpain13 threatened species · Best month206spp.85Special Protection Area for birdsBeach of 'El FiguSpainSpain10 threatened species · Best month180spp.85Ramsar wetlandShepody BayCanadaCanada10 threatened species · Best month216spp.84Ramsar wetlandMilicz PondsPolandPoland9 threatened species · Best month144spp.82Important Bird AreaCape St. Mary's Ecological ReserveCanadaCanada10 threatened species · Best month209spp.82Ramsar wetlandLabudovo oknoSerbiaSerbia8 threatened species · Best month234spp.81Ramsar wetlandSalburuaSpainSpain7 threatened species · Best month218spp.80Ramsar wetlandTipperneDenmarkDenmark7 threatened species · Best month211spp.80Ramsar wetlandPunta Entinas-SabinarSpainSpain7 threatened species · Best month186spp.79Ramsar wetlandMellandsvågen Nature ReserveNorwayNorway7 threatened species · Best month179spp.79Ramsar wetlandSłowiński National ParkPolandPoland7 threatened species · Best month223spp.78Ramsar wetlandNature Park Vransko LakeCroatiaCroatia6 threatened species · Best month193spp.78bird sanctuaryBulakhivskyi Lyman ReserveUkraineUkraine7 threatened species · Best month350spp.78Ramsar wetlandLake BogoriaKenyaKenya4 threatened species · Best month234spp.78bird sanctuaryTeich ornithological reserveFranceFrance6 threatened species · Best month219spp.77Special Protection Area for birdsEstuary of Minho and Coura Rivers Special Protection AreaPortugalPortugal6 threatened species · Best month183spp.77Ramsar wetlandMolochnyi lymanRussiaRussia6 threatened species · Best month268spp.75Ramsar wetlandRio Doce State ParkBrazilBrazil4 threatened species · Best month156spp.74Ramsar wetlandŽuvintas LakeLithuaniaLithuania6 threatened species · Best month168spp.74Ramsar wetlandCurrawinya National ParkAustraliaAustralia5 threatened species · Best month184spp.74bird sanctuaryCholhynskyi ornithological preserveUkraineUkraine5 threatened species · Best month200spp.74Ramsar wetlandRoydon CommonUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom5 threatened species · Best month154spp.73bird sanctuaryKrivokosskiy LymanUkraineUkraine5 threatened species · Best month170spp.72Ramsar wetlandLake Kolon at IzsákHungaryHungary4 threatened species · Best month183spp.72Special Protection Area for birdsBeach of Los QuebrantosSpainSpain5 threatened species · Best month138spp.72Ramsar wetlandPeštersko poljeSerbiaSerbia6 threatened species · Best month185spp.72Ramsar wetlandNiederriedseeSwitzerlandSwitzerland5 threatened species · Best month188spp.71Special Protection Area for birdsPaul da MadrizPortugalPortugal5 threatened species · Best month137spp.71bird sanctuaryPonyzzya Tylygul estuaryUkraineUkraine6 threatened species · Best month171spp.70Ramsar wetlandGalenbecker SeeGermanyGermany3 threatened species · Best month165spp.70Ramsar wetlandGanga LakeMongoliaMongolia7 threatened species · Best month183spp.70Special Protection Area for birdsCampofrío and Aguilar BeachesSpainSpain5 threatened species · Best month159spp.69Ramsar wetlandDrużnoPolandPoland3 threatened species · Best month185spp.69Ramsar wetlandLake ArgyleAustraliaAustralia2 threatened species · Best month167spp.69Ramsar wetlandGladhouse ReservoirUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom6 threatened species · Best month140spp.67bird observatoryRybachy Biological StationRussiaRussia3 threatened species · Best month170spp.66Ramsar wetlandLake PinarooAustraliaAustralia4 threatened species · Best month197spp.66Ramsar wetlandTaim Ecological StationBrazilBrazil4 threatened species · Best month159spp.66Special Protection Area for birdsPlaya de NaviaSpainSpain3 threatened species · Best month241spp.65Ramsar wetlandLake KununurraAustraliaAustralia2 threatened species · Best month156spp.65Special Protection Area for birdsArnielles BeachSpainSpain3 threatened species · Best month197spp.65Important Bird AreaEric Singleton Bird SanctuaryAustraliaAustralia5 threatened species · Best month158spp.65Special Protection Area for birdsMonellos BeachSpainSpain4 threatened species · Best month162spp.64Ramsar wetlandPeñalara Natural ParkSpainSpain3 threatened species · Best month285spp.64Important Bird AreaNyungwe ForestRwandaRwanda3 threatened species · Best month158spp.63Ramsar wetlandKuching Wetlands National ParkMalaysiaMalaysia4 threatened species · Best month152spp.62Special Protection Area for birdsWurzacher RiedGermanyGermany3 threatened species · Best month144spp.62Special Protection Area for birdsVale do CôaPortugalPortugal3 threatened species · Best month216spp.62Important Bird AreaCoastal Wet Tropics Important Bird AreaAustraliaAustralia1 threatened species · Best month118spp.62Ramsar wetlandTuzly Lagoons National Nature ParkUkraineUkraine7 threatened species · Best month133spp.61Special Protection Area for birdsPlaya de BarayoSpainSpain4 threatened species · Best month151spp.61Ramsar wetlandCoongie LakesAustraliaAustralia2 threatened species · Best month109spp.61Ramsar wetlandÉtang des SalinesFranceFrance6 threatened species · Best month151spp.61Ramsar wetlandPateira de Fermentelos Lake and Águeda and Cértima ValleysPortugalPortugal2 threatened species · Best month119spp.60Ramsar wetlandSong Kol LakeKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan3 threatened species · Best month94spp.60Ramsar wetlandOkavango DeltaBotswanaBotswana4 threatened species · Best month122spp.60Special Protection Area for birdsVogelschutzgebiet 'Medebacher Bucht'GermanyGermany3 threatened species · Best month142spp.59Ramsar wetlandValle SaladoSpainSpain2 threatened species · Best month113spp.59Ramsar wetlandUru Uru LakeBoliviaBolivia6 threatened species · Best month123spp.59Ramsar wetlandColumbia WetlandsCanadaCanada1 threatened species · Best month126spp.59Ramsar wetlandTremedales de OrihuelaSpainSpain2 threatened species · Best month126spp.58Special Protection Area for birdsCambaredo BeachSpainSpain3 threatened species · Best month132spp.57Special Protection Area for birdsSierra y Cañones de Guara Natural ParkSpainSpain1 threatened species · Best month147spp.57Ramsar wetlandBertiandos and S. Pedro of Arcos LagoonsPortugalPortugal1 threatened species · Best month116spp.57Ramsar wetlandSyvash BayUkraineUkraine7 threatened species · Best month119spp.57Ramsar wetlandLonjsko Polje Nature parkCroatiaCroatia2 threatened species · Best month144spp.57Special Protection Area for birdsPlaya de La ConchaSpainSpain2 threatened species · Best month131spp.56Ramsar wetlandCóllSpainSpain1 threatened species · Best month121spp.56Ramsar wetlandParc Natural Comunal de les Valls del ComapedrosaAndorraAndorra1 threatened species · Best month119spp.56Ramsar wetlandZasavicaSerbiaSerbia1 threatened species · Best month162spp.56Ramsar wetlandLa TembladeraEcuadorEcuador2 threatened species · Best month100spp.56Ramsar wetlandTylihul EstuaryUkraineUkraine6 threatened species · Best month136spp.55Ramsar wetlandEl Yali National ReserveChileChile3 threatened species · Best month127spp.54Ramsar wetlandMadriu-Perafita-Claror ValleyAndorraAndorra1 threatened species · Best month111spp.54Ramsar wetlandAigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National ParkSpainSpain65 migrants · Best month108spp.54Special Protection Area for birdsMontesinho / NogueiraPortugalPortugal2 threatened species · Best month91spp.53Ramsar wetlandEoSpainSpain2 threatened species · Best month99spp.52Ramsar wetlandSasyk LagoonUkraineUkraine5 threatened species · Best month98spp.52Ramsar wetlandAlbufera de AdraSpainSpain2 threatened species · Best month118spp.52Special Protection Area for birdsSancidielloSpainSpain1 threatened species · Best month83spp.52Ramsar wetlandWadden Sea National ParksGermanyGermany2 threatened species · Best month104spp.52Special Protection Area for birdsFelsklippen im Werra-Meißner-KreisGermanyGermany1 threatened species · Best month84spp.52Special Protection Area for birdsIlhéu da Praia - Ilha GraciosaPortugalPortugal5 threatened species · Best month113spp.52Ramsar wetlandSão Lourenço RiverBrazilBrazil3 threatened species · Best month120spp.51Special Protection Area for birdsPlaya de Santa AnaSpainSpain2 threatened species · Best month119spp.51Ramsar wetlandBystroye CanalUkraineUkraine2 threatened species · Best month81spp.51Ramsar wetlandDniester LymanUkraineUkraine3 threatened species · Best month74spp.51Ramsar wetlandIlhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coast Important Bird AreaCape VerdeCape Verde4 threatened species · Best month109spp.51Special Protection Area for birdsSerra do GerêsPortugalPortugal1 threatened species · Best month49spp.50Ramsar wetlandSørkapp Bird SanctuaryNorwayNorway3 threatened species · Best month121spp.49Important Bird AreaCyamudongo ForestRwandaRwanda39 migrants · Best month93spp.49Ramsar wetlandKugurluyUkraineUkraine2 threatened species · Best month132spp.49Ramsar wetlandYverá WetlandsArgentinaArgentina33 migrants · Best month98spp.48Special Protection Area for birdsPumarínSpainSpain1 threatened species · Best month83spp.48bird sanctuaryStrilka SplitUkraineUkraine2 threatened species · Best month77spp.46Special Protection Area for birdsBallota BeachSpainSpain1 threatened species · Best month129spp.45Ramsar wetlandIberá Provincial ReserveArgentinaArgentina15 migrants · Best month109spp.45Ramsar wetlandRefugio de Vida Silvestre Los GuatuzosNicaraguaNicaragua19 migrants · Best month77spp.44Special Protection Area for birdsPlaya de CadavedoSpainSpain36 migrants · Best month80spp.44Special Protection Area for birdsKlostertaler BergwälderAustriaAustria32 migrants · Best month35spp.44Ramsar wetlandDunøyane Bird SanctuaryNorwayNorway3 threatened species · Best month63spp.43bird sanctuaryYagorlitskiy BayUkraineUkraine3 threatened species · Best month77spp.43Important Bird AreaEchuya Forest reserveUgandaUganda1 threatened species · Best month124spp.42Ramsar wetlandPacaya-Samiria National ReservePeruPeruBest month47spp.41Ramsar wetlandSalar de Surire Natural MonumentChileChile2 threatened species · Best month70spp.41Special Protection Area for birdsPonta de S. LourençoPortugalPortugal22 migrants · Best month

Best months by the number of species recorded. Migration peaks in spring and autumn in most places.

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit