France / Switzerland Ramsar wetland
Allondon
251 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
138 species in January.133 species in February.136 species in March.168 species in April.170 species in May.127 species in June.123 species in July.147 species in August.140 species in September.134 species in October.121 species in November.126 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.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
251 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).
- 251Speciesrecorded more than once
- 131Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 32,418Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 356 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 7Owls
- 22Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 32Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 103Songbirds
- 34Other 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 251 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds103 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Willow titParus montanus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°98 mm
- Feb4°/-4°73 mm
- Mar8°/0°90 mm
- Apr13°/4°75 mm
- May17°/8°111 mm
- Jun21°/12°100 mm
- Jul24°/14°93 mm
- Aug23°/13°99 mm
- Sep19°/9°76 mm
- Oct15°/6°92 mm
- Nov8°/1°96 mm
- Dec4°/-3°106 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Allondon.
River
Allondon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in France, 356 m above the sea.
251 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 32,418 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Carrion Crow and the Common Wood Pigeon.
62 species come for the summer, 62 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Camping de Champ-des-Boiscampsite · 4.1 km · 6 within 10 km
- Domaine de Chateauvieuxplace to stay · 3.5 km · 96 within 10 km
- Cartignynearest town · 0.9 km in a straight line
- Geneva International Airport (GVA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 10 km in a straight lineCar hire at GVA airport (Geneva)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
- 13bird hides within 6 kmCastor, La Loutre, Gravelot and 10 more
- 6marked trails within 4 kmVia Lugdunum, Geneva to Lyon, Paysages Franco-Suisses, Une boucle à saute frontière and 3 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentre Nature du Vallon de l'Allondon
- 8viewpoints within 5 kmObservatoire "Castor", Le Signal, Point de vue sur le Rhône and 5 more
- 130car parks within 3 km
- 16restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmCamping de Champ-des-Bois, Camping du Val de l'Allondon, Camping du Bois-de-Bay and 3 more
- 96places to stay within 10 kmDomaine de Chateauvieux, Auberge Communale de Meyrin, Hôtel de L'Aviation and 93 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 Allondon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas30 mountains within 25 kmLe Reculet1,717 m · 11 kmGrand Crêt d'Eau1,621 m · 12 kmCrêt de la Neige1,718 m · 12 km↗Grand Crêt1,702 m · 12 kmMontoisey1,668 m · 13 kmSalève1,379 m · 14 kmColomby de Gex1,688 m · 16 kmMont Rond1,596 m · 18 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmGouffre de la Rasse · 10 kmCave of the Orjobet · 13 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.
Allondon
France
- 78Birdyas Score
- 251Species
- 131Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q677867) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 32,418 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, Canyonyas, 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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