Germany Ramsar wetland
Ammersee
193 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
118 species in January.107 species in February.121 species in March.134 species in April.142 species in May.111 species in June.120 species in July.86 species in August.91 species in September.118 species in October.78 species in November.97 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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NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
193 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).
- 193Speciesrecorded more than once
- 103Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,924Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 533 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 1Owls
- 13Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 82Songbirds
- 19Other 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 193 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds82 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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°/-5°76 mm
- Feb3°/-4°59 mm
- Mar8°/-1°69 mm
- Apr14°/3°68 mm
- May18°/8°123 mm
- Jun22°/12°137 mm
- Jul23°/14°134 mm
- Aug23°/13°139 mm
- Sep18°/9°92 mm
- Oct14°/5°77 mm
- Nov8°/0°62 mm
- Dec3°/-3°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ammersee.
Lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany
Ammersee is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany, 533 m above the sea.
193 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,924 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
62 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Campingplatz Uttingcampsite · 3.4 km · 13 within 10 km
- Hotel Der KramerHofplace to stay · 2.6 km · 59 within 10 km
- Utting am Ammerseenearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Munich Airport (MUC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 km in a straight lineCar hire at MUC airport (Munich)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 12marked trails within 4 kmMünchner Jakobsweg, Rasso-Pilgerweg, König-Ludwig-Weg and 9 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmTouristen Information Herrsching (Verkehrs-Zentrale), Tourist Info Dießen, Alpenverein Sektion Ammersee and 1 more
- 9viewpoints within 5 km
- 28car parks within 3 km
- 13restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Utting, Campingplatz Sankt Alban, Wohnmobilstellplatz Herrsching and 10 more
- 59places to stay within 10 kmHotel Der KramerHof, Taj Mahal, Segelschule Marx and 56 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Ammersee.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas76 mountains within 25 kmAschberg · 11 kmBerndorfer Buchet760 m · 12 kmIlkahöhe726 m · 15 kmParsberg569 m · 22 kmHoher Peißenberg988 m · 23 kmEmmeringer Leite561 m · 23 kmOberer Riedberg W von Stoffersberg690 m · 24 kmStoffers Berg686 m · 24 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmPähler Schlucht · 11 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyAmper185 km · 45 m³/s↗Langwieder Bach
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.
Ammersee
Germany
- 75Birdyas Score
- 193Species
- 103Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q265336) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,924 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, Canyonyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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