Switzerland Ramsar wetland
Bolle di Magadino
261 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
User LittleJoe / LittleJoe · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
125 species in January.116 species in February.166 species in March.216 species in April.199 species in May.137 species in June.140 species in July.151 species in August.167 species in September.145 species in October.122 species in November.133 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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VUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
261 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).
- 261Speciesrecorded more than once
- 138Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 66,972Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 193 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 6Owls
- 27Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 25Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 118Songbirds
- 32Other 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 261 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds118 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Citril FinchCarduelis citrinella
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Vinous-throated ParrotbillSinosuthora webbiana
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Rock PartridgeAlectoris graecaNT
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
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.
- Jan3°/-5°50 mm
- Feb4°/-3°59 mm
- Mar9°/1°70 mm
- Apr14°/5°102 mm
- May18°/9°139 mm
- Jun22°/14°120 mm
- Jul24°/16°107 mm
- Aug24°/16°129 mm
- Sep20°/11°99 mm
- Oct14°/7°112 mm
- Nov8°/2°147 mm
- Dec4°/-3°73 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bolle di Magadino.
Alluvial Zone of National Importance in Gambarogno, Gorola, Locarno, Tenero-Contra, canton Ticino, Switzerland
Bolle di Magadino is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Switzerland.
261 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 66,972 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Hooded Crow and the Eurasian Blackbird.
79 species come for the summer, 55 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Italian Sparrow, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camping Campofelicecampsite · 1.5 km · 22 within 10 km
- Faviniplace to stay · 0.9 km · 243 within 10 km
- Magadinonearest town · 1.0 km in a straight line
- Lugano Airport (LUG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at MXP airport (Ferno)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
- 8bird hides within 6 km
- 50marked trails within 4 kmSentiero Collina Alta, Tenero - Gordemo, Tenero-Tenero FSS and 47 more
- 6visitor centres within 6 kmInfo point Tenero e Valle Verzasca, Gambarogno turismo, Ufficio turistico and 3 more
- 25viewpoints within 5 kmDiga della Verzasca and 24 more
- 129car parks within 3 km
- 40restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 22campsites within 10 kmCamping Campofelice, CLM - Camping Lago Maggiore, Rivabella and 19 more
- 243places to stay within 10 kmFavini, Lago Maggiore, Residenza Paradiso di Vacanze and 240 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 Bolle di Magadino.
The lakes, beaches, rivers, mountains, forests and viewpoints around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas252 mountains within 25 kmPoncione Rosso2,505 m · 16 kmCima di Bri2,520 m · 17 kmCima di Gagnone2,518 m · 19 kmPizzo di Claro2,727 m · 21 kmRasiva2,684 m · 22 kmMadom Gröss2,741 m · 24 kmPizzo di Campedell2,724 m · 24 kmMonte Zucchero2,735 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLago di Vogorno0.8 km² · 5.4 km↗Lago Delio0.3 km² · 12 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmOsservatorio Astronomico di GnoscaBortle 5 · 15 kmMonte Generoso ObservatoryBortle 5 · 28 km
Viewyas1 viewpoints within 15 kmComing soonMonte Tamaro1,962 m · 5.8 km
Forestya1 forests and trees within 15 kmComing soonBrissago botanical park · 10 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyVerzasca30 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Bolle di Magadino
Switzerland
- 86Birdyas Score
- 261Species
- 138Migrants
- 9Threatened
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug
Austria · 157 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 269Species
- 170Migrants
- 11Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3641750) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 66,972 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, Viewyas, Forestya, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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