Germany Ramsar wetland
Chiemsee
225 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Attila Geréb · CC BY 3.0
This month here
124 species in January.111 species in February.127 species in March.169 species in April.175 species in May.144 species in June.150 species in July.158 species in August.142 species in September.147 species in October.116 species in November.110 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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VUNTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
225 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).
- 225Speciesrecorded more than once
- 124Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 24,642Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 518 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 25Waders
- 19Gulls & seabirds
- 35Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 87Songbirds
- 24Other 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 225 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
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Gulls & seabirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
Ducks & geese35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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°82 mm
- Feb3°/-4°65 mm
- Mar8°/-1°77 mm
- Apr14°/3°70 mm
- May18°/8°129 mm
- Jun22°/12°150 mm
- Jul23°/14°141 mm
- Aug23°/13°147 mm
- Sep18°/9°102 mm
- Oct14°/4°83 mm
- Nov7°/0°64 mm
- Dec3°/-3°71 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Chiemsee.
Freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany
Chiemsee is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany, 518 m above the sea.
225 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 24,642 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Coot and the Great Crested Grebe.
77 species come for the summer, 45 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Chiemgau Camping Lambachcampsite · 4.4 km · 19 within 10 km
- Jugendzeltlagerplatz Kreisjugendring Traunsteinplace to stay · 3.5 km · 120 within 10 km
- Gstadt am Chiemseenearest town · 3.9 km in a straight line
- Salzburg Airport (SZG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZG airport (Salzburg)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
- 5observation towers within 6 kmStation Lachsgang, Vogelbeobachtungsturm Seebruck, Beobachtungsturm Ganszipfel and 2 more
- 8marked trails within 4 kmPetrusquelle - Trail, Wanderweg 01 - Übersee, Wanderweg 35 - Rundweg Hirschau and 5 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmHaus des Gastes, Tourist-Info Seebruck, Touristinformation Chieming and 2 more
- 14viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtsplattform Chieming, Pauls Ruh, Panoramablick über den Chiemsee and 11 more
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 19campsites within 10 kmChiemgau Camping Lambach, Campingplatz Kupferschmiede, Jugendzeltplatz Chieming and 16 more
- 120places to stay within 10 kmJugendzeltlagerplatz Kreisjugendring Traunstein, Landgasthof Lambach, Thomafischer Irmingard Wallner and 117 more
- bird hides 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 Chiemsee.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas123 mountains within 25 kmHochfelln1,674 m · 16 kmHochgern1,748 m · 16 kmKampenwand1,669 m · 17 kmGurnwandkopf1,691 m · 22 kmHörndlwand1,684 m · 22 kmGeigelstein1,808 m · 23 kmBreitenstein1,661 m · 24 kmRauschberg1,671 m · 24 km
Lakeyas6 lakes within 15 kmChiemsee75 km² · 0.6 km↗Hart-See0.8 km² · 8.8 kmLangbürgner See0.8 km² · 9.3 kmKlostersee0.3 km² · 9.4 kmPelhamer See0.6 km² · 10 kmObinger See0.3 km² · 13 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmEhrensberg Observatory TraunsteinBortle 3 · 13 kmWinklmoos-AlmBortle 3 · 27 km↗
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmGrießenbach-Wasserfall bei Rottau · 12 kmNaturwehr in der Alz und Alzhang NW von Altenmarkt · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyPrien33 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.
Chiemsee
Germany
- 85Birdyas Score
- 225Species
- 124Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4138) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 24,642 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, 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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