Ukraine / Romania Ramsar wetland
Danube Delta
107 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Cody escadron delta · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.32 species in April.104 species in May.68 species in June.40 species in July.45 species in August.3 species in September.12 species in October.0 species in November.1 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
107 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).
- 107Speciesrecorded more than once
- 59Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 948Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 7Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 36Songbirds
- 16Other 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 107 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-2°43 mm
- Feb5°/-1°31 mm
- Mar10°/3°32 mm
- Apr15°/7°31 mm
- May22°/14°38 mm
- Jun26°/18°46 mm
- Jul29°/21°36 mm
- Aug29°/21°25 mm
- Sep24°/16°35 mm
- Oct17°/11°46 mm
- Nov11°/6°38 mm
- Dec6°/0°44 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Danube Delta.
River delta in Eastern Europe located on the territory of Romania and Ukraine
Danube Delta is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ukraine.
107 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 948 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-crowned Night-Heron, the Little Egret and the Purple heron.
57 species come for the summer, 1 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Hostel Cuibul Cuculuiplace to stay · 6.7 km · 12 within 10 km
- Crișannearest town · 9.4 km in a straight line
- Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 123 km in a straight lineCar hire at CND airport (Constanța)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
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 12places to stay within 10 kmHostel Cuibul Cucului, Hotel Sunrise, Pensiunea Doi Capitani and 9 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Danube Delta.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLacul Lumina14 km² · 12 kmLacul Velichi Merhei15 km² · 14 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.
Danube Delta
Ukraine
- 58Birdyas Score
- 107Species
- 59Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q184429) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 948 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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