Germany Ramsar wetland
Diepholzer Moorniederung
118 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Tullio Schröder · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
57 species in January.19 species in February.53 species in March.61 species in April.101 species in May.55 species in June.29 species in July.35 species in August.10 species in September.31 species in October.25 species in November.20 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
118 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).
- 118Speciesrecorded more than once
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,460Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 2Owls
- 8Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 17Other 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 118 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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°68 mm
- Feb5°/-2°50 mm
- Mar9°/0°49 mm
- Apr14°/4°38 mm
- May18°/8°57 mm
- Jun22°/12°62 mm
- Jul24°/14°73 mm
- Aug23°/13°69 mm
- Sep19°/10°54 mm
- Oct14°/6°59 mm
- Nov8°/3°61 mm
- Dec4°/0°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Diepholzer Moorniederung.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Lower Saxony, Germany
Diepholzer Moorniederung is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
118 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,460 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Great tit.
31 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Freistattcampsite · 8.1 km · 3 within 10 km
- Rungeplace to stay · 2.7 km · 10 within 10 km
- Barenburgnearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Bremen Airport (BRE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 km in a straight lineCar hire at BRE airport (Bremen)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
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmWindpark Dillenberg
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Freistatt, Sulinger Wohnmobilstellplatz, Spurwechsel am Moorbahn-Bahnhof in Ströhen
- 10places to stay within 10 kmRunge, Hof Hahnenberg, Gasthaus Albers and 7 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres 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 Diepholzer Moorniederung.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmHollen-Berg · 3.1 kmDillen-Berg · 4.0 kmKnick Berg85 m · 6.7 kmBörfels-Berge · 7.3 kmBöhrde · 8.1 kmBüchen-Berg · 10 kmHolloge-Berg · 13 kmKahle Berge · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbySule18 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Diepholzer Moorniederung
Germany
- 56Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 54Migrants
- 1Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 99 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040267) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,460 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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