Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Düsterdieker Niederung
97 bird species recorded; the most in January and in May.
J.-H. Janßen · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
70 species in January.15 species in February.27 species in March.35 species in April.74 species in May.51 species in June.10 species in July.19 species in August.27 species in September.15 species in October.13 species in November.5 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
97 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).
- 97Speciesrecorded more than once
- 43Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,415Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 65 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 2Owls
- 3Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 54Songbirds
- 15Other 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 97 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds54 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 January and in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-1°72 mm
- Feb5°/-1°53 mm
- Mar9°/0°50 mm
- Apr14°/4°38 mm
- May18°/8°56 mm
- Jun22°/12°61 mm
- Jul24°/14°72 mm
- Aug23°/13°73 mm
- Sep19°/10°55 mm
- Oct14°/6°60 mm
- Nov8°/3°63 mm
- Dec5°/0°71 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Düsterdieker Niederung.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Düsterdieker Niederung is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
97 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,415 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
22 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in January and in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Campingplatz Weißes Moorcampsite · 1.9 km · 5 within 10 km
- Rumlerhof - Ferien und Reitenplace to stay · 1.8 km · 20 within 10 km
- Westerkappelnnearest town · 4.4 km in a straight line
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 28 km in a straight lineCar hire at FMO airport (Greven)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
- 10marked trails within 4 kmSpurensuche Nr. 12, Cappelner Ringweg, Westerkappeln Rundweg A2 and 7 more
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Weißes Moor, Sportpark Königstannen, Camping- und Freizeitgelände Attersee and 2 more
- 20places to stay within 10 kmRumlerhof - Ferien und Reiten, Hotel Altes Gasthaus Schröer, Hollager Mühle and 17 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Düsterdieker Niederung.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas101 mountains within 25 kmIbbenbürener Bergplatte176 m · 9.1 kmPiesberg188 m · 11 kmSchleptruper Egge148 m · 11 kmLeeder-Berg202 m · 16 kmWesterbecker Berg236 m · 21 kmGrafensundern315 m · 22 kmLiener Berg225 m · 23 kmDörenberg331 m · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmRubbenbruchsee0.2 km² · 11 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmNaturwissenschaftliches Museum OsnabrückBortle 6 · 18 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.
Düsterdieker Niederung
Germany
- 50Birdyas Score
- 97Species
- 43Migrants
- 1Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 39 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040453) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,415 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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