Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Eselsburger Tal
101 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Franzfoto · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
67 species in January.20 species in February.56 species in March.60 species in April.85 species in May.54 species in June.48 species in July.26 species in August.31 species in September.39 species in October.53 species in November.33 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
101 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).
- 101Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,617Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 496 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 3Owls
- 7Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 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 101 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- 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.
- Jan2°/-4°67 mm
- Feb3°/-4°50 mm
- Mar8°/-1°58 mm
- Apr14°/3°55 mm
- May18°/7°100 mm
- Jun22°/11°92 mm
- Jul23°/13°104 mm
- Aug23°/13°99 mm
- Sep18°/8°65 mm
- Oct13°/4°65 mm
- Nov7°/0°62 mm
- Dec2°/-3°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Eselsburger Tal.
Special Protection Area in Heidenheim district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Eselsburger Tal is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 496 m above the sea.
101 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,617 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
20 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Eselsburger Talcampsite · 1.3 km · 7 within 10 km
- Grüner Baumplace to stay · 1.7 km · 43 within 10 km
- Herbrechtingennearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at FMM airport (Memmingen)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 25marked trails within 4 kmOggenhausen - Herbrechtingen - Hürben, Jakobswegle am Kagberg, Albschäferweg and 22 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmi-Punkt
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmKagstein, Hasenloch, Kaltenburgblick and 14 more
- 505car parks within 3 km
- 26restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Eselsburger Tal, Zeltwiese Hürben, Wohnmobilstellplatz Charlottenhöhle and 4 more
- 43places to stay within 10 kmGrüner Baum, Adler, Haus Kallenberg and 40 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 Eselsburger Tal.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas81 mountains within 25 kmSteinhirt578 m · 12 kmLeerenberg685 m · 15 kmHausknecht694 m · 18 kmVolkmarsberg744 m · 22 kmBärenberg756 m · 23 kmEichert665 m · 23 kmUtzenberg767 m · 24 kmP.768768 m · 25 km
Cavernyas7 caves within 20 kmCharlottenhöhle · 3.6 kmIrpfelhöhle · 4.4 kmVogelherd cave · 5.5 kmFetzershaldenhöhle · 5.8 kmBockstein cave · 5.9 kmHohlenstein-Stadel · 6.3 kmBirkelhöhle · 9.5 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyBrenz52 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.
Eselsburger Tal
Germany
- 48Birdyas Score
- 101Species
- 46Migrants
- 0Threatened
Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und Altmühlsee
Germany · 72 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 262Species
- 158Migrants
- 12Threatened
Tierstein mit Hangwald und Egerquelle
Germany · 30 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 105Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23833031) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,617 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, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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