Austria Special Protection Area for birds
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug
269 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in September.
Reinhard Müller · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
134 species in January.131 species in February.151 species in March.214 species in April.213 species in May.130 species in June.152 species in July.186 species in August.215 species in September.187 species in October.147 species in November.137 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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NTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
269 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).
- 269Speciesrecorded more than once
- 170Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 47,278Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 402 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 4Owls
- 40Waders
- 20Gulls & seabirds
- 39Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 100Songbirds
- 27Other 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 269 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- NeneBranta sandvicensisNT
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds100 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-6°98 mm
- Feb1°/-6°76 mm
- Mar6°/-2°93 mm
- Apr11°/2°88 mm
- May15°/6°148 mm
- Jun19°/11°166 mm
- Jul21°/12°163 mm
- Aug20°/12°176 mm
- Sep16°/8°120 mm
- Oct12°/4°97 mm
- Nov6°/-1°84 mm
- Dec2°/-5°97 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug.
Protected area in Austria
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Austria, 402 m above the sea.
269 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 47,278 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Mallard and the Carrion Crow.
100 species come for the summer, 70 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Strandbad und Camping Bruggerhorncampsite · 3.1 km · 12 within 10 km
- Greußinghofplace to stay · 3.0 km · 145 within 10 km
- Lauterachnearest town · 3.8 km in a straight line
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 11 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACH airport (St. Gallen)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 10marked trails within 4 kmNordalpenweg 01, Maximiliansweg (Bayern), [E4/E5] Europäischer Fernwanderweg Rhein bis Grenze D and 7 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmSBB-Reisezentrum, Dornbirn Tourimus, Rheindeltahaus and 1 more
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmGebhardsberg, Känzele and 4 more
- 262car parks within 3 km
- 20restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmStrandbad und Camping Bruggerhorn, Wohnmobilstellplatz Dornbirn - Mathis, Pfadfinder Wolfurt and 9 more
- 145places to stay within 10 kmGreußinghof, Gasthof Krönele, Hotel Sternen and 142 more
- observation towers 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 Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas177 mountains within 25 kmHoher Freschen2,004 m · 17 kmHochblanken2,068 m · 20 kmDamülser Mittagsspitze2,095 m · 21 kmKanisfluh2,044 m · 22 kmKlippern2,066 m · 22 kmHochgerach1,984 m · 24 kmHoher Kasten1,794 m · 24 kmGlatthorn2,133 m · 24 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmWellensteinhöhle · 9.3 kmWiteleloch200 m · 12 kmKobelwald Kristallhöhle · 19 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.
Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes Zeug
Austria
- 87Birdyas Score
- 269Species
- 170Migrants
- 11Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 44 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61959238) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 47,278 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, Canyonyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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