Germany Ramsar wetland
Galenbecker See
171 bird species recorded; the most in May and from August to October.
Thomas Böhme · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
55 species in January.2 species in February.0 species in March.86 species in April.115 species in May.82 species in June.109 species in July.114 species in August.111 species in September.111 species in October.76 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
171 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).
- 171Speciesrecorded more than once
- 106Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,238Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 20Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 76Songbirds
- 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 171 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
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds76 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
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 and from August to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-3°52 mm
- Feb3°/-3°40 mm
- Mar7°/-1°42 mm
- Apr13°/3°32 mm
- May18°/8°52 mm
- Jun21°/12°60 mm
- Jul24°/14°85 mm
- Aug24°/14°62 mm
- Sep19°/10°51 mm
- Oct13°/6°52 mm
- Nov7°/2°48 mm
- Dec3°/-1°51 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Galenbecker See.
Lake in Galenbeck, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Galenbecker See is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Germany.
171 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,238 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the White-tailed Eagle and the Great White Egret.
82 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May and from August to October.
Get there and watch
- Radler Treffcampsite · 8.3 km · 4 within 10 km
- Fischerhaus Galenbeckplace to stay · 1.8 km · 9 within 10 km
- Ferdinandshofnearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Heringsdorf Airport (HDF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZZ airport (Szczecin)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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmEuropäischer Fernwanderweg E9A (Naturparkweg)
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmFuchsberg, Helmut Drechsler Aussicht and 4 more
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmRadler Treff, Star Camp Cosa and 2 more
- 9places to stay within 10 kmFischerhaus Galenbeck, Haus Wildtierland - Schullandheim Gehren, Jagdschloss Kotelow and 6 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks 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 Galenbecker See.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas41 mountains within 25 kmDüntzelberg · 4.1 kmSchanzenberg · 7.8 kmLusthausberg · 9.0 kmKatharinen-Berg · 11 kmWolfs-Berg · 14 kmMühlberg · 16 kmPappelberg · 17 kmHelpt Hills179 m · 17 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmGalenbecker See5.8 km² · 1.3 kmLübkowsee0.4 km² · 7.4 kmPutzarer See1.5 km² · 9.9 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyLandgraben33 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.
Galenbecker See
Germany
- 70Birdyas Score
- 171Species
- 106Migrants
- 3Threatened
Ujście Warty National Park
Poland · 134 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 146Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q466859) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,238 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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