Denmark Ramsar wetland
Hirsholmene
142 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
54 species in January.61 species in February.51 species in March.86 species in April.87 species in May.79 species in June.76 species in July.65 species in August.55 species in September.55 species in October.71 species in November.34 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
142 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).
- 142Speciesrecorded more than once
- 70Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,810Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 23Waders
- 20Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 59Songbirds
- 10Other 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 142 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little AukAlle alle
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Songbirds59 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/1°79 mm
- Feb2°/0°57 mm
- Mar4°/1°53 mm
- Apr8°/5°49 mm
- May13°/9°57 mm
- Jun17°/13°79 mm
- Jul19°/16°80 mm
- Aug19°/16°94 mm
- Sep16°/13°79 mm
- Oct12°/9°99 mm
- Nov8°/6°88 mm
- Dec5°/3°82 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Hirsholmene.
Protected area
Hirsholmene is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
142 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,810 open records.
The most recorded are the European Herring Gull, the Black-headed Gull and the Great Black-backed Gull.
40 species come for the summer, 28 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Black-legged kittiwake, Grey Plover and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Rønnerhavnencampsite · 5.8 km · 10 within 10 km
- Park Hotelplace to stay · 7.2 km · 14 within 10 km
- Frederikshavnnearest town · 7.2 km in a straight line
- Aalborg Airport (AAL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at AAL airport (Aalborg)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
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmFrederikshavn Turistbureau
- 10campsites within 10 kmRønnerhavnen, Palmestranden Parkering, Nordstrand - TopCamp and 7 more
- 14places to stay within 10 kmPark Hotel, Herman Bang, Hotel Herman Bang and 11 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Hirsholmene.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmPikkerbakken71 m · 10 kmØksnebjerg95 m · 14 kmGedebjerg · 18 kmStore Møgelbjerg · 19 kmFluebjerg · 19 kmRammel Høj · 20 kmStagshøj · 22 kmDegnbjerg · 24 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmPalmestranden · 5.7 km↗Bratten Strand · 9.6 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.
Hirsholmene
Denmark
- 69Birdyas Score
- 142Species
- 70Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1385966) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,810 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, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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