Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Hohenloher Ebene östlich von Wallhausen
74 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
47 species in January.0 species in February.11 species in March.12 species in April.66 species in May.28 species in June.13 species in July.15 species in August.4 species in September.1 species in October.12 species in November.12 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.
No records for this month.
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No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
74 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).
- 74Speciesrecorded more than once
- 21Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,669Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 443 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 5Raptors
- 1Waders
- 2Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 50Songbirds
- 12Other 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 74 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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°68 mm
- Feb4°/-4°50 mm
- Mar8°/-1°57 mm
- Apr14°/3°47 mm
- May18°/8°89 mm
- Jun22°/12°73 mm
- Jul24°/14°89 mm
- Aug24°/13°82 mm
- Sep19°/9°56 mm
- Oct14°/5°63 mm
- Nov7°/1°63 mm
- Dec3°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Hohenloher Ebene östlich von Wallhausen.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Schwäbisch Hall district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Hohenloher Ebene östlich von Wallhausen is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 443 m above the sea.
74 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,669 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Great tit.
14 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Campingplatz Schwarzenmühlecampsite · 8.3 km · 7 within 10 km
- Schwarzer Adlerplace to stay · 3.7 km · 42 within 10 km
- Wallhausennearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 77 km in a straight lineCar hire at NUE airport (Nuremberg)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
- 14marked trails within 4 kmJagststeig, Schnelldorf - Crailsheim, Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Bargau and 11 more
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmAussicht Hornberg, Rastplatz am Wasserturm and 2 more
- 25car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Schwarzenmühle, Campingplatz Jagstblick, Wohnmobilstellplatz Kirchberg/Jagst and 4 more
- 42places to stay within 10 kmSchwarzer Adler, Gasthaus Adler, Golden Nugget and 39 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Hohenloher Ebene östlich von Wallhausen.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas99 mountains within 25 kmBirkenberg547 m · 3.6 kmKesselberg538 m · 5.2 kmWölfleinsberg545 m · 9.4 kmWühlberg531 m · 11 kmKellerberg534 m · 12 kmBurgberg534 m · 14 kmHornberg584 m · 22 kmHehlberg504 m · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 41Birdyas Score
- 74Species
- 21Migrants
- 0Threatened
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- 262Species
- 158Migrants
- 12Threatened
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- 228Species
- 141Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q24091479) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,669 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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