Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Johanniterwald
165 bird species recorded; the most from March to April.
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
100 species in January.94 species in February.112 species in March.114 species in April.103 species in May.80 species in June.62 species in July.67 species in August.62 species in September.62 species in October.52 species in November.80 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
165 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).
- 165Speciesrecorded more than once
- 88Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,144Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 187 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 3Owls
- 15Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 25Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 67Songbirds
- 23Other 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 165 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common LoonGavia immer
Ducks & geese25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
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 March to April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-3°60 mm
- Feb5°/-3°48 mm
- Mar10°/0°56 mm
- Apr16°/4°57 mm
- May19°/8°96 mm
- Jun24°/12°83 mm
- Jul26°/14°85 mm
- Aug25°/14°86 mm
- Sep21°/9°64 mm
- Oct15°/5°78 mm
- Nov9°/1°64 mm
- Dec4°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Johanniterwald.
Special Protection Area in Emmendingen district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Johanniterwald is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
165 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,144 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Mallard and the Carrion Crow.
43 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from March to April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Ritters Weinstubecampsite · 3.9 km · 21 within 10 km
- Mühleinselplace to stay · 2.5 km · 145 within 10 km
- Kenzingennearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Strasbourg Airport (SXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at SXB airport (Strasbourg)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
- 2observation towers within 6 kmHeubergturm
- 25marked trails within 4 kmVierburgenweg, Kenzingen - Lahr, Breisgauer Weinweg and 22 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmTourismusbüro, Tourist-Information
- 58viewpoints within 5 kmZieboldlinde, Vogesen-Panorama, Heubergturm and 55 more
- 178car parks within 3 km
- 36restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 21campsites within 10 kmRitters Weinstube, Terrassencampingplatz Herbolzheim, Stellplatz Müller-See and 18 more
- 145places to stay within 10 kmMühleinsel, Schieble, Pension Posthorn and 142 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 Johanniterwald.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas65 mountains within 25 kmEichelspitze521 m · 13 kmKaiserstuhl557 m · volcano · 15 kmTotenkopf557 m · 15 kmHünersedel744 m · 17 kmVögelestein607 m · 20 kmSchwarzenburg (Breisgau)656 m · 22 kmHörnleberg906 m · 24 kmRosskopf737 m · 25 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmPlanetarium FreiburgBortle 7 · 24 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyElz90 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Johanniterwald
Germany
- 69Birdyas Score
- 165Species
- 88Migrants
- 4Threatened
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust
Germany · 3 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 185Species
- 102Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23833027) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,144 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, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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