Czechia bird sanctuary
Josefov Meadows
190 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Kozuch · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
89 species in January.93 species in February.126 species in March.162 species in April.145 species in May.129 species in June.120 species in July.107 species in August.104 species in September.101 species in October.82 species in November.77 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
190 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).
- 190Speciesrecorded more than once
- 113Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 24,103Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 250 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 5Owls
- 17Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 86Songbirds
- 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 190 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 KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-1°/-7°56 mm
- Feb1°/-6°46 mm
- Mar6°/-3°50 mm
- Apr12°/2°43 mm
- May17°/7°78 mm
- Jun21°/11°85 mm
- Jul23°/13°92 mm
- Aug23°/13°82 mm
- Sep18°/8°67 mm
- Oct12°/3°56 mm
- Nov5°/0°52 mm
- Dec0°/-4°54 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Josefov Meadows.
Nature reserve in the Czech Republic
Josefov Meadows is a bird sanctuary in Czechia, 250 m above the sea.
190 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 24,103 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
69 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-footed Falcon and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.
- Wakesurf Rozkošcampsite · 8.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Pension Wunschplace to stay · 1.2 km · 33 within 10 km
- Jaroměřnearest town · 2.0 km in a straight line
- Pardubice Airport (PED)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at WRO airport (Wrocław)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
- 5bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 8marked trails within 4 km[Ž] Josefov - Velký Vřešťov, [Č] Jaroměř (žst.) - Zvičina, [Z] Josefov - most - Josefovské louky - Krčín - Nové Město nad metují and 5 more
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmvyhlídka Boženy Němcové
- 70car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmWakesurf Rozkoš, Stellplatz Rozkoš, Minicamp Pension Doctor and 2 more
- 33places to stay within 10 kmPension Wunsch, Grand hotel, Hotel 28 and 30 more
- 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 Josefov Meadows.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas36 mountains within 25 kmHranná555 m · 20 kmZvičina672 m · 21 kmSvatá Kateřina511 m · 22 kmJírova hora485 m · 23 kmVyšehrad585 m · 23 kmBradlo519 m · 23 kmTurov602 m · 24 kmŽaltman741 m · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmRozkoš Lake8.3 km² · 9.9 kmSprávčický písník0.5 km² · 12 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmÚpice observatoryBortle 3 · 19 kmHradec Králové ObservatoryBortle 6 · 20 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmZlámaný potok · 12 kmŽebrácký vodopád4 m · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyÚpa78 kmMetuje78 kmTrotina24 kmBěluňka25 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.
Josefov Meadows
Czechia
- 70Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 113Migrants
- 3Threatened
Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area
Czechia · 110 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q27955401) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 24,103 open bird records within 4 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, Darkskyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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