Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Kaiserstuhl
148 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
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This month here
83 species in January.76 species in February.92 species in March.110 species in April.121 species in May.113 species in June.101 species in July.89 species in August.80 species in September.79 species in October.67 species in November.67 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
148 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).
- 148Speciesrecorded more than once
- 84Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 29,245Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 374 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 6Owls
- 5Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 77Songbirds
- 26Other 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 148 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- CootFulica atra
- Greater RheaRhea americanaNT
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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 May to June.
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
Kaiserstuhl.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Kaiserstuhl is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 374 m above the sea.
148 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 29,245 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Common Buzzard and the Common Kestrel.
46 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Velvet scoter and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Weingut Arndt Köbelincampsite · 3.6 km · 20 within 10 km
- Neun Lindenplace to stay · 2.6 km · 127 within 10 km
- Vogtsburgnearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Strasbourg Airport (SXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmNeunlindenturm
- 412marked trails within 4 kmQuerweg Schwarzwald-Kaiserstuhl-Rhein, Oberer Sieglebrunnen - Bötzingen Stockbrunnen, Bötzingen Stockbrunnen - Bötzingen Kirchweg and 409 more
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmTouristinformation Endingen, Zollhäusle Sasbach
- 105viewpoints within 5 kmLenzenberg, Panoramakarte Alt-Vogtsburg, Mondhalde and 102 more
- 44car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 20campsites within 10 kmWeingut Arndt Köbelin, Parkplatz Stadthalle Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Kirschenhof Wohnmobilgarten and 17 more
- 127places to stay within 10 kmNeun Linden, Reblaus, Köpfers Steinbuck and 124 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 Kaiserstuhl.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas60 mountains within 25 kmKaiserstuhl557 m · volcano · 1.7 kmTotenkopf557 m · 1.7 kmEichelspitze521 m · 2.1 kmSchlossberg456 m · 18 kmSchönberg645 m · 19 kmRosskopf737 m · 20 kmSchwarzenburg (Breisgau)656 m · 22 kmVögelestein607 m · 22 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmPlanetarium FreiburgBortle 7 · 17 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.
Kaiserstuhl
Germany
- 65Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 84Migrants
- 3Threatened
Elzniederung zwischen Kenzingen und Rust
Germany · 16 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 185Species
- 102Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23826203) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 29,245 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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