Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Kälberklamm und Hasenklamm
150 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Günter Josef Radig · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
95 species in January.92 species in February.103 species in March.121 species in April.126 species in May.94 species in June.98 species in July.85 species in August.77 species in September.83 species in October.77 species in November.71 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
150 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).
- 150Speciesrecorded more than once
- 68Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 21,352Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 216 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 4Owls
- 8Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 74Songbirds
- 22Other 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 150 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds74 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- 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 from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-3°76 mm
- Feb4°/-3°58 mm
- Mar9°/0°64 mm
- Apr15°/4°50 mm
- May19°/8°86 mm
- Jun23°/12°72 mm
- Jul26°/14°81 mm
- Aug25°/14°81 mm
- Sep20°/9°58 mm
- Oct15°/6°70 mm
- Nov8°/2°70 mm
- Dec4°/-2°83 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kälberklamm und Hasenklamm.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Kälberklamm und Hasenklamm is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 216 m above the sea.
150 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 21,352 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the Carrion Crow.
42 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz Ettlingencampsite · 2.0 km · 5 within 10 km
- Stadthotel Engelplace to stay · 2.7 km · 119 within 10 km
- Ettlingennearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at FKB airport (Rheinmünster)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 2observation towers within 6 kmBismarckturm Ettlingen
- 376marked trails within 4 kmRichard-Massinger-Weg (Wanderweg Ettlingen - Bernstein), Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg, Saumweg and 373 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmTourist Information, KVV Kundenzentrum Ettlingen, Stadtinformation and 1 more
- 25viewpoints within 5 kmAusblick ins Albtal and 24 more
- 343car parks within 3 km
- 56restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz Ettlingen, Naturcamping Albtal, Wohnmobilstellplatz Parkplatz Ettlinger Allee and 2 more
- 119places to stay within 10 kmStadthotel Engel, Zum Strauß, Sonne and 116 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Kälberklamm und Hasenklamm.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas102 mountains within 25 kmBernstein694 m · 14 kmRoßkopf883 m · 19 kmGrenzertkopf892 m · 20 kmKleiner Wendenstein840 m · 20 kmTeufelsmühle908 m · 21 kmSommerberg835 m · 22 kmBattert568 m · 22 kmMerkur669 m · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmFermasee0.3 km² · 13 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmKarlsruhe ObservatoryBortle 6 · 4.9 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyPfinz60 kmFederbach27 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.
Kälberklamm und Hasenklamm
Germany
- 60Birdyas Score
- 150Species
- 68Migrants
- 2Threatened
Hardtwald nördlich von Karlsruhe
Germany · 17 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 173Species
- 76Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23833225) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 21,352 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, Lakeyas, 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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