Turkey Ramsar wetland
Kızılırmak Delta
298 bird species recorded; the most in April and in October.
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This month here
161 species in January.152 species in February.197 species in March.238 species in April.228 species in May.136 species in June.107 species in July.220 species in August.228 species in September.249 species in October.196 species in November.171 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
298 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).
- 298Speciesrecorded more than once
- 186Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 62,849Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 24Raptors
- 6Owls
- 39Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 119Songbirds
- 34Other 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 298 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds119 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Great titParus major
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/4°73 mm
- Feb9°/4°47 mm
- Mar11°/5°57 mm
- Apr14°/8°43 mm
- May18°/13°42 mm
- Jun23°/18°38 mm
- Jul26°/21°19 mm
- Aug26°/22°18 mm
- Sep24°/18°39 mm
- Oct19°/14°59 mm
- Nov15°/10°69 mm
- Dec10°/6°85 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kızılırmak Delta.
Ramsar site and plain in Bafra, Samsun, Turkey
Kızılırmak Delta is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey.
298 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 62,849 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Little Egret and the Western Marsh Harrier.
95 species come for the summer, 88 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April and in October.
Get there and watch
- Bafranearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZF airport (Samsun)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 kmKızılırmak Deltası Kuş Cenneti
- 2observation towers within 6 kmKızılırmak Deltası Kuş Cenneti
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 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 Kızılırmak Delta.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmKaradora Hill · 18 kmKeller Hill · 19 kmKışla Hill · 20 kmGümüşhan Hill · 20 kmTavşan Hill · 21 kmMount Kızılgöl · 24 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmGernek Gölü4.2 km² · 1.8 kmLake Liman1.8 km² · 5.7 kmLake Hammamli10 km² · 7.3 kmLake Tatlı0.6 km² · 8.9 kmLake Uzun2.2 km² · 9.4 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.
Kızılırmak Delta
Turkey
- 89Birdyas Score
- 298Species
- 186Migrants
- 11Threatened
Sultan Reedy National Park
Turkey · 375 km
- 83Birdyas Score
- 242Species
- 153Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6005979) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 62,849 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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