Switzerland Ramsar wetland
Klingnauer Stausee
255 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
MichaelFrey und Sundance Raphael · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
137 species in January.128 species in February.155 species in March.193 species in April.185 species in May.137 species in June.139 species in July.167 species in August.177 species in September.168 species in October.135 species in November.127 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.
VU
VU
VU
NT
NT
NTVUVUVUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
255 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).
- 255Speciesrecorded more than once
- 136Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 92,914Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 315 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 33Waders
- 21Gulls & seabirds
- 39Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 94Songbirds
- 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 255 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Cape ShelduckTadorna cana
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds94 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Phylloscopus tristisPhylloscopus tristis
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
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°/-4°83 mm
- Feb4°/-4°65 mm
- Mar9°/0°82 mm
- Apr14°/4°83 mm
- May18°/8°129 mm
- Jun22°/12°118 mm
- Jul23°/14°124 mm
- Aug23°/14°124 mm
- Sep19°/9°87 mm
- Oct14°/5°96 mm
- Nov8°/1°80 mm
- Dec3°/-3°92 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Klingnauer Stausee.
Reservoir
Klingnauer Stausee is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Switzerland, 315 m above the sea.
255 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 92,914 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Carrion Crow and the Coot.
78 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobil-Park Waldshutcampsite · 3.1 km · 9 within 10 km
- Waldshuter Hofplace to stay · 4.7 km · 51 within 10 km
- Klingnaunearest town · 1.2 km in a straight line
- Zürich Airport (ZRH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZRH airport (Zurich)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 4observation towers within 6 kmKlingnauer Beobachtungsturm, Beobachtungsturm Chly Rhy Auen, Storchenturm and 1 more
- 49marked trails within 4 kmKoblenz-Kraftwerk Klingnau, Siebenwegen - Regenhalden, Siebenwegen - Pt. 547 and 46 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmBad Zurzach Tourismus AG, Tourismus Info, Tourismus Information Waldshut and 1 more
- 30viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtspunkt Lindenbuck, Fuchslochhöhe, Rheintalblick and 27 more
- 126car parks within 3 km
- 23restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmWohnmobil-Park Waldshut, Rhein-Camping Waldshut, Therme Zurzach and 6 more
- 51places to stay within 10 kmWaldshuter Hof, PSI Guest House, Hotel Arina and 48 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 Klingnauer Stausee.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas72 mountains within 25 kmLägern866 m · 17 kmWürz814 m · 19 kmGislifluh772 m · 20 kmStaufenkopf1,037 m · 20 kmStrihe867 m · 21 kmWasserflue865 m · 23 kmKuhkopf1,094 m · 25 kmRäbenchopf875 m · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmKlingnauer Stausee0.9 km² · 0.4 km
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 kmSternwarte BülachBortle 4 · 26 kmSternwarte RümlangBortle 7 · 27 kmBleien Radio ObservatoryBortle 5 · 29 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmBalmburg, medieval castle site · 14 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmDietlinger Wasserfall · 10 kmKleiner Laufen bei Laufenburg · 13 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRhine1,233 km · 2,200 m³/s↗Aare295 km · 560 m³/s↗Upper Rhine360 kmHigh Rhine165 kmLower RhineMahlbergbachHeglachDie Wild
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.
Klingnauer Stausee
Switzerland
- 88Birdyas Score
- 255Species
- 136Migrants
- 11Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 73 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q680864) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 92,914 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, Cavernyas, 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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