Italy Ramsar wetland
Lago di Massaciuccoli
253 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
115 species in January.140 species in February.158 species in March.194 species in April.166 species in May.139 species in June.119 species in July.118 species in August.130 species in September.167 species in October.125 species in November.141 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
253 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).
- 253Speciesrecorded more than once
- 151Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 23,431Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 5Owls
- 30Waders
- 29Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 96Songbirds
- 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 253 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
Gulls & seabirds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds96 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great titParus major
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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.
- Jan6°/0°61 mm
- Feb7°/0°66 mm
- Mar11°/3°64 mm
- Apr15°/6°56 mm
- May20°/10°60 mm
- Jun25°/15°44 mm
- Jul28°/17°35 mm
- Aug28°/17°38 mm
- Sep23°/13°65 mm
- Oct18°/9°92 mm
- Nov12°/5°108 mm
- Dec7°/2°76 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lago di Massaciuccoli.
Lake
Lago di Massaciuccoli is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Italy.
253 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 23,431 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Grey Heron and the Little Egret.
78 species come for the summer, 67 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including Italian Sparrow, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Camping Burlamaccocampsite · 4.6 km · 16 within 10 km
- Hotel le Rotondeplace to stay · 2.0 km · 118 within 10 km
- Torre del Lago Puccininearest town · 3.6 km in a straight line
- Pisa International Airport (PSA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at PSA airport (Pisa)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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmAnello di Vecchiano, Sentiero Pisa, Percorso fiori di loto
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmCentro Visitatori Oasi Lipu Massaciuccoli, Tourist Office, Ufficio Informazioni and 1 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 14car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 16campsites within 10 kmCamping Burlamacco, Campeggio Bosco Verde, Camping dei Tigli and 13 more
- 118places to stay within 10 kmHotel le Rotonde, B &B Villa Viviani, B & B Sunrise and 115 more
- observation towers 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 Lago di Massaciuccoli.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas22 mountains within 25 kmMonte Piglione1,231 m · 16 kmMonte Matanna1,317 m · 18 kmMonte Nona1,297 m · 18 kmMonte Procinto1,177 m · 18 kmMonte Forato1,230 m · 20 kmPania della Croce1,858 m · 23 kmMonte Corchia1,677 m · 23 kmPizzo delle Saette1,720 m · 23 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmLa Lecciona · 6.9 kmSpiaggia Viareggio · 8.6 km↗
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmMonte Agliale observatoryBortle 5 · 23 kmVirgoBortle 5 · 26 km↗
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmGrotta del Leone · 16 kmAntro del Corchia · 19 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCandalla Waterfalls · 14 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.
Lago di Massaciuccoli
Italy
- 88Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 151Migrants
- 12Threatened
Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve
Italy · 128 km
- 76Birdyas Score
- 188Species
- 96Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1236114) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 23,431 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, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cavernyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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