Estonia Ramsar wetland
Laidevahe Nature Reserve
95 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
1 species in January.1 species in February.44 species in March.25 species in April.71 species in May.71 species in June.0 species in July.1 species in August.4 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.1 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
95 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).
- 95Speciesrecorded more than once
- 33Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 512Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2Raptors
- 1Owls
- 6Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 43Songbirds
- 8Other 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 95 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- 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 from May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-3°54 mm
- Feb-1°/-4°45 mm
- Mar2°/-3°40 mm
- Apr7°/1°38 mm
- May14°/6°38 mm
- Jun18°/11°59 mm
- Jul22°/15°60 mm
- Aug21°/15°74 mm
- Sep16°/11°56 mm
- Oct10°/6°66 mm
- Nov6°/3°70 mm
- Dec2°/0°58 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laidevahe Nature Reserve.
Nature reserve in Estonia
Laidevahe Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Estonia.
95 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 512 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Common Crane and the Skylark.
26 species come for the summer, 1 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Kõljala Puhkekülacampsite · 7.3 km · 1 within 10 km
- Lause puhketaluplace to stay · 6.8 km · 5 within 10 km
- Kuressaarenearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Kuressaare Airport (URE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 21 km in a straight lineCar hire at URE airport (Kuressaare)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
- 1campsites within 10 kmKõljala Puhkeküla
- 5places to stay within 10 kmLause puhketalu, Sutumatsi turismitalu, Rannamäe kortermajutus and 2 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Laidevahe Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmOessaare laht0.8 km² · 4.0 kmPõldealune laht0.3 km² · 6.0 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Laidevahe Nature Reserve
Estonia
- 52Birdyas Score
- 95Species
- 33Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6473766) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 512 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 | Islandyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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