Azerbaijan Ramsar wetland
Lake Ağgöl
196 bird species recorded; the most from February to March.
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
105 species in January.118 species in February.126 species in March.80 species in April.102 species in May.20 species in June.0 species in July.98 species in August.115 species in September.44 species in October.110 species in November.33 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
196 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).
- 196Speciesrecorded more than once
- 114Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,480Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 2Owls
- 26Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 78Songbirds
- 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 196 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Menetries's WarblerSylvia mystacea
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Great titParus major
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 February to March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/0°14 mm
- Feb11°/0°19 mm
- Mar17°/4°25 mm
- Apr22°/8°27 mm
- May29°/15°28 mm
- Jun35°/20°19 mm
- Jul38°/23°7 mm
- Aug37°/22°9 mm
- Sep31°/18°19 mm
- Oct23°/12°27 mm
- Nov15°/6°22 mm
- Dec10°/1°14 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Ağgöl.
Lake in Azerbaijan
Lake Ağgöl is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Azerbaijan.
196 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,480 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Moustached Warbler and the Eurasian Penduline Tit.
37 species come for the summer, 71 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Lesser white-fronted goose.
The most species are recorded from February to March.
Get there and watch
- Aghjabadinearest town · 18 km in a straight line
- Gabala International Airport (GBB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 89 km in a straight lineCar hire at GBB airport (Gabala)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
- 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
- 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 Lake Ağgöl.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLake Ağgöl10 km² · 1.1 kmŞorgöl0.2 km² · 8.9 kmMekhman4.9 km² · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lake Ağgöl
Azerbaijan
- 76Birdyas Score
- 196Species
- 114Migrants
- 5Threatened
Noravank Important Bird Area
Armenia · 212 km
- 58Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 78Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4056802) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,480 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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