Bulgaria Ramsar wetland
Lake Burgas
256 bird species recorded; the most in May and in September.
Alicia Fagerving · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
135 species in January.147 species in February.114 species in March.179 species in April.198 species in May.152 species in June.135 species in July.177 species in August.197 species in September.170 species in October.111 species in November.132 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
256 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).
- 256Speciesrecorded more than once
- 168Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 40,039Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 26Raptors
- 5Owls
- 33Waders
- 20Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 23Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 92Songbirds
- 28Other 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 256 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Herons, ibises & grebes23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds92 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great titParus major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
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 May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/-1°64 mm
- Feb8°/0°47 mm
- Mar12°/3°45 mm
- Apr16°/6°34 mm
- May22°/12°45 mm
- Jun27°/17°49 mm
- Jul30°/20°47 mm
- Aug30°/20°26 mm
- Sep25°/16°52 mm
- Oct19°/11°68 mm
- Nov13°/6°46 mm
- Dec8°/1°63 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Burgas.
Lake in Bulgaria
Lake Burgas is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bulgaria.
256 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 40,039 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Dalmatian Pelican and the Mallard.
94 species come for the summer, 68 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Семеен хотел Пеликан Бургасplace to stay · 4.1 km · 40 within 10 km
- Burgasnearest town · 5.7 km in a straight line
- Burgas Airport (BOJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at BOJ airport (Burgas)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmТурситически Информационен Център
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 40places to stay within 10 kmСемеен хотел Пеликан Бургас, хотел Вега, Сливница and 37 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- campsites 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 Burgas.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmGora Shiloto209 m · 5.1 kmGora Pazartepe50 m · 12 kmGora Chekiliyata · 12 kmGora Kabalytsite13 m · 14 kmGora Mogilata46 m · 16 kmGora Dedebair163 m · 19 kmBiberna280 m · 21 kmGora Taukkese223 m · 23 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.
Lake Burgas
Bulgaria
- 86Birdyas Score
- 256Species
- 168Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1014783) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 40,039 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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