Hungary Ramsar wetland
Lake Kolon at Izsák
170 bird species recorded; the most in April and from July to August.
Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
55 species in January.63 species in February.105 species in March.115 species in April.80 species in May.69 species in June.117 species in July.122 species in August.92 species in September.92 species in October.73 species in November.59 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.
NT
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
170 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).
- 170Speciesrecorded more than once
- 103Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,783Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 97 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 4Owls
- 9Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 87Songbirds
- 24Other 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 170 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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 and from July to August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-4°37 mm
- Feb5°/-3°42 mm
- Mar11°/0°39 mm
- Apr18°/6°36 mm
- May23°/11°63 mm
- Jun27°/16°74 mm
- Jul30°/18°65 mm
- Aug30°/17°59 mm
- Sep24°/12°56 mm
- Oct17°/6°50 mm
- Nov10°/2°42 mm
- Dec3°/-3°43 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Kolon at Izsák.
Swamp in Izsák, Hungary
Lake Kolon at Izsák is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
170 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,783 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
65 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Red-footed Falcon and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded in April and from July to August.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Indián táborcampsite · 2.1 km · 2 within 10 km
- Végh Birtok és Vendégházplace to stay · 5.9 km · 5 within 10 km
- Izsáknearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 73 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUD airport (Budapest)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
- 3bird hides within 6 kmMadárválogató
- 6observation towers within 6 kmMadárválogató, Megfigyelőtorony, Romos kilátó and 3 more
- 3marked trails within 4 kmS (Kiskörös – Izsák – Szabadszállás), S■ (Izsák), Aqua Colun tanösvény
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmKilátódomb, Madárválogató, Megfigyelőtorony and 3 more
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmIndián tábor, Izsáki Horgász és Pihenöpark
- 5places to stay within 10 kmVégh Birtok és Vendégház, Venyige Tanya, Hármaspuszta vendégház and 2 more
- visitor centres within 6 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 Lake Kolon at Izsák.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmBikatorok · 2.3 kmKeselyűhalom · 16 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmPártos Szék0.7 km² · 10 kmKelemen-szék4.7 km² · 12 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 Kolon at Izsák
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- 72Birdyas Score
- 170Species
- 103Migrants
- 4Threatened
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q26231983) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,783 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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