Turkey Ramsar wetland
Lake Seyfe
153 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Hajo-Muc · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
37 species in January.38 species in February.57 species in March.116 species in April.100 species in May.55 species in June.61 species in July.74 species in August.87 species in September.32 species in October.17 species in November.12 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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VU
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
153 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).
- 153Speciesrecorded more than once
- 86Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,940Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,113 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 2Owls
- 27Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 52Songbirds
- 14Other 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 153 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds52 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
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.
- Jan4°/-5°46 mm
- Feb6°/-4°32 mm
- Mar11°/-1°41 mm
- Apr16°/3°37 mm
- May22°/8°45 mm
- Jun27°/12°36 mm
- Jul31°/15°7 mm
- Aug31°/15°8 mm
- Sep26°/12°17 mm
- Oct19°/6°28 mm
- Nov12°/0°35 mm
- Dec6°/-4°41 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Seyfe.
Lake in Kırşehir Province, Turkey
Lake Seyfe is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey, 1,113 m above the sea.
153 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,940 open records.
The most recorded are the Long-legged Buzzard, the Common Starling and the Common Shelduck.
65 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Boztepenearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at NAV airport (Nevşehir)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 Seyfe.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmKervansaray · 14 kmAyrıdağ Hill · 14 kmÇanakçı Hill · 14 kmKızıl Dağ · 15 kmAtkafası Hill · 18 kmKırlangıç Hill · 21 kmÇölünbel Hill · 23 kmKalkada Hill · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLake Seyfe22 km² · 1.2 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 Seyfe
Turkey
- 71Birdyas Score
- 153Species
- 86Migrants
- 5Threatened
Sultan Reedy National Park
Turkey · 124 km
- 83Birdyas Score
- 242Species
- 153Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6048583) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,940 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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