Czechia Ramsar wetland
Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area
190 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Vladimír Vaněk · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
77 species in January.80 species in February.101 species in March.133 species in April.114 species in May.70 species in June.69 species in July.64 species in August.114 species in September.99 species in October.74 species in November.72 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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
190 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).
- 190Speciesrecorded more than once
- 102Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,032Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 249 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 2Owls
- 19Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 25Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 80Songbirds
- 23Other 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 190 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- CootFulica atra
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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.
- Jan-1°/-7°42 mm
- Feb2°/-5°36 mm
- Mar7°/-2°41 mm
- Apr14°/3°39 mm
- May18°/8°76 mm
- Jun23°/12°78 mm
- Jul25°/14°80 mm
- Aug25°/13°73 mm
- Sep19°/8°64 mm
- Oct12°/4°49 mm
- Nov6°/0°43 mm
- Dec1°/-5°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area.
Protected landscape area of the Czech Republic
Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Czechia, 249 m above the sea.
190 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,032 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Buzzard, the Mallard and the Grey Heron.
55 species come for the summer, 40 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter, Grey Plover and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- in-life kempcampsite · 3.6 km · 7 within 10 km
- Penzion Relax Litovelplace to stay · 3.2 km · 19 within 10 km
- Litovelnearest town · 3.0 km in a straight line
- Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 68 km in a straight lineCar hire at BRQ airport (Brno)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
- 10marked trails within 4 km[Č] Horní les - Horka nad Moravou, [Z] Horka nad Moravou - Střeň, Naučná stezka historická Litovel and 7 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmTuristické infocentrum Bavi
- 42car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmin-life kemp, Hynkov, Vodácký kemp and 4 more
- 19places to stay within 10 kmPenzion Relax Litovel, ZAKA Apartments, Penzion U starého mlýna and 16 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas48 mountains within 25 kmRampach418 m · 7.5 kmVelký Kosíř442 m · 17 kmBradlo600 m · 18 kmJedová633 m · 19 kmZahálkovy skalky610 m · 22 kmBílý kámen589 m · 22 kmKamenný vrch (Nízký Jeseník)709 m · 24 kmMarkovice475 m · 25 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmChomoutovské jezero0.8 km² · 9.8 kmPoděbrady0.2 km² · 11 kmMoravičanské jezero0.4 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmMladeč caves · 7.3 kmJeskyně Ve štole · 8.8 kmCaves of Javoříčko · 14 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.
Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area
Czechia
- 79Birdyas Score
- 190Species
- 102Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q916910) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,032 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, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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