Croatia Ramsar wetland
Lonjsko Polje Nature park
119 bird species recorded; the most in January, in May, in August and in October.
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This month here
68 species in January.4 species in February.32 species in March.52 species in April.69 species in May.59 species in June.36 species in July.72 species in August.57 species in September.71 species in October.44 species in November.14 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
119 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).
- 119Speciesrecorded more than once
- 58Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,522Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 114 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 1Owls
- 9Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 54Songbirds
- 16Other 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 119 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SmewMergellus albellus
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds54 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
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 January, in May, in August and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-4°57 mm
- Feb6°/-3°61 mm
- Mar12°/1°61 mm
- Apr17°/6°62 mm
- May22°/10°93 mm
- Jun26°/15°84 mm
- Jul29°/17°70 mm
- Aug30°/16°72 mm
- Sep23°/11°101 mm
- Oct17°/6°79 mm
- Nov11°/2°74 mm
- Dec5°/-2°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lonjsko Polje Nature park.
Croatian wetland
Lonjsko Polje Nature park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Croatia.
119 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,522 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Great Cormorant and the Mallard.
38 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in January, in May, in August and in October.
Get there and watch
- Zelen-gajcampsite · 7.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Ekoethno Selo Strugplace to stay · 5.3 km · 12 within 10 km
- Lipovljaninearest town · 7.0 km in a straight line
- Banja Luka International Airport (BNX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 60 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZAG airport (Velika Gorica)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
- 1campsites within 10 kmZelen-gaj
- 12places to stay within 10 kmEkoethno Selo Strug, apartmani Bojko, prenočište Palaić and 9 more
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lonjsko Polje Nature park.
The lakes, beaches, rivers, mountains, forests and viewpoints around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas29 mountains within 25 kmVisojla · 17 kmAlije · 18 kmTugin Brijeg · 20 kmJazbenik · 20 kmCrvena Strana205 m · 21 kmVerinske Strane146 m · 21 kmMatisova Kosa223 m · 24 kmOkuka259 m · 25 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.
Lonjsko Polje Nature park
Croatia
- 57Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 58Migrants
- 2Threatened
Nature Park Vransko Lake
Croatia · 191 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 155Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1933800) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,522 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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