Russia Ramsar wetland
Manych-Gudilo
82 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Elenakasatova · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
1 species in January.0 species in February.5 species in March.49 species in April.60 species in May.28 species in June.54 species in July.7 species in August.0 species in September.10 species in October.4 species in November.0 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
82 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).
- 82Speciesrecorded more than once
- 40Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 443Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 11Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 18Songbirds
- 12Other 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 82 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Waders11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Songbirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-1°/-7°32 mm
- Feb1°/-6°30 mm
- Mar8°/-2°39 mm
- Apr16°/4°26 mm
- May24°/12°57 mm
- Jun29°/17°44 mm
- Jul32°/20°42 mm
- Aug32°/19°21 mm
- Sep24°/13°38 mm
- Oct16°/6°38 mm
- Nov7°/0°34 mm
- Dec1°/-5°34 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Manych-Gudilo.
Saltwater lake in Kalmykia, Stavropol Krai, and Rostov Oblast, Russia
Manych-Gudilo is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Russia.
82 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 443 open records.
The most recorded are the Willow Warbler, the Common Tern and the Pontic gull.
34 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-breasted Goose and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Elista Airport (ESL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 113 km in a straight line
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 Manych-Gudilo.
The lakes, beaches, rivers, mountains, forests and viewpoints around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmBugor Kirasta · 21 kmGora Lysaya117 m · 23 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmManych-GudiloBortle 2 · this place
Riveryasthe river nearbyManych420 km · 16 m³/s
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.
Manych-Gudilo
Russia
- 54Birdyas Score
- 82Species
- 40Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2349076) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 443 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, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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