France Ramsar wetland
Marais Audomarois biosphere reserve
226 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in July.
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This month here
126 species in January.111 species in February.147 species in March.166 species in April.162 species in May.145 species in June.162 species in July.127 species in August.142 species in September.122 species in October.112 species in November.114 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.
VU
VUVU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
226 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).
- 226Speciesrecorded more than once
- 116Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 101,420Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 6Owls
- 25Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 27Other 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 226 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
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Willow titParus montanus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesiiVU
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May and in July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/2°65 mm
- Feb7°/2°56 mm
- Mar10°/3°51 mm
- Apr13°/6°38 mm
- May16°/9°55 mm
- Jun19°/12°58 mm
- Jul21°/14°68 mm
- Aug21°/14°74 mm
- Sep19°/12°57 mm
- Oct15°/9°74 mm
- Nov11°/6°80 mm
- Dec7°/3°79 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Marais Audomarois biosphere reserve.
French biosphere reserve
Marais Audomarois biosphere reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in France.
226 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 101,420 open records.
The most recorded are the Coot, the European Herring Gull and the Great Crested Grebe.
63 species come for the summer, 51 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Aquatic Warbler.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in July.
Get there and watch
- Camping des Maraiscampsite · 1.3 km · 36 within 10 km
- Château Tilquesplace to stay · 1.7 km · 19 within 10 km
- Serquesnearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at LIL airport (Lesquin)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 2marked trails within 4 kmDe Bailleul à Wissant, Tour de l'Audomarois
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmOffice de Tourisme, Accueil touristique, Office de tourisme Yser Houck
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmSite de la Montagne de Watten, La Montagne de Saint-Momelin and 5 more
- 45car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 36campsites within 10 kmCamping des Marais, Camping du Rivage, Camping Le Val Joly and 33 more
- 19places to stay within 10 kmChâteau Tilques, Gîte La P'Houlle d'Eau, Hôtel Mercure Centre Gare and 16 more
- observation towers within 6 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 Marais Audomarois biosphere reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmMont Watten · 4.9 kmMont Cassel177 m · 18 kmMont des Récollets160 m · 19 kmRelais de Bullescamps211 m · 20 kmLe Ryveld67 m · 21 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.
Marais Audomarois biosphere reserve
France
- 77Birdyas Score
- 226Species
- 116Migrants
- 5Threatened
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
United Kingdom · 92 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 349Species
- 186Migrants
- 17Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3287367) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 101,420 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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