France Ramsar wetland
Mès marsh
230 bird species recorded; the most from January to February, in April and in August.
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This month here
151 species in January.149 species in February.134 species in March.152 species in April.143 species in May.126 species in June.130 species in July.153 species in August.136 species in September.137 species in October.136 species in November.147 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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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
230 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).
- 230Speciesrecorded more than once
- 120Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 23,710Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 5Owls
- 33Waders
- 20Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 25Other 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 230 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Gulls & seabirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Little AukAlle alle
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
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 January to February, in April and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/4°78 mm
- Feb10°/4°64 mm
- Mar12°/5°60 mm
- Apr15°/7°46 mm
- May18°/10°51 mm
- Jun22°/13°44 mm
- Jul24°/15°43 mm
- Aug24°/15°44 mm
- Sep22°/12°40 mm
- Oct17°/10°77 mm
- Nov13°/7°83 mm
- Dec10°/5°87 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mès marsh.
Marsh in Loire-Atlantique, France
Mès marsh is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in France.
230 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 23,710 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Spoonbill, the Sedge Warbler and the European Robin.
50 species come for the summer, 67 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Aquatic Warbler, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from January to February, in April and in August.
Get there and watch
- Camping de la Ferme d'Issoncampsite · 3.0 km · 53 within 10 km
- Ty Coogeeplace to stay · 3.7 km · 30 within 10 km
- Asséracnearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 65 km in a straight lineCar hire at NTE airport (Nantes)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
- 4marked trails within 4 kmEntre chaumières et marais, Du Mont-Saint-Michel à La Grande Brière - partie 9, Chemin des Douaniers, Muzillac - Saint-Nazaire and 1 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmMaison du Parc Village de Kerhinet
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmBelvédère - Jardin naturel Association AVENIR
- 23car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 53campsites within 10 kmCamping de la Ferme d'Isson, Parking la marche Aix bœufs, Camping Welcome and 50 more
- 30places to stay within 10 kmTy Coogee, Manoir de Coëtcaret, Château de Coët Caret and 27 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 Mès marsh.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmgrotte des Korrigans · 16 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.
Mès marsh
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- 87Birdyas Score
- 230Species
- 120Migrants
- 10Threatened
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- 6Threatened
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- 207Species
- 89Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3287423) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 23,710 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 | Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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