Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Mönchbruch und Wälder bei Mörfelden-Walldorf und Groß-Gerau
214 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Leonhard Lenz · CC0
This month here
130 species in January.129 species in February.137 species in March.156 species in April.169 species in May.134 species in June.137 species in July.127 species in August.129 species in September.127 species in October.116 species in November.132 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
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
214 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).
- 214Speciesrecorded more than once
- 117Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 67,510Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 102 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 6Owls
- 16Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 88Songbirds
- 29Other 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 214 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common LoonGavia immer
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds88 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-3°57 mm
- Feb5°/-2°46 mm
- Mar10°/0°47 mm
- Apr16°/4°41 mm
- May20°/9°71 mm
- Jun24°/13°58 mm
- Jul27°/15°66 mm
- Aug26°/14°64 mm
- Sep21°/10°46 mm
- Oct15°/6°54 mm
- Nov8°/2°56 mm
- Dec4°/-1°64 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mönchbruch und Wälder bei Mörfelden-Walldorf und Groß-Gerau.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Hesse, Germany
Mönchbruch und Wälder bei Mörfelden-Walldorf und Groß-Gerau is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
214 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 67,510 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
73 species come for the summer, 42 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Campingplatz Mörfeldencampsite · 2.4 km · 10 within 10 km
- Olive Innplace to stay · 3.4 km · 131 within 10 km
- Mörfelden-Walldorfnearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at FRA airport (Frankfurt am Main)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
- 2observation towers within 6 kmAussichtsturm Mönchbruch, Tower Cargo City Süd
- 9marked trails within 4 kmRied-Main-Weg (OWK HW 6), HW1-Variante, Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Erzhausen - Zeppelinheim and 6 more
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtspunkt "Affenfels" (Startbahn West), Oberwaldberg, Aussichtsturm Mönchbruch and 7 more
- 220car parks within 3 km
- 36restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Mörfelden, Campingplatz der Naturfreunde, Waldcamping Frankfurt and 7 more
- 131places to stay within 10 kmOlive Inn, Galeria Airport Hotel, Odenwaldklubhaus Rüsselsheim and 128 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres 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 Mönchbruch und Wälder bei Mörfelden-Walldorf und Groß-Gerau.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas94 mountains within 25 kmJudenkopf410 m · 20 kmStaufen451 m · 20 kmRoß-Berg285 m · volcano · 21 kmHardtberg409 m · 22 kmRossert516 m · 23 kmHünerberg375 m · 24 kmAtzelberg507 m · 24 kmRomberg541 m · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLangener Waldsee0.8 km² · 5.1 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmPublic Observatory MainzBortle 8 · 21 kmHans-Ludwig-Neumann-SternwarteBortle 4 · 28 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.
Mönchbruch und Wälder bei Mörfelden-Walldorf und Groß-Gerau
Germany
- 75Birdyas Score
- 214Species
- 117Migrants
- 5Threatened
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- 71Birdyas Score
- 209Species
- 123Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 67Birdyas Score
- 163Species
- 81Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61021230) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 67,510 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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