Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer
144 bird species recorded; the most in June.
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This month here
76 species in January.38 species in February.35 species in March.50 species in April.100 species in May.123 species in June.65 species in July.17 species in August.20 species in September.10 species in October.13 species in November.11 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
144 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).
- 144Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,241Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 4Owls
- 19Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 67Songbirds
- 14Other 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 144 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/0°76 mm
- Feb4°/0°60 mm
- Mar8°/1°52 mm
- Apr12°/4°38 mm
- May16°/8°54 mm
- Jun19°/12°64 mm
- Jul22°/14°83 mm
- Aug22°/14°79 mm
- Sep18°/11°65 mm
- Oct14°/8°71 mm
- Nov8°/4°74 mm
- Dec5°/1°78 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Niedersachsen, Germany
Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
144 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,241 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-headed Gull, the Great tit and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
37 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Reisemobilstellplatz - Stadt Jevercampsite · 4.8 km · 20 within 10 km
- Kleyhauers - Ferienbauernhof (Heuhotel)place to stay · 0.3 km · 213 within 10 km
- Jevernearest town · 4.7 km in a straight line
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at BRE airport (Bremen)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
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmGraftenhaus mit Touristinfo, Wangerland-Touristik
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 20campsites within 10 kmReisemobilstellplatz - Stadt Jever, Wohnmobilstellplatz Wangermeer, Parking Jelliestede Wangermeer and 17 more
- 213places to stay within 10 kmKleyhauers - Ferienbauernhof (Heuhotel), Café Lüttje Klönstuv, Schwarzer Adler and 210 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmWolters-Berg · 3.4 kmRadbods Berg · 19 kmDüne 13 · 22 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmAccumer See0.3 km² · 9.3 kmHooksieler Binnentief0.6 km² · 10 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmSpiekeroogBortle 3 · 23 kmLangeoogBortle 3 · 30 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.
Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer
Germany
- 56Birdyas Score
- 144Species
- 51Migrants
- 2Threatened
Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens
Germany · 30 km
- 61Birdyas Score
- 159Species
- 69Migrants
- 2Threatened
Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland"
Germany · 13 km
- 51Birdyas Score
- 106Species
- 49Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040276) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,241 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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