Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung
146 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
80 species in January.39 species in February.84 species in March.78 species in April.119 species in May.66 species in June.73 species in July.59 species in August.46 species in September.65 species in October.72 species in November.53 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
NT
NT
VU
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
146 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).
- 146Speciesrecorded more than once
- 72Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,630Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 2Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 76Songbirds
- 19Other 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 146 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds76 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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.
- Jan2°/-4°53 mm
- Feb4°/-3°36 mm
- Mar8°/0°40 mm
- Apr15°/4°29 mm
- May20°/9°55 mm
- Jun24°/13°55 mm
- Jul26°/15°79 mm
- Aug26°/14°60 mm
- Sep21°/10°50 mm
- Oct14°/5°47 mm
- Nov8°/2°50 mm
- Dec3°/-2°47 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Brandenburg, Germany
Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
146 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,630 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
38 species come for the summer, 32 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobilstellplatz am Hotel Reuner in Zossencampsite · 8.2 km · 4 within 10 km
- Pension Dörtheplace to stay · 5.1 km · 32 within 10 km
- Trebbinnearest town · 7.4 km in a straight line
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at BER airport (Berlin)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
- 11marked trails within 4 kmGroß Schulzendorf Rundweg, Fontaneweg F5, Fontaneweg F4 and 8 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmWohnmobilstellplatz am Hotel Reuner in Zossen, Schmidt's Campingplatz, Am Strandbad Wünsdorf in Zossen and 1 more
- 32places to stay within 10 kmPension Dörthe, Landhaus zur alten Gärtnerei, Parkhotel Trebbin and 29 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas125 mountains within 25 kmVorderer Löwendorfer Berg103 m · 9.8 kmGipsberg80 m · 11 kmFliegeberg59 m · 20 kmGroßer Ravensberg108 m · 22 kmKleiner Ravensberg114 m · 22 kmTelegrafenberg94 m · 24 kmInsulaner78 m · 24 kmGolmberg178 m · 25 km
Lakeyas10 lakes within 15 kmRangsdorfer See2.3 km² · 7.7 kmMellensee2.0 km² · 9.6 kmSiethener See0.5 km² · 10 kmGröbener See0.3 km² · 11 kmKrummer See0.5 km² · 13 kmGroßer Wünsdorfer See1.4 km² · 14 kmGrössinsee0.8 km² · 14 kmBlankensee2.6 km² · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung
Germany
- 60Birdyas Score
- 146Species
- 72Migrants
- 2Threatened
Ujście Warty National Park
Poland · 102 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 146Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q30134236) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,630 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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