Hungary Ramsar wetland
Nyirkai-Hany
200 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
61 species in January.13 species in February.96 species in March.148 species in April.158 species in May.121 species in June.101 species in July.124 species in August.106 species in September.76 species in October.57 species in November.64 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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VUNT
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
200 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).
- 200Speciesrecorded more than once
- 117Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,958Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 112 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 5Owls
- 18Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 80Songbirds
- 28Other 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 200 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Saker FalconFalco cherrug
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European SwiftApus apus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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.
- Jan2°/-4°38 mm
- Feb5°/-3°37 mm
- Mar10°/0°40 mm
- Apr17°/5°33 mm
- May22°/10°66 mm
- Jun27°/15°64 mm
- Jul29°/17°60 mm
- Aug29°/16°62 mm
- Sep23°/11°62 mm
- Oct16°/6°49 mm
- Nov9°/2°44 mm
- Dec3°/-3°40 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nyirkai-Hany.
Lake in Csorna, Hungary
Nyirkai-Hany is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Hungary.
200 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,958 open records.
The most recorded are the Great White Egret, the Greylag Goose and the Grey Heron.
86 species come for the summer, 27 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Eastern Imperial Eagle, European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Kis Kócsagplace to stay · 4.3 km · 4 within 10 km
- Bősárkánynearest town · 4.7 km in a straight line
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at BTS airport (Bratislava)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 kmSzállástető (mérőtorony)
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 4places to stay within 10 kmKis Kócsag, Réti Vendégház, 30-9367178 and 1 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Nyirkai-Hany.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmFarkashalom · 8.0 kmLandhübel114 m · 15 kmWörthübel120 m · 18 kmZwei Bühel · 21 kmTemplomdomb · 21 kmSaida155 m · 24 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRabnitz120 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Nyirkai-Hany
Hungary
- 80Birdyas Score
- 200Species
- 117Migrants
- 7Threatened
Fertő-Hanság National Park
Hungary · 34 km
- 75Birdyas Score
- 183Species
- 108Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1219384) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,958 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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