Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens
159 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in July.
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
87 species in January.62 species in February.50 species in March.93 species in April.100 species in May.50 species in June.95 species in July.74 species in August.62 species in September.81 species in October.61 species in November.82 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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In numbers
159 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).
- 159Speciesrecorded more than once
- 69Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,404Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 22Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 65Songbirds
- 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 159 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Little StintCalidris minuta
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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 and in July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/1°80 mm
- Feb5°/0°63 mm
- Mar7°/2°54 mm
- Apr12°/5°39 mm
- May16°/9°56 mm
- Jun19°/12°66 mm
- Jul21°/15°83 mm
- Aug21°/15°86 mm
- Sep18°/12°70 mm
- Oct14°/8°75 mm
- Nov9°/5°77 mm
- Dec6°/2°83 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Lower Saxony, Germany
Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
159 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,404 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-headed Gull, the European Herring Gull and the Eurasian Oystercatcher.
35 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in July.
Get there and watch
- Stellplatz Schöpfwerkstraßecampsite · 1.4 km · 16 within 10 km
- Ferienwohnungen im "Haus Norderney"place to stay · 1.6 km · 381 within 10 km
- Dornumnearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 78 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRQ airport (Groningen)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1marked trails within 4 kmStörtebekerweg
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmTouristinformation, Reethaus am Meer, Strandportal and 1 more
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 51car parks within 3 km
- 13restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 16campsites within 10 kmStellplatz Schöpfwerkstraße, Wohnmobilstellplatz Nordseeblick, Campingplatz am Nordseestrand and 13 more
- 381places to stay within 10 kmFerienwohnungen im "Haus Norderney", Junkerhof Bensersiel, Ferienhof Ant Hochtiedswald and 378 more
- bird hides 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 Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmMelkhörn · 11 kmRadbods Berg · 14 kmDüne 13 · 20 kmGeorgshöhe20 m · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmEwiges Meer1.0 km² · 13 km
Darkskyas4 dark-sky places within 30 kmBaltrumBortle 3 · 9.4 kmLangeoogBortle 3 · 11 kmNorderneyBortle 3 · 17 kmSpiekeroogBortle 3 · 19 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Ostfriesische Seemarsch zwischen Norden und Esens
Germany
- 61Birdyas Score
- 159Species
- 69Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q24074227) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,404 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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