Slovakia Ramsar wetland
Parížske močiare
114 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.16 species in March.96 species in April.89 species in May.58 species in June.24 species in July.4 species in August.51 species in September.19 species in October.5 species in November.0 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
114 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).
- 114Speciesrecorded more than once
- 66Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,229Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 122 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 2Owls
- 10Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 56Songbirds
- 20Other 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 114 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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.
- Jan1°/-6°44 mm
- Feb4°/-4°42 mm
- Mar10°/-1°42 mm
- Apr17°/5°37 mm
- May22°/10°68 mm
- Jun26°/14°71 mm
- Jul28°/16°74 mm
- Aug28°/16°65 mm
- Sep22°/10°55 mm
- Oct16°/5°52 mm
- Nov8°/1°48 mm
- Dec2°/-4°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Parížske močiare.
National nature reserve in Slovakia
Parížske močiare is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovakia.
114 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,229 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Common Starling and the Savi's Warbler.
56 species come for the summer, 3 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Aquatic Warbler.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Hotel Château Šarkanplace to stay · 4.2 km · 7 within 10 km
- Gbelcenearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 75 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUD airport (Budapest)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 kmRozhľadňa Parížske močiare
- 1marked trails within 4 kmMariánska cesta
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmRozhľadňa Parížske močiare
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7places to stay within 10 kmHotel Château Šarkan, Penzión Dianor, Penzión Emese and 4 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- campsites within 10 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 Parížske močiare.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmChrbát · 10 kmÖreg-kő · 17 kmCastle Hill in Esztergom160 m · 19 kmSípoló-hegy · 22 kmNagy-Gete · 22 kmKörtvélyes · 23 kmStrázsa Hill233 m · 24 kmVeréb-hegy · 24 km
Cavernyas6 caves within 20 kmBajóti Lepkés Cave · 16 kmKiskő-oldali No. 2. Cave · 16 kmJankovich Cave · 17 kmBajóti Büdös Cave · 18 kmPisznice Cave · 19 kmNo 2 Cave of Esztergomi Vár-hegy · 19 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyParíž River42 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.
Parížske močiare
Slovakia
- 60Birdyas Score
- 114Species
- 66Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 144Migrants
- 10Threatened
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- 80Birdyas Score
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- 132Migrants
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q20860900) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,229 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, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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