Bulgaria Ramsar wetland
Persina Nature Park
134 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.8 species in March.106 species in April.108 species in May.89 species in June.12 species in July.55 species in August.3 species in September.12 species in October.31 species in November.39 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.
No records for this 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
134 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).
- 134Speciesrecorded more than once
- 77Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,809Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 2Owls
- 12Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 44Songbirds
- 22Other 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 134 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
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds44 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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.
- Jan3°/-4°44 mm
- Feb7°/-3°39 mm
- Mar12°/2°46 mm
- Apr18°/7°46 mm
- May24°/12°74 mm
- Jun28°/17°80 mm
- Jul32°/19°66 mm
- Aug32°/19°46 mm
- Sep26°/14°53 mm
- Oct19°/8°56 mm
- Nov12°/3°38 mm
- Dec5°/-2°47 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Persina Nature Park.
Wetland in Bulgaria
Persina Nature Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bulgaria.
134 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,809 open records.
The most recorded are the Great Cormorant, the Grey Heron and the Mallard.
61 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-footed Falcon and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Edelweiss glamping and campingcampsite · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- Hotel Plutitor Danubius Ponticplace to stay · 4.5 km · 2 within 10 km
- Belenenearest town · 3.2 km in a straight line
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 119 km in a straight lineCar hire at CRA airport (Craiova)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
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmПосетителски център природен парк "Персина"
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmEdelweiss glamping and camping
- 2places to stay within 10 kmHotel Plutitor Danubius Pontic, Edelweiss
- 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 Persina Nature Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLacul Suhaia9.6 km² · 9.0 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.
Persina Nature Park
Bulgaria
- 64Birdyas Score
- 134Species
- 77Migrants
- 3Threatened
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Bulgaria · 160 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 137Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7170369) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,809 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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