Austria Ramsar wetland
Pürgschachenmoos
117 bird species recorded; the most in June.
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This month here
12 species in January.7 species in February.35 species in March.54 species in April.74 species in May.82 species in June.73 species in July.56 species in August.38 species in September.27 species in October.17 species in November.7 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
117 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).
- 117Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,525Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 632 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 5Owls
- 5Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 66Songbirds
- 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 117 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
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds66 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Willow titParus montanus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- CootFulica atra
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-9°69 mm
- Feb0°/-8°59 mm
- Mar4°/-4°71 mm
- Apr10°/0°68 mm
- May14°/4°129 mm
- Jun18°/8°156 mm
- Jul20°/10°166 mm
- Aug20°/10°166 mm
- Sep15°/5°125 mm
- Oct10°/2°88 mm
- Nov5°/-2°68 mm
- Dec0°/-7°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Pürgschachenmoos.
Bog in Styria, Austria
Pürgschachenmoos is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Austria, 632 m above the sea.
117 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,525 open records.
The most recorded are the Golden Eagle, the Peregrine Falcon and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
51 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Wohnmobil-Stellplatz Wurzeralmcampsite · 5.7 km · 2 within 10 km
- Pürgschachnerhofplace to stay · 0.9 km · 42 within 10 km
- Klausnernearest town · 0.7 km in a straight line
- Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 km in a straight lineCar hire at LNZ airport (Linz)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
- 13marked trails within 4 kmWanderweg 610, Wanderweg 652, Wanderweg 651 and 10 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmMoor-Turm, Enns-Steg, Moor-Plattform
- 18car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmWohnmobil-Stellplatz Wurzeralm, Sportzentrum Liezen Wohnmobilstellplatz
- 42places to stay within 10 kmPürgschachnerhof, Gästehaus Wimmer, Vidimo Se and 39 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 Pürgschachenmoos.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas377 mountains within 25 kmGroßer Pyhrgas2,244 m · 8.9 kmWarscheneck2,388 m · 11 kmAdmonter Reichenstein2,251 m · 15 kmGroßer Bösenstein2,448 m · 16 kmGroßer Ödstein2,335 m · 20 kmHochtor2,369 m · 22 km↗Großer Hochkasten2,389 m · 25 kmSpitzmauer2,446 m · 25 km
Darkskyas5 dark-sky places within 30 kmDr.-Vogelgesang-KlammBortle 2 · 7.1 kmWörschachklammBortle 2 · 15 kmHochtorBortle 2 · 22 kmGrimmingBortle 2 · 26 kmGroßer PrielBortle 2 · 26 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmWildfrauenhöhle · 5.0 kmRamesch cave · 11 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmMühlauer Wasserfall · 9.7 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.
Pürgschachenmoos
Austria
- 54Birdyas Score
- 117Species
- 62Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q21858145) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,525 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, Darkskyas, Canyonyas, Cavernyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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