Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Rheinniederung Haltingen–Neuenburg mit Vorbergzone
182 bird species recorded; the most in January, from April to May and in September.
Manfred Heyde · Public domain
This month here
120 species in January.98 species in February.110 species in March.129 species in April.127 species in May.114 species in June.109 species in July.117 species in August.119 species in September.105 species in October.100 species in November.97 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
182 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).
- 182Speciesrecorded more than once
- 109Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 34,458Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 231 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 5Owls
- 10Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 84Songbirds
- 23Other 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 182 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds84 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- CootFulica atra
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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 January, from April to May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-4°75 mm
- Feb4°/-4°60 mm
- Mar9°/0°74 mm
- Apr14°/3°75 mm
- May18°/8°118 mm
- Jun22°/12°105 mm
- Jul24°/13°107 mm
- Aug23°/13°110 mm
- Sep19°/9°79 mm
- Oct14°/5°94 mm
- Nov8°/1°77 mm
- Dec3°/-3°86 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rheinniederung Haltingen–Neuenburg mit Vorbergzone.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Rheinniederung Haltingen–Neuenburg mit Vorbergzone is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 231 m above the sea.
182 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 34,458 open records.
The most recorded are the Blackcap, the Eurasian Blackbird and the European Robin.
47 species come for the summer, 60 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in January, from April to May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Camping du Canalcampsite · 1.6 km · 11 within 10 km
- Gästehaus Mariaplace to stay · 1.2 km · 66 within 10 km
- Kembsnearest town · 1.6 km in a straight line
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 11 km in a straight lineCar hire at BSL airport (Bâle / Mulhouse)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 km
- 28marked trails within 4 kmMarkgräfler Wiiwegli, Rheinaueweg, Rheinliebe-Weg and 25 more
- 15viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtspunkt auf das Südportal Katzenbergtunnel, Dreiländerblick, Blick aufs Kalkwerk and 12 more
- 40car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmCamping du Canal, Les Résidences du canal, Weingut Claudia Straub and 8 more
- 66places to stay within 10 kmGästehaus Maria, Gasthaus Blume, Storchen and 63 more
- 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 Rheinniederung Haltingen–Neuenburg mit Vorbergzone.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas49 mountains within 25 kmBlauen1,165 m · 16 kmHohwildsberg1,084 m · 18 kmSt. Chrischona522 m · 19 kmScheinberg622 m · 20 kmBruderholz366 m · 21 kmSirnitz1,114 m · 22 kmWartenberg479 m · 23 kmHohe Flum536 m · 24 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmSt. Margarethen observatoryBortle 8 · 18 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRhine1,233 km · 2,200 m³/s↗Ill217 km · 54 m³/s↗Upper Rhine360 kmLower RhineMahlbergbachKlemmbach20 kmHeglachDie Wild
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 182Species
- 109Migrants
- 3Threatened
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23954879) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 34,458 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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