Denmark Ramsar wetland
Rold Skov
130 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Tommy Hansen · Public domain
This month here
55 species in January.69 species in February.62 species in March.73 species in April.85 species in May.66 species in June.62 species in July.76 species in August.37 species in September.30 species in October.26 species in November.30 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
130 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).
- 130Speciesrecorded more than once
- 70Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,662Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 87 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 5Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 70Songbirds
- 15Other 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 130 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 BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds70 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-1°74 mm
- Feb3°/-1°55 mm
- Mar5°/0°50 mm
- Apr10°/4°47 mm
- May14°/8°59 mm
- Jun18°/11°80 mm
- Jul20°/14°82 mm
- Aug20°/14°87 mm
- Sep16°/11°71 mm
- Oct12°/7°90 mm
- Nov7°/4°79 mm
- Dec4°/1°74 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rold Skov.
Forest in Himmerland, Denmark
Rold Skov is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
130 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,662 open records.
The most recorded are the Black Woodpecker, the Woodlark and the Red-backed Shrike.
41 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Urskovencampsite · 2.3 km · 13 within 10 km
- Hundekroenplace to stay · 3.0 km · 7 within 10 km
- Ardennearest town · 4.4 km in a straight line
- Aalborg Airport (AAL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 km in a straight lineCar hire at AAL airport (Aalborg)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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmSkovtårnet
- 1observation towers within 6 kmSkovtårnet
- 7marked trails within 4 kmRebild Bakker Ruten, Gul, Lindenborg Å rundtur and 4 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmRebildPorten, Rebild Turistbureau
- 12viewpoints within 5 kmSkovtårnet, Sønderkol and 10 more
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmUrskoven, Klodholm - Primitiv Teltplads, Safari Camping and 10 more
- 7places to stay within 10 kmHundekroen, Rold StorKro, Danhostel Rebild and 4 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Rold Skov.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmRold Bavnehøj114 m · 3.7 kmTinghøj · 12 kmFrendrup Nihøje · 17 kmStore Harebjerg · 18 kmRavnhøje · 21 kmLangager Høje · 21 kmRisbjerg · 23 kmLundby Bakker · 23 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmStore Økssø0.2 km² · 3.2 kmMadum Lake1.9 km² · 7.0 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.
Rold Skov
Denmark
- 58Birdyas Score
- 130Species
- 70Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2061221) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,662 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, Islandyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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