Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Salemer Klosterweiher
166 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
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This month here
101 species in January.74 species in February.54 species in March.112 species in April.113 species in May.97 species in June.95 species in July.95 species in August.101 species in September.103 species in October.85 species in November.94 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.
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
166 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).
- 166Speciesrecorded more than once
- 74Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,241Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 434 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 2Owls
- 7Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 26Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 77Songbirds
- 19Other 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 166 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- WaldrappGeronticus eremita
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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.
- Jan2°/-4°99 mm
- Feb3°/-4°77 mm
- Mar8°/0°95 mm
- Apr13°/4°92 mm
- May17°/8°147 mm
- Jun21°/12°156 mm
- Jul22°/14°158 mm
- Aug22°/14°166 mm
- Sep18°/10°116 mm
- Oct14°/6°101 mm
- Nov7°/1°88 mm
- Dec2°/-3°104 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Salemer Klosterweiher.
Special Protection Area in Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Salemer Klosterweiher is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 434 m above the sea.
166 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,241 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Carrion Crow and the Great tit.
42 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Dreher Hofcampsite · 2.3 km · 41 within 10 km
- Gasthaus Sonne (Hotel garni)place to stay · 1.7 km · 445 within 10 km
- Salemnearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDH airport (Friedrichshafen)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 km
- 78marked trails within 4 kmHW 9 - Heuberg-Allgäu-Weg, Bodensee-Rundwanderweg (Stein a. R. - Lindau), Nebenweg des Schwäbischen Albvereins (rotes Kreuz, West) and 75 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmBesucherzentrum Schloss Salem, Tourist-Information Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Schiffstickets and 2 more
- 14viewpoints within 5 kmMargarethenberg, Salemer Tal, Schüssel and 11 more
- 78car parks within 3 km
- 17restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 41campsites within 10 kmDreher Hof, Campinghof Salem, Camping Birnau-Maurach and 38 more
- 445places to stay within 10 kmGasthaus Sonne (Hotel garni), Bodenseehotel Sternen, Uhldinger Hof SOFRA and 442 more
- bird hides 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 Salemer Klosterweiher.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas35 mountains within 25 kmGehrenberg752 m · 11 kmHöchsten843 m · 12 kmHöhe832 m · 12 kmSturmberg770 m · 16 kmP.771771 m · 16 kmRinkenburg727 m · 19 kmOttenberg680 m · 21 kmSeerücken721 m · 22 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmAndelshofer Weiher0.3 km² · 8.8 kmIllmensee0.5 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmHeidenhöhlen · 12 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyLinzer Aach52 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.
Salemer Klosterweiher
Germany
- 62Birdyas Score
- 166Species
- 74Migrants
- 2Threatened
Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees
Germany · 11 km
- 84Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 129Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2214208) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,241 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, Lakeyas, 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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