Ukraine Ramsar wetland
Sasyk Lagoon
99 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Yuriy Kvach · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
27 species in January.0 species in February.2 species in March.2 species in April.4 species in May.9 species in June.7 species in July.88 species in August.25 species in September.2 species in October.4 species in November.2 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
No records for this month.
VU
VU
VU
VUVUVUVUNo records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
99 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).
- 99Speciesrecorded more than once
- 11Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 596Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 22Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 19Songbirds
- 7Other 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 99 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Black-headed wagtailMotacilla feldegg
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
Other birds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-4°41 mm
- Feb5°/-2°30 mm
- Mar10°/1°32 mm
- Apr16°/6°31 mm
- May23°/13°38 mm
- Jun28°/18°47 mm
- Jul30°/20°39 mm
- Aug30°/20°26 mm
- Sep24°/14°33 mm
- Oct17°/9°43 mm
- Nov11°/4°37 mm
- Dec5°/-1°41 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sasyk Lagoon.
Lagoon in Odesa Region, Ukraine
Sasyk Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ukraine.
99 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 596 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Pontic gull and the Mute Swan.
6 species come for the summer, 4 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Мріяplace to stay · 8.3 km · 2 within 10 km
- Lymannearest town · 7.6 km in a straight line
- Chişinău International Airport (RMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 154 km in a straight lineCar hire at ODS airport (Odesa)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
- 2places to stay within 10 kmМрія, Дьоготь
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Sasyk Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmSasyk Lagoon203 km² · 1.6 km↗Dzhantshei Lagoon9.6 km² · 11 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmSasyk LagoonBortle 2 · this place
Riveryasthe river nearbyCogâlnic River243 kmSarata River119 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.
Sasyk Lagoon
Ukraine
- 52Birdyas Score
- 99Species
- 11Migrants
- 5Threatened
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park
Ukraine · 31 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 32Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2166147) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 596 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, 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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