Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Schmiechener See
109 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Dr. Eugen Lehle · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
68 species in January.53 species in February.50 species in March.55 species in April.89 species in May.23 species in June.29 species in July.45 species in August.11 species in September.20 species in October.7 species in November.3 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.
NT
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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
109 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).
- 109Speciesrecorded more than once
- 64Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,603Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 534 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 2Owls
- 3Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 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 109 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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.
- Jan2°/-4°67 mm
- Feb3°/-4°50 mm
- Mar8°/-1°58 mm
- Apr14°/3°55 mm
- May18°/7°100 mm
- Jun22°/11°92 mm
- Jul23°/13°104 mm
- Aug23°/13°99 mm
- Sep18°/8°65 mm
- Oct13°/4°65 mm
- Nov7°/0°62 mm
- Dec2°/-3°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Schmiechener See.
Special Protection Area in Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Schmiechener See is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 534 m above the sea.
109 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,603 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
34 species come for the summer, 27 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Lichsecampsite · 4.1 km · 6 within 10 km
- Gasthof zum Hirschplace to stay · 2.0 km · 46 within 10 km
- Allmendingennearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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
- 16marked trails within 4 kmEnnahofen - Schmiechen, rote Raute Hausen, Allemendingen - Pappelau and 13 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmAllmendingen, Schmiechener See, Nägelesstein and 1 more
- 44car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmLichse, Wohnmobilstellplatz Ehingen, Wohnmobilstellplatz Blaubeuren and 3 more
- 46places to stay within 10 kmGasthof zum Hirsch, Dietz, HGS3 and 43 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Schmiechener See.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas117 mountains within 25 kmHursch853 m · 20 kmP.842842 m · 22 kmWestenberg848 m · 22 kmP.865865 m · 22 kmP.828828 m · 22 kmP.815815 m · 23 kmRömerstein874 m · 23 kmBussen767 m · 25 km
Cavernyas10 caves within 20 kmHohle Fels · 3.4 kmSirgenstein Cave · 4.4 kmBrillenhöhle · 6.7 kmBlauhöhle · 8.0 kmSteebschacht · 9.6 kmSontheimer Höhle · 9.7 kmLaichinger Tiefenhöhle · 15 kmBettelmannshöhle · 18 km
Riveryasthe river nearbySchmiech25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Schmiechener See
Germany
- 53Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 64Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23765085) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,603 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, 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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