Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland
231 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Stephan van Helden · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
104 species in January.115 species in February.159 species in March.195 species in April.187 species in May.153 species in June.144 species in July.150 species in August.146 species in September.139 species in October.118 species in November.109 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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VU
VU
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VU
VU
VU
VU
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VU
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
231 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).
- 231Speciesrecorded more than once
- 145Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 68,407Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 223 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 5Owls
- 26Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 37Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 26Other 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 231 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
Ducks & geese37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
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°60 mm
- Feb3°/-4°47 mm
- Mar8°/-1°49 mm
- Apr14°/3°38 mm
- May19°/8°74 mm
- Jun23°/12°62 mm
- Jul26°/14°78 mm
- Aug25°/14°67 mm
- Sep20°/9°54 mm
- Oct14°/5°55 mm
- Nov7°/1°61 mm
- Dec3°/-2°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Bavaria, Germany
Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 223 m above the sea.
231 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 68,407 open records.
The most recorded are the Little Grebe, the Common Pochard and the Mallard.
83 species come for the summer, 56 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Reisemobilstellplatz an der Volkach (P3)campsite · 5.6 km · 14 within 10 km
- Zur Hofwieseplace to stay · 4.8 km · 59 within 10 km
- Sulzheimnearest town · 0.8 km in a straight line
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 km in a straight lineCar hire at NUE airport (Nuremberg)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 kmAussichtsturm am Schuttplatz
- 6marked trails within 4 kmMainweg Teil 5, Gipsrundweg, Gerolzhöfer Wanderweg and 3 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmGipsinformationszentum Sulzheim, Altes Rathaus
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtsturm am Schuttplatz
- 15car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmReisemobilstellplatz an der Volkach (P3), Reisemobilstellplatz Badeparadies Geomaris (P1), Wohnmobilstellplatz Röthlein and 11 more
- 59places to stay within 10 kmZur Hofwiese, Hotel Schloss Zeilitzheim, Ferienwohnung Markert and 56 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 Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas141 mountains within 25 kmZabelstein489 m · 9.2 kmStollberg476 m · 11 kmGangolfsberg469 m · 11 kmGroßer Knetzberg488 m · 14 kmGreuther Berg457 m · 22 kmWart (Haßberge)358 m · 22 kmHeuberg441 m · 24 kmWolfsberg429 m · 25 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.
Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland
Germany
- 80Birdyas Score
- 231Species
- 145Migrants
- 7Threatened
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Germany · 3 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 228Species
- 141Migrants
- 7Threatened
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- 87Birdyas Score
- 262Species
- 158Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61018169) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 68,407 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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