Slovenia Ramsar wetland
Sečovlje Saltworks
265 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Yerpo · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
131 species in January.133 species in February.170 species in March.212 species in April.185 species in May.153 species in June.149 species in July.181 species in August.180 species in September.164 species in October.142 species in November.131 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
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
265 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).
- 265Speciesrecorded more than once
- 173Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 75,307Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 5Owls
- 35Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 106Songbirds
- 29Other 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 265 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttifer
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds106 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Italian SparrowPasser italiaeVU
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Turdus eunomusTurdus eunomus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/1°68 mm
- Feb7°/1°82 mm
- Mar11°/4°72 mm
- Apr16°/8°69 mm
- May20°/13°89 mm
- Jun24°/17°74 mm
- Jul27°/20°60 mm
- Aug27°/19°79 mm
- Sep22°/15°112 mm
- Oct17°/11°102 mm
- Nov12°/7°123 mm
- Dec8°/2°96 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sečovlje Saltworks.
Saltworks of Slovenia
Sečovlje Saltworks is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Slovenia.
265 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 75,307 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Mallard and the Little Egret.
96 species come for the summer, 71 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Grey Plover and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Camp Lucijacampsite · 2.4 km · 24 within 10 km
- Lusinaplace to stay · 1.7 km · 359 within 10 km
- Sečanearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Trieste Airport (TRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at TRS airport (Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste)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 kmSpasioc
- 10marked trails within 4 kmEuropean long distance path E6 - part Slovenia, Istarski Planinarski Put (IPP), European long distance path E12 - part Slovenia and 7 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmVhod KPSS na Leri, Turistične informacije, Recepcija Hotela and 1 more
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmMalija, Razgledna točka Valeta, Strunjanska dolina and 10 more
- 66car parks within 3 km
- 29restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 24campsites within 10 kmCamp Lucija, Postajališče za avtodome Marina Portorož, Camping Kanegra FKK and 21 more
- 359places to stay within 10 kmLusina, Restavracija Marina, Fun Rooms and 356 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 Sečovlje Saltworks.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas18 mountains within 25 kmBrajkov Vrh · 17 kmMukle · 17 kmVeliki Repavac · 20 kmSveti Toma · 20 kmMonperlon · 22 kmColle di San Giusto · 22 kmMonte Castiglione80 m · 23 kmMonte Usello · 24 km
Coastya7 beaches within 10 kmSimonov Zaliv · 6.6 km↗Uvala Kras · 7.0 km↗Uvala Zambratija · 7.3 kmUvala Karpan · 7.4 kmUvala Rosna · 7.6 kmUvala Lokvina · 7.9 kmUvala Muglela · 8.6 km
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 kmAstronomical Observatory of TriesteBortle 8 · 22 km↗Tican ObservatoryBortle 3 · 24 kmVišnjan ObservatoryBortle 4 · 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.
Sečovlje Saltworks
Slovenia
- 88Birdyas Score
- 265Species
- 173Migrants
- 12Threatened
Valle Cavanata Nature Reserve
Italy · 27 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 233Species
- 141Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1366155) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 75,307 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, Coastya, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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