Estonia Ramsar wetland
Soomaa National Park
139 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Joonas Plaan · CC BY 2.0
This month here
13 species in January.11 species in February.54 species in March.84 species in April.124 species in May.105 species in June.80 species in July.57 species in August.43 species in September.36 species in October.12 species in November.0 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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No 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
139 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).
- 139Speciesrecorded more than once
- 101Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,891Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 2Owls
- 12Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 77Songbirds
- 20Other 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 139 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds77 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great titParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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.
- Jan-3°/-8°54 mm
- Feb-3°/-9°45 mm
- Mar1°/-5°42 mm
- Apr9°/0°44 mm
- May16°/6°47 mm
- Jun20°/11°76 mm
- Jul23°/14°69 mm
- Aug22°/13°82 mm
- Sep17°/9°57 mm
- Oct9°/3°69 mm
- Nov3°/0°70 mm
- Dec0°/-5°61 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Soomaa National Park.
Protected wetland area in Estonia
Soomaa National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Estonia.
139 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,891 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Chiffchaff, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Eurasian Blackbird.
81 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Lemmjõe keelemetsa lõkkekohtcampsite · 0.5 km · 13 within 10 km
- Karuskose metsavahi metsamajaplace to stay · 5.0 km · 3 within 10 km
- Torinearest town · 17 km in a straight line
- Pärnu Airport (EPU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at TAY airport (Tartu)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
- 2observation towers within 6 kmIngatsi vaatetorn
- 5marked trails within 4 kmOandu-Aegviidu-Ikla haru. VI lõik: Hüpassaare - Kopra, Koprarada õpperada, Ingatsi õpperada and 2 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmSoomaa külastuskeskus
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmLemmjõe keelemetsa lõkkekoht, Mulgi heinamaa lõkkekoht, Kuuraniidu and 10 more
- 3places to stay within 10 kmKaruskose metsavahi metsamaja, Soomaa Puhkeküla
- bird hides within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Soomaa National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmSürgavere Hill · 24 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRaudna River63 kmLemmjõgi49 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.
Soomaa National Park
Estonia
- 65Birdyas Score
- 139Species
- 101Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q736682) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,891 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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