Germany Special Protection Area for birds
SPA Müggelspree
194 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
114 species in January.93 species in February.127 species in March.136 species in April.167 species in May.136 species in June.113 species in July.93 species in August.99 species in September.94 species in October.94 species in November.90 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
194 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).
- 194Speciesrecorded more than once
- 107Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 27,744Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 8Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 29Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 88Songbirds
- 23Other 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 194 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Ducks & geese29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds88 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- 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.
- Jan2°/-4°53 mm
- Feb4°/-3°38 mm
- Mar8°/-1°41 mm
- Apr14°/4°29 mm
- May20°/9°53 mm
- Jun24°/13°57 mm
- Jul26°/15°81 mm
- Aug26°/14°58 mm
- Sep21°/10°48 mm
- Oct14°/5°48 mm
- Nov7°/2°50 mm
- Dec3°/-2°47 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
SPA Müggelspree.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Berlin, Germany
SPA Müggelspree is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
194 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 27,744 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Grey Heron and the Hooded Crow.
58 species come for the summer, 47 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Naturfreunde Springebergcampsite · 4.5 km · 18 within 10 km
- Neu-Helgolandplace to stay · 2.4 km · 99 within 10 km
- Müggelheimnearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at BER airport (Berlin)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 kmMüggelturm, Aussichtsturm Kranichsberg
- 14marked trails within 4 kmBölsche Wanderweg, Wupatz‘ Lehrpfad, Grottewitz-Wanderweg and 11 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmTourismus-Infopunkt, Tourismus-Infopunkt Erkner
- 16viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtspunkt Krumme Laake, Aussichtspunkt Gosener Berge, Neu Zittauer Mühlenberg and 13 more
- 504car parks within 3 km
- 16restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 18campsites within 10 kmCamping Naturfreunde Springeberg, Campingplatz Flakensee-West, Dauercamping am Wernsdorfer See and 15 more
- 99places to stay within 10 kmNeu-Helgoland, Rezeption Ferienhäuser Küsterwiesen, Tagungshaus Wernsdorf and 96 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 SPA Müggelspree.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas83 mountains within 25 kmMüggelberge115 m · 5.0 kmKranichsberg104 m · 5.7 kmKienberg102 m · 16 kmAhrensfelder Berge114 m · 18 kmVolkspark Prenzlauer Berg91 m · 22 kmRixdorfer Höhe68 m · 22 kmKreuzberg66 m · 24 kmInsulaner78 m · 25 km
Lakeyas13 lakes within 15 kmDämeritzsee0.8 km² · 2.2 kmSeddinsee6.0 km² · 2.8 km↗Müggelsee7.0 km² · 4.8 km↗Kalksee0.7 km² · 6.3 kmWerlsee0.5 km² · 6.8 kmZeuthener See4.2 km² · 8.1 km↗Peetzsee0.5 km² · 8.7 kmMöllensee0.5 km² · 11 km
Darkskyas4 dark-sky places within 30 kmArchenhold ObservatoryBortle 9 · 18 km↗Berlin ObservatoryBortle 9 · 24 km↗Zeiss Major PlanetariumBortle 9 · 24 kmPlanetarium am InsulanerBortle 9 · 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.
SPA Müggelspree
Germany
- 74Birdyas Score
- 194Species
- 107Migrants
- 5Threatened
Ujście Warty National Park
Poland · 71 km
- 81Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 146Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q56035319) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 27,744 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, 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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