Bulgaria Ramsar wetland
Srebarna Nature Reserve
222 bird species recorded; the most in May.
User:Georgy Palpurin ShareBulgaria team · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
74 species in January.77 species in February.81 species in March.151 species in April.175 species in May.151 species in June.119 species in July.150 species in August.154 species in September.116 species in October.6 species in November.78 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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
222 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).
- 222Speciesrecorded more than once
- 137Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,372Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 5Owls
- 20Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 31Other 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 222 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
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.
- Jan3°/-5°47 mm
- Feb6°/-3°36 mm
- Mar12°/1°42 mm
- Apr18°/6°39 mm
- May24°/12°59 mm
- Jun29°/16°70 mm
- Jul32°/19°56 mm
- Aug32°/18°46 mm
- Sep26°/13°52 mm
- Oct19°/7°54 mm
- Nov12°/2°44 mm
- Dec5°/-3°50 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Srebarna Nature Reserve.
Nature reserve and biosphere reserve in Bulgaria
Srebarna Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bulgaria.
222 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,372 open records.
The most recorded are the Microcarbo pygmaeus, the Mute Swan and the Mallard.
102 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Babinata Kashta Srebarnaplace to stay · 1.7 km · 9 within 10 km
- Ciocăneştinearest town · 9.9 km in a straight line
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 89 km in a straight lineCar hire at OTP airport (Otopeni)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
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmПриродонаучен музей
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 9places to stay within 10 kmBabinata Kashta Srebarna, Hotel Diva, Hotel "Danube Lodge" "Дунавски кът" and 6 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Srebarna Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmSrebarna lake1.3 km² · 0.5 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.
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Bulgaria
- 80Birdyas Score
- 222Species
- 137Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q122082) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,372 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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