Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Südwestalb und Oberes Donautal
102 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
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This month here
62 species in January.48 species in February.54 species in March.66 species in April.84 species in May.80 species in June.60 species in July.45 species in August.46 species in September.53 species in October.42 species in November.33 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
102 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).
- 102Speciesrecorded more than once
- 43Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,304Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 903 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 2Owls
- 2Waders
- 3Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 16Other 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 102 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
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 May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-5°68 mm
- Feb3°/-5°54 mm
- Mar8°/-1°66 mm
- Apr13°/2°67 mm
- May17°/7°109 mm
- Jun21°/11°108 mm
- Jul22°/12°108 mm
- Aug22°/12°106 mm
- Sep18°/8°76 mm
- Oct13°/4°80 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-4°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Südwestalb und Oberes Donautal.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Südwestalb und Oberes Donautal is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 903 m above the sea.
102 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,304 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
30 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Sonnencamping Albstadtcampsite · 2.4 km · 7 within 10 km
- Grüne Auplace to stay · 3.7 km · 45 within 10 km
- Meßstettennearest town · 4.7 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 km in a straight lineCar hire at STR airport (Stuttgart)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 kmSchalksburg
- 43marked trails within 4 kmHW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg, Traufgang Felsenmeersteig, Traufgang Wiesenrunde and 40 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmTouristinformation
- 62viewpoints within 5 kmOberer Berg, Lindenloch, Naupen and 59 more
- 55car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmSonnencamping Albstadt, Sonnencamping Albstadt untere Terrassenebene, Wohnmobilstellplatz Blumersberg and 4 more
- 45places to stay within 10 kmGrüne Au, Pension Luipold, Maria and 42 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 Südwestalb und Oberes Donautal.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas166 mountains within 25 kmWeichenwang988 m · 4.3 kmSchafberg1,000 m · 8.5 kmPlettenberg1,002 m · 10 kmWandbühl1,007 m · 13 kmHochberg1,009 m · 16 kmLemberg1,016 m · 17 kmHummelsberg1,002 m · 18 kmDreifaltigkeitsberg988 m · 21 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmLinkenboldshöhle · 8.4 kmRote-Brunnen-Höhle · 19 kmAnna-Kapellen-Höhle · 20 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.
Südwestalb und Oberes Donautal
Germany
- 48Birdyas Score
- 102Species
- 43Migrants
- 0Threatened
Kochhartgraben und Ammertalhänge
Germany · 36 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 223Species
- 118Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q21977544) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,304 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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