Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Täler der Mittleren Flächenalb
96 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Dr. Eugen Lehle · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
45 species in January.16 species in February.19 species in March.23 species in April.74 species in May.68 species in June.57 species in July.60 species in August.47 species in September.65 species in October.31 species in November.45 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
96 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).
- 96Speciesrecorded more than once
- 33Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,379Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 651 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 2Owls
- 2Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 56Songbirds
- 14Other 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 96 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- CootFulica atra
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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°65 mm
- Feb3°/-4°49 mm
- Mar8°/-1°58 mm
- Apr14°/3°56 mm
- May18°/8°96 mm
- Jun22°/12°88 mm
- Jul24°/13°98 mm
- Aug24°/13°93 mm
- Sep19°/8°62 mm
- Oct14°/4°68 mm
- Nov7°/0°62 mm
- Dec3°/-3°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Täler der Mittleren Flächenalb.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Täler der Mittleren Flächenalb is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 651 m above the sea.
96 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,379 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
21 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Jugendzeltlagerplatz "Am Berg"campsite · 2.0 km · 13 within 10 km
- Gästehaus Adlerplace to stay · 0.7 km · 38 within 10 km
- Hayingennearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 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
- 39marked trails within 4 kmHW 5 - Schwarzwald-Schwäbische Alb-Allgäu-Weg, HW 7 - Schwäbische-Alb-Oberschwaben-Weg, Burgenweg Reutlingen - Obermarchtal - Zwiefalten and 36 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmGäste Info
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmHeumacherfels, Lämmerstein, Bürzel and 10 more
- 45car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmJugendzeltlagerplatz "Am Berg", Wohnmobilstellplatz Heiligental, Stettener Häule and 10 more
- 38places to stay within 10 kmGästehaus Adler, Schweglers Ferienhof, Gästehaus Kloker am Ringwall and 35 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Täler der Mittleren Flächenalb.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas141 mountains within 25 kmBussen767 m · 15 kmSternberg (Gomadingen)844 m · 15 kmRotreiß801 m · 17 kmAugstberg849 m · 17 kmHursch853 m · 20 kmRömerstein874 m · 25 kmRunder Berg711 m · 25 kmGerstenberg795 m · 25 km
Cavernyas5 caves within 20 kmBettelmannshöhle · 1.4 kmWimsener Höhle · 5.8 kmSchwedenhöhlen (Reutlingendorf) · 11 kmKäthra Kuche · 12 kmSchunterhöhle · 12 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmHasenbach · 5.6 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyLauter42 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Täler der Mittleren Flächenalb
Germany
- 45Birdyas Score
- 96Species
- 33Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q21972786) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,379 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, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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