Denmark Ramsar wetland
Tipperne
218 bird species recorded; the most in June and from August to October.
Elgaard · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
75 species in January.76 species in February.112 species in March.123 species in April.132 species in May.135 species in June.118 species in July.143 species in August.138 species in September.139 species in October.97 species in November.53 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
218 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).
- 218Speciesrecorded more than once
- 150Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,426Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 34Waders
- 26Gulls & seabirds
- 34Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 79Songbirds
- 19Other 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 218 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Gulls & seabirds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Little AukAlle alle
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Black swanCygnus atratus
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds79 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pallas’s SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
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 June and from August to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/2°84 mm
- Feb4°/1°66 mm
- Mar5°/2°54 mm
- Apr9°/5°46 mm
- May13°/9°54 mm
- Jun16°/12°75 mm
- Jul19°/15°75 mm
- Aug19°/15°92 mm
- Sep17°/13°86 mm
- Oct12°/10°103 mm
- Nov9°/6°92 mm
- Dec6°/3°90 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tipperne.
Area in Denmark
Tipperne is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
218 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,426 open records.
The most recorded are the Northern Lapwing, the Ruff and the Grey Heron.
85 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Black-legged kittiwake and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in June and from August to October.
Get there and watch
- Bjerregaard Campingcampsite · 2.9 km · 14 within 10 km
- Nymindegab Kroplace to stay · 6.0 km · 17 within 10 km
- Nørre Nebelnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Esbjerg Airport (EBJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLL airport (Billund)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
- 4bird hides within 6 kmNordladen, Værntårnet / Madpakkehuset and 2 more
- 2observation towers within 6 kmVærntårnet / Madpakkehuset
- 2marked trails within 4 kmHvide Sande til Nymindegab, Nymindegab til Skjern
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmVærntårnet / Madpakkehuset
- 12car parks within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmBjerregaard Camping, Bork Havn, Bork Havn Autocamperplads and 11 more
- 17places to stay within 10 kmNymindegab Kro, Esehytter, Lindvig - Ferie i Naturen and 14 more
- visitor centres within 6 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 Tipperne.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmFiskerbod Bjerg · 4.5 kmBlåbjerg Dune64 m · 13 kmTroldbjerg · 17 kmDæmonsbjerg · 19 kmBavnshøje · 19 kmBavnshøj · 22 kmKærhøj · 23 kmTrenatbjerg · 24 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmBjerreborg Strand · 5.9 kmNymindegab Strand · 6.7 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Tipperne
Denmark
- 80Birdyas Score
- 218Species
- 150Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7808919) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,426 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, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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