Ukraine Ramsar wetland
Tylihul Estuary
100 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Yuriy Kvach · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
21 species in January.0 species in February.3 species in March.14 species in April.17 species in May.3 species in June.8 species in July.94 species in August.49 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
100 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).
- 100Speciesrecorded more than once
- 19Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 601Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 29Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 17Songbirds
- 9Other 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 100 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common GullLarus canus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-6°45 mm
- Feb3°/-5°36 mm
- Mar9°/-1°35 mm
- Apr16°/4°28 mm
- May23°/11°46 mm
- Jun28°/16°56 mm
- Jul31°/19°44 mm
- Aug31°/18°28 mm
- Sep24°/12°36 mm
- Oct16°/6°40 mm
- Nov9°/1°37 mm
- Dec3°/-4°36 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tylihul Estuary.
Estuary in Ukraine
Tylihul Estuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ukraine.
100 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 601 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Shelduck, the Pontic gull and the Mallard.
13 species come for the summer, 3 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Krasnopillyanearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Chişinău International Airport (RMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 165 km in a straight lineCar hire at ODS airport (Odesa)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
- 4campsites within 10 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Tylihul Estuary
Ukraine
- 56Birdyas Score
- 100Species
- 19Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2619452) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 601 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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