Montenegro Ramsar wetland
Ulcinj Saltworks
241 bird species recorded; the most in April.
W.Mechelke · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
73 species in January.35 species in February.120 species in March.197 species in April.181 species in May.105 species in June.119 species in July.115 species in August.166 species in September.146 species in October.113 species in November.64 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
VU
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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
241 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).
- 241Speciesrecorded more than once
- 139Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,056Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 35Waders
- 21Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 94Songbirds
- 30Other 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 241 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Gulls & seabirds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds94 species
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- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great titParus major
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Other birds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/3°142 mm
- Feb10°/4°131 mm
- Mar13°/7°125 mm
- Apr17°/11°94 mm
- May22°/15°80 mm
- Jun26°/19°57 mm
- Jul30°/22°32 mm
- Aug31°/22°33 mm
- Sep25°/18°104 mm
- Oct20°/13°126 mm
- Nov15°/9°170 mm
- Dec10°/5°163 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ulcinj Saltworks.
Ulcinj Saltworks is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Montenegro.
241 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,056 open records.
The most recorded are the Barn swallow, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Little Egret.
81 species come for the summer, 44 for the winter and 14 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- MCM Campingcampsite · 1.8 km · 8 within 10 km
- Apartmani Biserplace to stay · 1.1 km · 182 within 10 km
- Ulcinjnearest town · 5.1 km in a straight line
- Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 km in a straight lineCar hire at TGD airport (Podgorica)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
- 3observation towers within 6 km
- 4visitor centres within 6 km
- 4viewpoints within 5 km
- 25car parks within 3 km
- 21restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmMCM Camping, Camping Tropicana, Safari Beach and 5 more
- 182places to stay within 10 kmApartmani Biser, Apartment Blue Star, Shkreli Apartments and 179 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Ulcinj Saltworks.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas137 mountains within 25 kmMaja e Tabia e Vogel171 m · 15 kmMaja e Nikgjonit148 m · 15 kmMali Kolaj215 m · 16 kmMali i Jushit264 m · 17 kmMaja e Zezë513 m · 18 kmMali i Barbullushit319 m · 19 kmTarabosh593 m · 20 kmMaja e Taraboshit543 m · 20 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmLuka Milena · 4.0 kmUvala Velika · 8.8 kmUvala Crnogorsko Gumno · 9.9 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLake Zogaj12 km² · 1.2 kmLake Šas3.1 km² · 7.6 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.
Ulcinj Saltworks
Montenegro
- 83Birdyas Score
- 241Species
- 139Migrants
- 8Threatened
Divjakë-Karavasta National Park
Albania · 112 km
- 73Birdyas Score
- 182Species
- 102Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q20575860) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,056 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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