Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Unteres Remstal
216 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in September.
Mussklprozz , modified by Wildfeuer · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
128 species in January.125 species in February.150 species in March.165 species in April.161 species in May.132 species in June.124 species in July.142 species in August.152 species in September.141 species in October.126 species in November.133 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.
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
216 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).
- 216Speciesrecorded more than once
- 124Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 133,641Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 234 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 5Owls
- 16Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 34Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 89Songbirds
- 29Other 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 216 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds89 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
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 April to May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/-3°67 mm
- Feb4°/-3°50 mm
- Mar9°/0°56 mm
- Apr15°/4°46 mm
- May19°/8°84 mm
- Jun23°/12°69 mm
- Jul26°/14°82 mm
- Aug25°/14°78 mm
- Sep21°/9°54 mm
- Oct15°/5°64 mm
- Nov8°/1°63 mm
- Dec4°/-2°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Unteres Remstal.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Unteres Remstal is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 234 m above the sea.
216 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 133,641 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Great tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
62 species come for the summer, 56 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Red-breasted Goose.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Parkplatz Hallenbad Waiblingencampsite · 4.2 km · 11 within 10 km
- Hirschplace to stay · 1.6 km · 210 within 10 km
- Remseck am Neckarnearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Stuttgart Airport (STR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 2observation towers within 6 kmAussichtsplattform Hohenacker, Naturbeobachtungsplatz Storchennest
- 42marked trails within 4 kmWaiblinger Rundwanderweg, RemstalWeg, roter Punkt LB Favoritepark - Oßweil and 39 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmBackhäusle, Touristinfo Waiblingen, Besucherinformationszentrum Hauptklärwerk Mühlhausen and 2 more
- 16viewpoints within 5 kmSörenberg, Berghäusle, Burg Hofen and 13 more
- 333car parks within 3 km
- 41restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmParkplatz Hallenbad Waiblingen, Sonnenhof, Wohnmobilstellplatz Fellbach and 8 more
- 210places to stay within 10 kmHirsch, Goldener Ochsen, Insel and 207 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Unteres Remstal.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas101 mountains within 25 kmKappelberg469 m · 7.6 kmKernen513 m · 9.1 kmFrauenkopf462 m · 13 kmBopser485 m · 15 kmBirkenkopf511 m · 16 kmJuxkopf533 m · 21 kmBernhartshöhe549 m · 22 kmStocksberg539 m · 24 km
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 kmStuttgart ObservatoryBortle 8 · 12 kmCarl-Zeiss-Planetarium StuttgartBortle 8 · 12 kmUniversitätssternwarte PfaffenwaldBortle 8 · 19 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.
Unteres Remstal
Germany
- 73Birdyas Score
- 216Species
- 124Migrants
- 4Threatened
Pleidelsheimer Wiesental mit Altneckar
Germany · 12 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 195Species
- 115Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23951308) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 133,641 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, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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