Estonia Ramsar wetland
Vilsandi National Park
140 bird species recorded; the most in June.
Mats Volberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
31 species in January.1 species in February.24 species in March.47 species in April.104 species in May.119 species in June.36 species in July.79 species in August.37 species in September.40 species in October.0 species in November.1 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
140 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).
- 140Speciesrecorded more than once
- 80Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,591Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 18Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 65Songbirds
- 11Other 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 140 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
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Waders18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great titParus major
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow titParus montanus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-1°58 mm
- Feb0°/-2°46 mm
- Mar2°/-1°40 mm
- Apr6°/2°36 mm
- May11°/7°35 mm
- Jun15°/12°56 mm
- Jul19°/16°56 mm
- Aug19°/16°75 mm
- Sep16°/13°57 mm
- Oct10°/8°69 mm
- Nov6°/4°73 mm
- Dec4°/1°62 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vilsandi National Park.
Protected area in Estonia
Vilsandi National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Estonia.
140 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,591 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Willow Warbler and the Common Starling.
68 species come for the summer, 6 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Grey Plover and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Vikati information hutcampsite · 1.1 km · 4 within 10 km
- Anni Turismitaluplace to stay · 9.4 km · 2 within 10 km
- Kuressaare Airport (URE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at URE airport (Kuressaare)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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 4marked trails within 4 kmKäkisilma-Vilsandi matkarada, Vilsandi matkarada 8 km, Vilsandi matkarada 6 km and 1 more
- 4campsites within 10 kmVikati information hut, Kulpri telkimisala, Käkisilma telkimisala and 1 more
- 2places to stay within 10 kmAnni Turismitalu, Loona mõisa peahoone
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Vilsandi National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmViidumägi · 14 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaialepa Bay0.5 km² · 12 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmVilsandiBortle 2 · 0.8 kmKarujärvBortle 2 · 20 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.
Vilsandi National Park
Estonia
- 69Birdyas Score
- 140Species
- 80Migrants
- 5Threatened
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex
Estonia · 124 km
- 75Birdyas Score
- 188Species
- 122Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q977639) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,591 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, Islandyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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