Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vogelschutzgebiet Bastauniederung
134 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
71 species in January.55 species in February.70 species in March.90 species in April.108 species in May.78 species in June.73 species in July.63 species in August.64 species in September.55 species in October.47 species in November.65 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
134 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).
- 134Speciesrecorded more than once
- 90Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,875Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 57 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 5Owls
- 8Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 69Songbirds
- 17Other 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 134 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds69 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- 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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-2°68 mm
- Feb5°/-2°50 mm
- Mar9°/0°49 mm
- Apr14°/4°38 mm
- May18°/8°57 mm
- Jun22°/12°62 mm
- Jul24°/14°73 mm
- Aug23°/13°69 mm
- Sep19°/10°54 mm
- Oct14°/6°59 mm
- Nov8°/3°61 mm
- Dec4°/0°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vogelschutzgebiet Bastauniederung.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Vogelschutzgebiet Bastauniederung is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
134 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,875 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Buzzard, the Carrion Crow and the White Stork.
45 species come for the summer, 44 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Campingplatz Minden-Hahlencampsite · 5.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Zur Quelleplace to stay · 5.5 km · 35 within 10 km
- Hillenearest town · 3.2 km in a straight line
- Hannover Airport (HAJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 km in a straight lineCar hire at HAJ airport (Hannover)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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmArminiusweg, Nikolausweg
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmAussicht auf Bergsee und Tiefebene
- 23car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Minden-Hahlen, Naturbadesee Mindernerwald, Campingplatz Osterwald and 2 more
- 35places to stay within 10 kmZur Quelle, Hotel Wittekindsquelle, Zum Kühlen Grunde and 32 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Vogelschutzgebiet Bastauniederung.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas76 mountains within 25 kmKniebrink315 m · 9.5 kmWittekindsberg282 m · 10 kmHeidbrink320 m · 11 kmHeidkopf273 m · 11 kmReineberg276 m · 11 kmWurzelbrink318 m · 13 kmNonnenstein274 m · 22 kmBonstapel342 m · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBaltussee0.2 km² · 11 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Vogelschutzgebiet Bastauniederung
Germany
- 62Birdyas Score
- 134Species
- 90Migrants
- 1Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 84 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040454) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,875 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, Lakeyas, Canyonyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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