Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vogelschutzgebiet Egge
96 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
49 species in January.6 species in February.34 species in March.12 species in April.90 species in May.43 species in June.26 species in July.59 species in August.5 species in September.13 species in October.1 species in November.5 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
96 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).
- 96Speciesrecorded more than once
- 48Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,205Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 293 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 5Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 12Other 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 96 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
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
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.
- Jan2°/-3°77 mm
- Feb4°/-2°56 mm
- Mar8°/0°57 mm
- Apr13°/3°45 mm
- May17°/7°71 mm
- Jun21°/11°68 mm
- Jul24°/13°81 mm
- Aug23°/13°74 mm
- Sep19°/9°62 mm
- Oct13°/5°60 mm
- Nov7°/2°70 mm
- Dec3°/-1°75 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vogelschutzgebiet Egge.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Vogelschutzgebiet Egge is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 293 m above the sea.
96 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,205 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
41 species come for the summer, 6 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
- Zeltplatz Abenteuerlandcampsite · 3.8 km · 2 within 10 km
- Haus Varlemannplace to stay · 0.8 km · 26 within 10 km
- Willebadessennearest town · 8.5 km in a straight line
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at PAD airport (Büren)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 kmWisent Turm, Erien-Kanzel, Bierbaums Nagel
- 35marked trails within 4 kmSintfeld-Höhenweg, X3 Diemel-Ems-Weg, A1 [Borlinghausen] and 32 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmWaldinformationszentrum Hammerhof
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmErien-Kanzel, Bierbaums Nagel, Wisent Turm and 6 more
- 27car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmZeltplatz Abenteuerland, Wohnmobil-Stellplatz Diemelstadt-Wrexen
- 26places to stay within 10 kmHaus Varlemann, Freizeitheim Birkenhof, Hotel Wulff and 23 more
- bird hides 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 Egge.
The lakes, beaches, rivers, mountains, forests and viewpoints around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas239 mountains within 25 kmQuast392 m · 7.9 kmGaulskopf264 m · 8.3 kmDesenberg344 m · volcano · 16 kmTotenkopf (Sauerland)503 m · 18 kmHausheide441 m · 19 kmEscher-Berg281 m · 21 kmIgelsbett374 m · 23 kmEscheberg449 m · 24 km
Viewyas3 viewpoints within 15 kmComing soonWisent-Tower · 1.8 kmBierbaums Nagel · 3.7 kmBilsteinturm · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Vogelschutzgebiet Egge
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- 50Birdyas Score
- 96Species
- 48Migrants
- 1Threatened
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- 165Species
- 77Migrants
- 3Threatened
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- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040465) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,205 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, Viewyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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