Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vogelschutzgebiet Kermeter-Hetzinger Wald
128 bird species recorded; the most from May to July.
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This month here
72 species in January.61 species in February.66 species in March.74 species in April.94 species in May.95 species in June.91 species in July.75 species in August.77 species in September.73 species in October.65 species in November.52 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
128 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).
- 128Speciesrecorded more than once
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 7,563Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 494 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 2Owls
- 2Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 72Songbirds
- 19Other 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 128 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds72 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
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 May to July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-2°86 mm
- Feb3°/-2°76 mm
- Mar7°/0°72 mm
- Apr12°/3°53 mm
- May16°/7°77 mm
- Jun20°/10°79 mm
- Jul22°/12°84 mm
- Aug22°/12°90 mm
- Sep18°/8°66 mm
- Oct13°/5°70 mm
- Nov7°/2°78 mm
- Dec3°/-1°90 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vogelschutzgebiet Kermeter-Hetzinger Wald.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Vogelschutzgebiet Kermeter-Hetzinger Wald is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 494 m above the sea.
128 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 7,563 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
35 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from May to July.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Campingplatz Kohlcampsite · 1.6 km · 51 within 10 km
- Astoria Hotel Heimbachplace to stay · 2.8 km · 141 within 10 km
- Heimbachnearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 km in a straight lineCar hire at CGN airport (Köln)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 kmTurm mit "Ehrenhalle", DLRG Wachturm
- 27marked trails within 4 kmWald-Wasser-Wildnis-Weg, Wildnis-Trail, Eifeler Steilküste and 24 more
- 8visitor centres within 6 kmRezeption Dormio Eifeler Tor, Tourist-Info, Infopunkt and 5 more
- 59viewpoints within 5 kmWollseifenblick, Schöne Aussicht, Eifelblick Modenhübel and 56 more
- 51car parks within 3 km
- 21restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 51campsites within 10 kmCampingplatz Kohl, Campingplatz Wittscheidt, Eifelpark-Vogelsang and 48 more
- 141places to stay within 10 kmAstoria Hotel Heimbach, GUT finden WOLFGARTEN, Hotel Ziegler and 138 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 Kermeter-Hetzinger Wald.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas198 mountains within 25 kmVerbrannter Berg516 m · 1.0 kmWildbretshügel525 m · 2.1 kmHill 400401 m · 8.8 kmEigart566 m · 9.9 kmSteling658 m · 17 kmHohe Mark609 m · 20 kmWeißer Stein693 m · 24 km↗Giesberg607 m · 25 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmUrfttalsperre1.4 km² · 2.8 kmRur Reservoir5.9 km² · 3.1 kmTalsperre Obermaubach0.4 km² · 10 kmNeffelsee0.6 km² · 15 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmKakus cave · 17 kmMannenberghöhlen · 18 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyInde54 kmKall26 kmVlattener Bach22 kmLinnicher Mühlenteich
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.
Vogelschutzgebiet Kermeter-Hetzinger Wald
Germany
- 56Birdyas Score
- 128Species
- 54Migrants
- 2Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet Drover Heide
Germany · 14 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 168Species
- 92Migrants
- 4Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal
Germany · 10 km
- 60Birdyas Score
- 143Species
- 71Migrants
- 2Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet Kottenforst-Waldville
Germany · 45 km
- 72Birdyas Score
- 197Species
- 85Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q59287135) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 7,563 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, Darkskyas, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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