Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rietberger Emsnied. mit Steinhorster Becken'
165 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Tsungam · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
98 species in January.77 species in February.105 species in March.113 species in April.136 species in May.99 species in June.89 species in July.101 species in August.97 species in September.108 species in October.90 species in November.85 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
165 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).
- 165Speciesrecorded more than once
- 77Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,741Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 87 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 3Owls
- 17Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 70Songbirds
- 18Other 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 165 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds70 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- 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.
- Jan3°/-2°80 mm
- Feb4°/-2°58 mm
- Mar8°/0°56 mm
- Apr14°/4°44 mm
- May18°/8°66 mm
- Jun21°/11°69 mm
- Jul23°/13°78 mm
- Aug23°/13°74 mm
- Sep19°/10°59 mm
- Oct14°/6°63 mm
- Nov8°/2°70 mm
- Dec4°/0°78 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rietberger Emsnied. mit Steinhorster Becken'.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rietberger Emsnied. mit Steinhorster Becken' is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany.
165 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,741 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Wood Pigeon, the Greylag Goose and the Great tit.
44 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Red-breasted Goose and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Nadermanns Tierparkcampsite · 2.7 km · 14 within 10 km
- Seppel Kreutzheideplace to stay · 2.8 km · 44 within 10 km
- Delbrücknearest town · 6.4 km in a straight line
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 24 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
- 2bird hides within 6 kmVogelbeobachtungsstation Steinhorster Becken - Süd, Vogelbeobachtungsstation Steinhorster Becken - Nord
- 1observation towers within 6 kmAussichtsturm Gartenschaupark Mitte
- 11marked trails within 4 kmEmsweg, Route Valepage (Delbrück), A1 (Steinhorster Becken) and 8 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 63car parks within 3 km
- 6restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmNadermanns Tierpark, Ostwestfalenhalle Verl, Wohnmobilstellplatz Hallenbad Delbrück and 11 more
- 44places to stay within 10 kmSeppel Kreutzheide, Hotel Haus Mutlu, Bed'n'Breakfast and 41 more
- 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 'Rietberger Emsnied. mit Steinhorster Becken'.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas49 mountains within 25 kmTönsberg333 m · 18 kmStapelager Berg365 m · 19 kmHermannsberg364 m · 20 kmGroßer Ehberg340 m · 21 kmBielstein394 m · 23 kmKortewebelshals386 m · 23 kmKlöppingsberg393 m · 23 kmGrotenburg386 m · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLippesee0.8 km² · 13 kmNesthauser See0.2 km² · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rietberger Emsnied. mit Steinhorster Becken'
Germany
- 64Birdyas Score
- 165Species
- 77Migrants
- 3Threatened
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'
Germany · 65 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 253Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q61040460) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,741 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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