Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Wälder im Vorland der südlichen Frankenalb
79 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
44 species in January.10 species in February.44 species in March.22 species in April.59 species in May.2 species in June.23 species in July.21 species in August.6 species in September.0 species in October.31 species in November.35 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.
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
79 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).
- 79Speciesrecorded more than once
- 36Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,214Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 403 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 2Waders
- 5Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 49Songbirds
- 13Other 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 79 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds49 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
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°/-4°57 mm
- Feb3°/-4°42 mm
- Mar9°/-1°47 mm
- Apr14°/3°42 mm
- May19°/8°82 mm
- Jun22°/12°76 mm
- Jul25°/14°82 mm
- Aug24°/13°81 mm
- Sep20°/9°56 mm
- Oct14°/4°52 mm
- Nov7°/0°53 mm
- Dec2°/-3°56 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Wälder im Vorland der südlichen Frankenalb.
Special protection area in the EU defined by the birds directive in Bavaria, Germany
Wälder im Vorland der südlichen Frankenalb is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 403 m above the sea.
79 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,214 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the Great tit and the Eurasian Blue Tit.
12 species come for the summer, 20 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Camping Waldseecampsite · 3.9 km · 9 within 10 km
- Fuchsmühleplace to stay · 1.8 km · 41 within 10 km
- Heidecknearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at NUE airport (Nuremberg)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
- 21marked trails within 4 kmJakobsweg Nürnberg-Eichstätt, Kulturwanderweg Rothsee – Naturpark Altmühltal, Nürnberg - Altmühltal and 18 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmTourist-Information, Haus des Gastes
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtspunkt Wasserturm, Aussicht auf Heideck and 3 more
- 45car parks within 3 km
- 8restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmCamping Waldsee, Campingplatz am Freibad, Stellplatz am Main-Donau-Kanal and 6 more
- 41places to stay within 10 kmFuchsmühle, Kreuth, Garni and 38 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Wälder im Vorland der südlichen Frankenalb.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas88 mountains within 25 kmLaubbichel636 m · 17 kmLämmerberg620 m · 18 kmEichelberg617 m · 18 kmHohlbügel587 m · 18 kmSteinberg625 m · 19 kmEuerwanger Bühl595 m · 20 kmAuf der Ebene625 m · 22 kmBuchberg591 m · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmRothsee1.9 km² · 7.4 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmGrubschwart · 20 kmHohlloch · 20 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Wälder im Vorland der südlichen Frankenalb
Germany
- 44Birdyas Score
- 79Species
- 36Migrants
- 0Threatened
Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und Altmühlsee
Germany · 33 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 262Species
- 158Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23787412) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,214 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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