Germany Special Protection Area for birds
Wutach und Baaralb
90 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Furfur · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
52 species in January.1 species in February.24 species in March.45 species in April.77 species in May.61 species in June.39 species in July.17 species in August.44 species in September.15 species in October.10 species in November.4 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
90 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).
- 90Speciesrecorded more than once
- 45Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,674Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 641 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 2Owls
- 2Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 10Other 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 90 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
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
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.
- Jan1°/-5°68 mm
- Feb3°/-5°54 mm
- Mar8°/-1°66 mm
- Apr13°/2°67 mm
- May17°/7°109 mm
- Jun21°/11°108 mm
- Jul22°/12°108 mm
- Aug22°/12°106 mm
- Sep18°/8°76 mm
- Oct13°/4°80 mm
- Nov7°/0°68 mm
- Dec2°/-4°77 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Wutach und Baaralb.
Special Protection Area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Wutach und Baaralb is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Germany, 641 m above the sea.
90 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,674 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Eurasian Blackbird.
36 species come for the summer, 6 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Schlafen im Strohcampsite · 1.6 km · 10 within 10 km
- Haus Tibetplace to stay · 1.9 km · 52 within 10 km
- Blumbergnearest town · 3.6 km in a straight line
- Zürich Airport (ZRH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 44 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZRH airport (Zurich)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
- 150marked trails within 4 kmOstweg, Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee [Blumberg], Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee [Wutach] and 147 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmTouristinformation
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmEichberg, Fützener Rundblick and 7 more
- 32car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmSchlafen im Stroh, Wohnmobilstellplatz "Achdorfer Tal", Trekking Bruderhof and 7 more
- 52places to stay within 10 kmHaus Tibet, Pension Gisela, Kölner Stuben and 49 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 Wutach und Baaralb.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas50 mountains within 25 kmHoher Randen930 m · 8.6 kmHagen912 m · 10 kmNeuhewen867 m · volcano · 18 kmHöwenegg803 m · volcano · 20 kmHegau867 m · 21 kmRiesenbühl1,095 m · 23 kmHochfirst1,190 m · 23 kmStaufenkopf1,037 m · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmRiedsee0.3 km² · 10 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmKesslerloch · 19 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyWutach90 km · 16 m³/sSteina37 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Wutach und Baaralb
Germany
- 49Birdyas Score
- 90Species
- 45Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23761766) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,674 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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