Turkey Ramsar wetland
Yumurtalık Lagoon
199 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Ayşe Yalçınöz · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
102 species in January.81 species in February.122 species in March.146 species in April.90 species in May.62 species in June.73 species in July.82 species in August.120 species in September.96 species in October.35 species in November.99 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
199 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).
- 199Speciesrecorded more than once
- 112Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,972Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 3Owls
- 30Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 75Songbirds
- 24Other 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 199 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Dead Sea SparrowPasser moabiticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/12°114 mm
- Feb15°/12°95 mm
- Mar17°/14°66 mm
- Apr20°/16°47 mm
- May24°/20°41 mm
- Jun27°/24°24 mm
- Jul29°/26°7 mm
- Aug30°/27°12 mm
- Sep29°/26°32 mm
- Oct26°/23°45 mm
- Nov21°/18°68 mm
- Dec16°/14°125 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Yumurtalık Lagoon.
Ramsar site
Yumurtalık Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Turkey.
199 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,972 open records.
The most recorded are the Pied Kingfisher, the Little Egret and the Greater Flamingo.
50 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Kaldırımnearest town · 8.8 km in a straight line
- Çukurova International Airport (COV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 km in a straight lineCar hire in AdanaDiscover 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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmKuş Gözlem Kulesi
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 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 Yumurtalık Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmDede Dağ · 18 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmYumurtalık Lagoon17 km² · 3.6 kmLake Akyayan10 km² · 14 km
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.
Yumurtalık Lagoon
Turkey
- 76Birdyas Score
- 199Species
- 112Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q20476308) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,972 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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