Lithuania Ramsar wetland
Žuvintas Lake
156 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and from August to September.
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This month here
0 species in January.39 species in February.85 species in March.101 species in April.102 species in May.93 species in June.69 species in July.99 species in August.103 species in September.93 species in October.25 species in November.37 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.
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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
156 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).
- 156Speciesrecorded more than once
- 94Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,199Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 86 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 14Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 71Songbirds
- 14Other 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 156 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
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 April to May and from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-3°/-8°55 mm
- Feb-1°/-8°42 mm
- Mar4°/-4°44 mm
- Apr12°/1°43 mm
- May18°/7°67 mm
- Jun21°/11°80 mm
- Jul23°/14°98 mm
- Aug23°/13°87 mm
- Sep18°/8°55 mm
- Oct10°/3°66 mm
- Nov4°/0°55 mm
- Dec-1°/-5°53 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Žuvintas Lake.
Lake in Lithuania
Žuvintas Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Lithuania.
156 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,199 open records.
The most recorded are the Greylag Goose, the Northern Lapwing and the Black-headed Gull.
64 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Aquatic Warbler and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Simnasnearest town · 9.9 km in a straight line
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at KUN airport (Kaunas)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 kmŽuvinto rezervato apžvalgos bokštas
- 1marked trails within 4 kmŽuvinto ežero gamtos takas
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmŽuvinto biosferos rezervato lankytojų centras
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmŽuvinto rezervato apžvalgos bokštas
- 1car parks within 3 km
- bird hides within 6 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 Žuvintas Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas7 lakes within 15 kmŽuvintas Lake4.7 km² · 2.0 kmAmalvas1.8 km² · 6.9 kmSimno Lake2.3 km² · 7.9 kmAngininkų Lake0.4 km² · 9.9 kmGiluitis2.0 km² · 10 kmAtesys1.0 km² · 12 kmŪdrijos Lake0.4 km² · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyDovinė47 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.
Žuvintas Lake
Lithuania
- 74Birdyas Score
- 156Species
- 94Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3504077) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,199 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 | 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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