Birds of Germany
433 species recorded at 53 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great EgretArdea alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian CootFulica atraMost recorded
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorHotspots with the most records
- WagbachniederungBaden-Württemberg234 species
- HelgolandSchleswig-Holstein291 species
- Rhäden bei Obersuhl und BosserodeHesse245 species
- Rieselfelder MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia237 species
- Eschefelder TeicheSaxony225 species
- Vogelschutzgebiet Garstadt und ErweiterungBavaria198 species
- Bingenheimer RiedHesse205 species
- SaalbachniederungBaden-Württemberg202 species
- Moorlinse BuchBerlin191 species
- Tempelhofer FeldBerlin154 species
- Echinger StauseeBavaria212 species
- Stausee BertoldsheimBavaria191 species
All 53 hotspots
- Geschiebesperre HollenstedtLower Saxony202 species
- Dellwiger BachtalNorth Rhine-Westphalia130 species
- Großer TiergartenBerlin140 species
- SeeangerLower Saxony202 species
- Altmühlsee – Flachwasser und InselzoneBavaria217 species
- Sauerstücksee und HirtenbachaueBavaria182 species
- Freiburg – ZähringenBaden-Württemberg105 species
- Zugwiesen LudwigsburgBaden-Württemberg150 species
- Ammersee – Ammer ZuflussBavaria215 species
- Leutratal und CospothThuringia135 species
- Radolfzeller AachmündungBaden-Württemberg198 species
- BurglehenBaden-Württemberg200 species
- Seeburger SeeLower Saxony189 species
- Hallerey (NSG) und Revierpark WischlingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia173 species
- Karrendorfer WiesenMecklenburg-Vorpommern196 species
- Reinheimer TeichHesse177 species
- Helgoland DüneSchleswig-Holstein214 species
- Freudenthal bei WitzenhausenHesse152 species
- Karower TeicheBerlin161 species
- Wedeler MarschSchleswig-Holstein201 species
- Weihergebiet bei MohrhofBavaria204 species
- Max-Eyth-See, StuttgartBaden-Württemberg165 species
- Gülper SeeBrandenburg215 species
- Greifswalder OieMecklenburg-Vorpommern250 species
- Salbruch (NSG)North Rhine-Westphalia151 species
- Bogenseekette und LietzengrabenniederungBerlin176 species
- Eittinger WeiherBavaria169 species
- Rückhaltebecken StöhnaSaxony184 species
- Linumer TeicheBrandenburg193 species
- Handschuhsheimer Feld, HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg142 species
- Rieselfelder BraunschweigLower Saxony204 species
- SiegaueNorth Rhine-Westphalia186 species
- Phoenixsee, DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia123 species
- Rückhaltebecken EllinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia151 species
- Mechtersheimer TongrubenRhineland-Palatinate173 species
- Wampener RiffMecklenburg-Vorpommern196 species
- Landschaftspark Rudow-AltglienickeBerlin146 species
- Leineniederung Salzderhelden (NSG) – Leinepolder ILower Saxony186 species
- Roxheimer Altrhein und SilberseeRhineland-Palatinate184 species
- Moorhauser PolderLower Saxony178 species
- Fischteiche Blumberger MühleBrandenburg189 species
All species recorded · 433
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
- Nene Branta sandvicensis
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Swan Goose Anser cygnoides
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
- White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Great Bustard Otis tarda
- Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Black Stork Ciconia nigra
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Mulga Parrot Psephotellus varius
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus