Germany · Rhineland-Palatinate

Mechtersheimer Tongruben

173 species and 10,902 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: December–January and April, with up to 78 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Great CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboGreylag GooseGreylag GooseAnser anserGadwallGadwallMareca streperaTufted DuckTufted DuckAythya fuligulaTundra Bean GooseTundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisYellow-legged GullYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosGreater White-fronted GooseGreater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraEurasian TealEurasian TealAnas crecca

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Wagbachniederung7 km234 species
  2. Saalbachniederung14 km202 species
  3. Handschuhsheimer Feld, Heidelberg25 km142 species
  4. Roxheimer Altrhein und Silbersee35 km184 species
  5. Reinheimer Teich72 km177 species
  6. Zugwiesen Ludwigsburg72 km150 species

All 173 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Mechtersheimer Tongruben?

December–January and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 78 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Mechtersheimer Tongruben?

173 species, from 10,902 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Mechtersheimer Tongruben in November?

The most recorded in November: Great Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Gadwall, Tufted Duck and Tundra Bean Goose.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.