Bird AlbumGermany · North Rhine-Westphalia
Rückhaltebecken Ellinghausen
151 species and 10,945 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and September–October, with up to 84 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
European RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hallerey (NSG) und Revierpark Wischlingen4 km173 species
- Dellwiger Bachtal7 km130 species
- Phoenixsee, Dortmund10 km123 species
- Rieselfelder Münster55 km237 species
- Salbruch (NSG)76 km151 species
All 151 species recorded here
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Tit Parus major
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rückhaltebecken Ellinghausen?
April–May and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 84 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rückhaltebecken Ellinghausen?
151 species, from 10,945 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rückhaltebecken Ellinghausen in November?
The most recorded in November: Egyptian Goose, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Mallard and Common Wood Pigeon.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.