Romania · Constanța County
Vadu area
243 species and 10,657 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and August–September, with up to 145 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
RuffCalidris pugnax
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Great EgretArdea alba
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Plaja Vadu access1 km164 species
- Histria archaeological site11 km205 species
- Techirghiol Lake48 km214 species
- Incinta Carasuhat78 km145 species
All 243 species recorded here
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Great Tit Parus major
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vadu area?
May and August–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 145 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vadu area?
243 species, from 10,657 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vadu area in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruff, Western Marsh Harrier, Common Shelduck, Mallard and Northern Lapwing.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.