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Kietzer See

Brandenburg  >  Germany

Very nice little lake with tons of waterfowl, migrating waders, gulls and terns. Around the lake is a decidious forest and some grasslands.

Added* by Lasse Lehmann
Most recent update 9 August 2024
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Description

The Kietzer See is one of the lakes of the Altfriedländer Teiche around the village of Altfriedland. The lake has great numbers of wintering waterfowl including: Greater White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean Goose, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck and a big part of the huge numbers of Common Crane (up to 10.000) that stop here in the autumn or stay here all year round.

During spring and autumn migration you will encounter great numbers of Black-headed Gull and Little Gull with some Mediterranean Gull in between every now and then. The three tern species I have seen here so far are Common Tern, Black Tern and Caspian Tern.

Especially during autumn migration a lot of waders can be observed here, mostly Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Ruff and Common Snipe. But I have also seen Jack Snipe, Common Redshank, Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper here.

Birds of Prey include White-tailed Eagle, Western Marsh Harrier, Osprey and Eurasian Hobby. And from the surrounding forests and grasslands you can hear the calls of Black Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Golden Oriole and Eurasian Hoopoe.

Details

Access

Getting to the Kietzer See can be a bit tricky. There is a normal path from the village of Altfriedland, where you can access two viewing platforms, but the view is obstructed by trees. To get a good view of the lake you have to drive to Quappendorf and take a path over the fields through the forest.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Lake , Grassland

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Winter , Spring , Autumn

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring , Autumn migration , Spring migration

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Strenuous

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

Photo Kietzer See by Lienhard Schulz, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Top 5 birds

Eurasian Hobby
1. Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Eurasian Hoopoe
2. Eurasian Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
Montagu's Harrier
3. Montagu's Harrier
(Circus pygargus)
Golden Oriole
4. Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)
Caspian Tern
5. Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)

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