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Description
NSG Salbruch is a diverse nature reservoir along the Niers river. Around Clörather Mühle some ponds have been created in the former river bed of the Niers, which has been straightened in the early 20th century. In the summer a pair of čáp bílý breeds regularly next to the old water mill. Many other birds, such as ústřičník velký, several specias of ducks and other waterfowl (kopřivka obecná, kachna divoká, lyska černá, potápka malá, Slípka zelenonohá) , and many songbirds (most notably bramborníček černohlavý, pěnice hnědokřídlá, pěnice slavíková, Žluva hajní) breed or stay the summer in this area, which contains different habitats of ponds and wetlands, greenland with hedges and small groups of trees, smaller forested areas and a former quarry pond. It's a good area to look out for birds of prey, such has káně lesní, poštolka obecná, luňák červený, moták pochop, luňák hnědý, jestřáb lesní, krahujec obecný, ostříž lesní during summer and moták pilich during winter. Along the Niers river you can search for a hunting ledňáček říční. During migration season, many resting birds can be observed. Typical species are bekasina otavní, vodouš šedý, vodouš bahenní, vodouš kropenatý, kulík říční, jespák bojovný and others. Best location to watch these migratory birds are the ponds at Clörather Mühle and the Damoklesteich (the small pond at the end of a dirt road behind the old water mill). During winter many resting waterfowl can be seen on the quarry lake Rahserbruch and on the ponds at the Clörather Mühle. These contain many ducks such as čírka obecná , lžičák pestrý, hvízdák eurasijský or polák chocholačka.
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Access
There is no dedicated parking area for this reservoir, but usually you should be able to find a space on the field access roads at the edges of the area (make sure, you don't block the road for farm traffic or residents as a few residents live in the area). The circular walking route indicated on the map is about 7 km long.