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Lake Kierskie is a lake of glacier origin with an area of about 300 hectare. It is located in Poznań and it is the largest water reservoir in the city.
Lake Kierskie is especially interesting in the autumn and winter. Ducks, geese, grebes and loons etc. stop here regularly in pretty good amount. In winter, up to 3,000 gulls spend the night here - mainly: racek chechtavý, racek stříbřitý, racek bělohlavý, racek bouřní and also a single: racek černohlavý, racek mořský, racek žlutonohý. Quite rare waterfowl for inland are regularly observed, such as: polák kaholka, turpan hnědý, turpan černý, potápka žlutorohá, potáplice malá and potáplice severní. The lake is a feeding ground for orel mořský. Geese spend the night on the reservoir, mainly: husa velká but also northern geese.
Along the eastern shore there is an asphalt path and several piers from which you can observe birds. The west bank is partially built-up and inaccessible.
Rare birds have been found here, such as: potáplice lední and racek kamčatský.
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