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Flood Retention Basin Roseldorf

Lower Austria  >  Austria

The 12-hectare flood retention basin of Roseldorf is a highly structured wet habitat, which supports a surprisingly high bird diversity.

Hinzugefügt* von Johannes Hohenegger
Zuletzt aktualisiert 10 Dezember 2022

Beschreibung

Built in 2004, the retention basin undergoes an ongoing succession and change of habitat types. After loosing it's open character through the establishment of willow, alder and reed stands, it is now a very diverse, mostly flooded area of open water, reed beds and young alluvial forest. The construction activity of Eurasian Beavers alters the landscape regularly and creates more open habitats, where the beaver fells the young trees.

The basin holds significant numbers of different warbler species such as Schilfrohrsänger, Teichrohrsänger, Drosselrohrsänger, Sumpfrohrsänger, Feldschwirl and Rohrschwirl and also Schwarzkehlchen and Rohrweihe. Breeding has been documented for Zwergdommel and Nachtreiher. Fasan, Rebhuhn, Wasserralle, Turteltaube and Rohrammer are regular or abundant breeding birds. Big flocks of Star use the reed beds for roosting at night, so by the end of May, it is worth to check them for Rosenstar. Rauchschwalbe also sleeps communally in the reed and attacks of Sperber and Baumfalke can be seen regularly at dusk.

Overflying birds of prey, which can be seen quite regularly, include Kaiseradler, Seeadler, Würgfalke and Wiesenweihe. On migration, the area provides roosting habitat for bigger numbers of songbird migrants and surely has potential to produce rarity sightings as well. Zitronenstelze has already been recorded, but the area is not covered well by birders, so most rarities surely pass unnoticed.

Winter visitors include the regular species Kornweihe and Raufußbussard, but also a record of Rohrdommel.

Details

Zugang

Access is easiest by car, but public busses service Roseldorf station which is approx. a 10 minute walk to the edge of the basin. Please follow the cirular route (2 km) and do not leave the track in order to not disturb any wildlife. It is definitely not recommended to enter the basin itself, as it is flooded in huge areas anyways. Click on the P in the map for directions.

Terrain und Habitat

Wald , Feuchtgebiet , Grasland, Wiesen , Landwirtschaft , Schlammflächen , Schilfflächen , Ebene

Bedingungen

Flach , Offene Landschaft

Rundweg

Ja

Ist ein Spektiv nützlich?

Möglicherweise hilfreich

Gute Beobachtungszeit

Ganzjährig

Beste Beobachtungszeit

Frühjahr

Route

asphaltierte Straße , Schmaler Pfad , unbefestigte Straße , Normaler Weg

Schwierigkeitsgrad der Tour

Einfach

Erreichbarkeit

zu Fuß , Fahrrad

Beobachtungshütten oder -türme

Nein

Zusätzliche Informationen

Latest sightings can be seen on Ornitho.at, which is also recommended for submitting your personal sightings. See the clickable link below.

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