Beschreibung
The area provides good mixture of habitats, including coastal lake with extensive reed-beds, sandy beach and dunes, arable lands and stony steppe grasslands, small forested and bushy areas and villages. In summer time it is an easy place to observe Feldrohrsänger, Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe, Purpurreiher and number of waterfowl species, including Moorente. Good variety of bird species can be seen during the migration period, including Sichler, Löffler, the three species of 'marsh' terns, and other. The lake is one of the main wintering areas of Rothalsgans, big number of other waterfowl, including Zwerggans and other. Durankulak Lake is the best place in Bulgaria, where there is some chance in winter time to see Großtrappe and Zwergtrappe.
Details
Zugang
From Durankulak village drive North and 300 m after the village turn East toward the Camping Kosmos on the beach (3 km from Durankulak). You can park there and walk along the beach and the lake. The Rothalsgans can be observed from the roads around Durankulak, depending the specific flight corridor between the roosting site in the lake and the arable fields around.
Terrain und Habitat
Feuchtgebiet , Ebene , Steppe , See , Strand , Landwirtschaft , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , Dünen , Schilfflächen , Stadt/DorfBedingungen
Flach , Sandig , Offene LandschaftRundweg
JaIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
JaGute Beobachtungszeit
GanzjährigBeste Beobachtungszeit
Winter , SommerRoute
unbefestigte Straße , asphaltierte Straße , Normaler WegSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
EinfachErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , Fahrrad , AutoBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
JaZusätzliche Informationen
There is a watch platform established by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds - BirdLife Bulgaria, but it is closed to prevent its use by poachers. Nevertheless, from its staircase it is possible to observe the take-off of the geese or the birds in the lake.
Entering your records into the free mobile application SmartBirds Pro https://smartbirds.org/ you will help Nature conservation in Bulgaria.
