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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 Αυγούστου 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: Ασπρομέτωπη Χήνα, Χωραφόχηνα, Γκισάρι, Μαυροκέφαλη Πάπια and a big part of the huge numbers of (Ευρωπαϊκός) Γερανός (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 Καστανοκέφαλος Γλάρος and Νανόγλαρος with some Μαυροκέφαλος Γλάρος in between every now and then. The three tern species I have seen here so far are Ποταμογλάρονο, Μαυρογλάρονο and Καρατζάς.

Especially during autumn migration a lot of waders can be observed here, mostly Λασποσκαλίδρα, Δασότρυγγας, Μαχητής and (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι. But I have also seen Κουφομπεκάτσινο, Κοκκινοσκέλης, (Κοινή) Νανοσκαλίδρα and Δρεπανοσκαλίδρα here.

Birds of Prey include (Ευρωπαϊκός) Θαλασσαετός, Καλαμόκιρκος, Ψαραετός and Δεντρογέρακο. And from the surrounding forests and grasslands you can hear the calls of Μαύρος Δρυοκολάπτης, Μεσαίος Δρυοκολάπτης, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Συκοφάγος and Τσαλαπετεινός.

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

Δεντρογέρακο
1. Δεντρογέρακο
(Falco subbuteo)
Τσαλαπετεινός
2. Τσαλαπετεινός
(Upupa epops)
Λιβαδόκιρκος
3. Λιβαδόκιρκος
(Circus pygargus)
(Ευρωπαϊκός) Συκοφάγος
4. (Ευρωπαϊκός) Συκοφάγος
(Oriolus oriolus)
Καρατζάς
5. Καρατζάς
(Hydroprogne caspia)

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