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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: Καστανοκέφαλος Γλάρος, Ασημόγλαρος του Βορά, Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας, Θυελλόγλαρος and also a single: Μαυροκέφαλος Γλάρος, Γιγαντόγλαρος, Μελανόγλαρος. Quite rare waterfowl for inland are regularly observed, such as: Σταχτόπαπια, Βελουδόπαπια, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Μαυρόπαπια, Χειμωνοβουτηχτάρι, Κηλιδοβούτι and Λαμπροβούτι. The lake is a feeding ground for (Ευρωπαϊκός) Θαλασσαετός. Geese spend the night on the reservoir, mainly: Σταχτόχηνα 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: Παγοβούτι and Slaty-backed Gull.
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