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Rate birdingplace Iernut - Cipău Fishponds
Description
Iernut - Cipău is a system of two fishponds that is situated in Mureș county. It is easy to access them. They have a large bird diversity and almost always several rare or scarce species in every periode of the year. Birds you can see here are: Κοκκινόχηνα, Κραυγαετός, Βαλτοποταμίδα, Καλαμοκανάς, (Ευρωπαϊκη) Βαλτόπαπια and (Κοινός) Νυχτοκόρακας.
Details
Access
The pond area is easy to access on main road from Cluj Napoca, Târgu Mureș and also Mediaș. The lakes near Iernut have free access on the paved road to the direction of power plant (Termocentrala), that near Cipău is easy to check via telescope from the lakes' embankment, near the main road.
Terrain and Habitat
Wetland , Lake , Agriculture , ReedbedsConditions
Hilly , FlatCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
YesGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
Autumn migration , Spring migrationRoute
Paved road , Narrow trailDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
Foot , CarBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
For more details please contact the Milvus Group Bird and Nature Protection Association (office@milvus.ro)
Some information about the area are accessible on Romanian language: see the link below.
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On May 14 we saw the following birds: Αργυρογλάρονο, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Σαρσέλα, Τσιχλοποταμίδα, Σταχτομυγοχάφτης, Θαμνοτσιροβάκος, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κούκος, (Ευρωπαϊκη) Βαλτόπαπια, Μαυρογλάρονο, Γκισάρι, Οχθοχελίδονο, σταβλοχελίδονο, Αετομάχος, Καστανολαίμης, Κιτρινοσουσουράδα, Καλαμόκιρκος, Λευκός Πελαργός and (Κοινός) Λευκοτσικνιάς. You get here by following the road to the power plant and turning off onto a paved road just before. You can follow it a long way by car. Unfortunately, the bird hide cannot be entered due to its poor condition.