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Plan d'eau de la ville Gaudu Lamballe

Bretagne  >  France

An artificial lake with an island that serves as a dormitory for a number of nice birds including recently Cattle Egret.

Added* by Guillou Michel
Most recent update 12 February 2020

Description

This lake of 13 hectare gives shelter to a number of birds including Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Common Teal, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Eurasian Moorhen, Eurasian Coot and since recently Cattle Egret. Good for easy birdwatching, take nice pictures and a stroll around the lake. Also a chance on Common Kingfisher and Common Snipe.

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Français: Un plan d'eau artificiel avec un ilot qui sert de dortoir à un certain nombre d'oiseaux dont récemment des hérons garde- boeufs.

Details

Access

You can walk a circular trail around the lake (1,8 km).

Terrain and Habitat

Lake

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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Map

Top 5 birds

Cattle Egret
1. Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Common Kingfisher
2. Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Common Teal
3. Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Great Crested Grebe
4. Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Common Snipe
5. Common Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)

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