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Description
Le Creux de Terre is the most important marsh in the Orb plain. In autumn, it is one of the best stopover sites for water birds and waders in Switzerland. You can see birds here like Purple Heron, Western Marsh Harrier, Black-crowned Night Heron, Reed Bunting, Temminck's Stint, Common Snipe and Green Sandpiper. It is also a fishing spot for Common Kingfisher, herons, eagles and, much more exceptionally, the Great Bittern. The presence of this rare bird, demanding the quality of its biotope and sensitive to disturbances, demonstrates the importance of preserving small nature reserves on the plains.
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Public transport: The nature reserve is just a 20-minute walk from Chavornay trainstation. By car: From the Lausanne - Yverdon motorway take the Chavornay exit. Cross Chavornay. After the bridge, first right, follow the railway track, then the highway. Leave the car in the small retention pond. Click on the P in the map to get directions.